SUMMARY This article looks at the hijab and niqab in North America through four lenses:—identity, commerce, media, and politics. It...
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Restrictions on women wearing the veil in public life are as much a violation of their rights as is forcing them to...
It’s Sunday already and what a week it has been for media-houses, rights activists and parties on both sides of the Burqa/face veil ban divide! Let’s...
This CNN report on the veiled threat made by an obscure, fringe American Muslim website against the creators of the “South Park” cartoon shows an extremist...
If anyone is planning to attend the trial and can provide us with updates, please contact us at info at muslimmatters dot org or leave a...
Recently, I started writing a blog post that I really felt strongly about. I just had to write down all the thoughts and feelings going haywire...
Innalhamdolillah. Faced with the absurdity of banning the niqab to protect the women who wear it by choice on the grounds that a few of them...
By Francis Ngwa Niba Babanki Tungo, Cameroon Cameroonian conjoined twins Pheinbom and Shevoboh were seen as a bad omen when born, but their successful separation by...
Update: Since the Senate Bill was signed into law, some people may think that there is not much else that can be done. Living here in...
As you may know from my previous post, I’ve moved to the Arabian Gulf (sorry Iran, not Persian Gulf) less than a year ago. One of...
Innalhamdolillah. Another day in Afghanistan, another misuse of deadly force, another apology. Inna lilaahi wa inna ‘alayhi rajioon. NATO Apologizes for Killing Unarmed Afghans in Car...
