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In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. 
Protest
Amid ongoing protests, Iran’s morality police ‘lies in ruins,’ analyst says
A woman in Tehran climbs onto a car and sets her hijab ablaze.
Protest
‘The hijab will never be the same,’ protester in Iran says
In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, protesters make fire and block the street during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality
Technology
‘We’re done’: A new generation of Iranians are using this app to track the country’s morality police
Ayşe Yıldırım started her modest fashion brand, Miss Ayşe, over a decade ago.
Fashion
Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride
Two women sit outside, using their cell phones. They are wearing face masks in addition to head coverings.
Identity
One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world
Shamso Ahmed smiles with red lipstick and a white hijab
Massachusetts gets its first hair salon that’s exclusively for women who wear hijab
French police check identity cards of two women for wearing full-face veils
Justice
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights, says UN
Women wait for a bus in central Tehran, Iran August 24, 2015.
Culture
Why some Iranian women are taking off their headscarves and hanging them on a stick
Women wearing headscarves sit in chairs at a public beach in Alexandria, Egypt
Culture
In some affluent circles in Egypt, the hijab and burkini just won’t do
Samia Orosemane tweaks stereotypes about her North African community in her one-woman show in Paris.
Arts
Why French Muslim comedian Samia Orosemane says she’s like a UFO
Maryam Mirzakhani
Leaders
Iranian newspapers honor math ‘genius’ Maryam Mirzakhani — some with pictures of her without a hijab
Sarah Zouak is one of the co-founders of Lallab, a new webzine featuring the voices of Muslim women in France.
Religion
One group aims to give Muslim women in France a voice
Nike Pro Hijab
Religion
What the Nike Pro Hijab is really about
Rana Abdelhamid (C) demonstrates a move to a student during a self-defense workshop designed for Muslim women in Washington, DC, in March.
Election 2016
How to deflect a ‘hijab grab’ and other lessons from a Muslim black belt
Two women discuss Turkish politics during a joint rally in Istanbul between the Islamist and secularist parties shortly after the attempted coup in late July.
Religion
Turkey’s fraught history with headscarves
Syrian-American Ala'a Basatneh will attend President Obama's final State of the Union address as the guest of Rep. Mike Quigley.
Justice
Ala’a Basatneh gets icy stares on Chicago streets, but hopes for more civility at the State of the Union
Puteri Hasannah Karunia is a popular fashion blogger, one of Indonesia's generation of young Muslim fashionistas known as "hijabers."
Belief
Hijab fashion is so popular in Indonesia non-Muslim designers are getting in on it
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Development
Women in Saudi Arabia have two choices: ‘Either lose your mind or become a feminist’
Ahmed al-Jumaili, who was killed in Dallas last week, had recently joined his wife Zahraa in Dallas after emigrating from Iraq.
Justice
A killing in Dallas has the Muslim community on edge
Usra Ghazi and Thanaa El-Naggar discuss issues that divide some women in the Muslim community. El-Naggar is viewed in a sketch since she isn't comfortable attaching a photo to views some might consider controversial.
Belief
Practicing Islam in short shorts? One Muslim woman says she won’t judge.
Shireen Ahmed
Lifestyle & Belief
‘I was made to feel I had to choose between my faith and my soccer’
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why are some women taking hijab-free photos in Iran?
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why are some women taking hijab-free photos in Iran?
Sahro Hassan (center) surrounded by friends and family modeling her designs.
Lifestyle & Belief
This Somali teen fashion designer goes big with animal print hijabs
Lebanese satirist Karl Sharro (known by his blog Karl reMarks) created this fictitious poll about what is most appropriate for American to wear in public. It was his response to a University of Michigan survey that asked people in seven countries with Mu
Lifestyle & Belief
What should women wear in public? That depends on how you ask
Lifestyle & Belief
Getting a Hijab Haircut
Sports
Irish Woman Surfs in Iran Wearing Hijab Wetsuit
Global Politics
Hijab and the City defies French Muslim stereotypes
Conflict & Justice
Burka debate stirs Canada’s Muslims