SUMMARY This article looks at the hijab and niqab in North America through four lenses:—identity, commerce, media, and politics. It begins with some clarifications around terminology...
Willy Wonka’s got nothing on me: a Canadian niqabi who has worked in multiple chocolate shops, deftly maneuvering past racist comments, silly questions, explicit Islamophobia, and...
Having lived in Switzerland for over 10 years, I’ve found the native people of this country to be amicable, a little bit insular, but always having...
This article was originally published on Groundviews As of last Monday, Sri Lanka is taking a seat at the table next to a list of...
The year 2019 is only few weeks in and already has its very own social media challenge, the “How Hard Did Aging Hit You Challenge,” with...
By far, one of the most difficult experiences I faced in hijab was when I made the decision to wear niqaab (the face veil). As I...
By Waleed Ahmed Canada’s new Prime Minister is hijab-friendly. Too friendly, as some evidence seems to suggest. (Seriously, who kisses the PM? And this isn’t the...
By Ustadha Zaynab Ansari You who believe, uphold justice and bear witness to God, even if it is against yourselves, your parents, or your close relatives....
On Monday, December 1st 2014, something terrible happened. Ibolya Ryan, an American teacher and mother of two, was stabbed to death in the ladies restroom of...
If it is okay for women to bare it all in public without regard to the sensitivities of those around them, why is it not ok...