Tag: Hijab

Turkey questions Canada on Quebec headscarf ban

DTT: The Turkish government questions Canada on Quebec headscarf (Hijab) ban. The hypocrisy here is astounding. Not long ago these individuals were discriminating against Muslim in Canada for wearing Hijab. Yet they have the cheek to tell Turkey to uphold human rights laws, and not discriminate against minorities, while they themselves were currently discriminating against… Read More ›

Muslim women’s attire under attack in Sri Lanka

Hate groups in Sri Lanka have made the attire of Muslim women a key target in their onslaught against Muslims. They have used security and the need for uniformity as reasons to attack Muslim female attire such as the hijab, the punjabi attire and the niqab. The Punjabi dress/shalwar khameez Although the Ministry of Education by… Read More ›

Cases of ‘hijabaphobia’ increasing in Quebec

DTT: The Land of the free. The land of democracy. Sorry, it is not. Muslim women have been discriminated against as a result of them wanting to freely wear a piece of cloth on their Hair. 50 years ago if you wore more clothes it was seen by the wider society as someone who is… Read More ›

Mothering In An Age Of Gendered Islamophobia

This article was originally published at wood turtle. This is the second post in my series on the media stereotyping of Muslim women. While some media argue that (identifiable) Muslim women are more likely to suffer Islamophobic attacks than men, I also recognize that Muslim men and non-Muslim men are also recipients of racial and anti-Muslim violence. This post looks specifically at Gendered… Read More ›

Hijab Ban Troubles Nigeria Muslims

By: OnIslam & Newspapers A leading Nigerian Muslim group has condemned the ban on the use of hijab by Muslim student across all Lagos public schools, calling it a breach of the fundamental rights of the students to practice their religion. “As a Muslim alumni body, that cut across the country and beyond, we have not… Read More ›

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