Major art museums have realized there is much to learn from clothing that is both religiously coded and fashion forward. In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a fashion exhibition inspired by ...

(The Conversation) — Day 5 our Understanding Islam series. For some Muslim women, wearing a hijab can be a religious act but Muslim women’s clothing isn’t entirely about faith. It has been used – and ...

Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative In 2013, Nazma Khan – who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age of 11 – started World Hijab Day.

The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture. However, the reasons Muslim women choose to wear the ...

Store manager Eshraga Eltahir stands next to a mannequin outfitted in a fashionable yet modest dress at the Reyadah store at Crossgates Mall in Guilderland. The store sells clothing for the Muslim ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In a society where a reductive narrative of Muslim women has dominated mass media, there is a dire ...

Protection of religious freedom – for Muslim women in particular – was dented last week by the European Union’s highest court’s ruling that permits employers to discriminate against people who wear ...

Liz Bucar received funding from the Theology of Character Project at Wake Forest University for this work. For other work she has received funding from the AAUW, the Enhancing Life Project at the ...