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Nigeria: Kwara shuts 10 schools temporarily over Hijab controversy
NEWS
February 20, 2021
Nigeria: Kwara shuts 10 schools temporarily over Hijab controversy
Kwara State, Nigeria, directed an immediate, but temporary closure of some grant-aided schools in Ilorin pending the resolution of a…
New Zealand Police introduce hijab to uniform
World
November 21, 2020
New Zealand Police introduce hijab to uniform
New Zealand Police have introduced a hijab into their official uniform to encourage more Muslim women to join.New recruit Constable…
Britain’s First Hijab-Wearing Mayor Quits Labour Party over Racism
NEWS
October 12, 2020
Britain’s First Hijab-Wearing Mayor Quits Labour Party over Racism
Somalia-born Rakhia Ismail said she had stepped down because she felt she was marginalized as a woman of color and…
Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab apologizes, 5 years later
World
September 12, 2020
Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab apologizes, 5 years later
A Quebec court judge, who refused to hear the case of a Montreal woman because she was wearing a hijab,…
Non-Muslim teachers wear Islamic veil in protest of local ‘burqa ban’ in Sweden
World
January 16, 2020
Non-Muslim teachers wear Islamic veil in protest of local ‘burqa ban’ in Sweden
After the Sweden Democrats proposed a bill in 2018 to go “against the full-covering Muslim veil in all public places”,…
Workplace discrimination towards Muslim women rising New Zealand
World
December 19, 2019
Workplace discrimination towards Muslim women rising New Zealand
Muslim women are increasingly becoming targets of workplace discrimination in New Zealand, according to Islam Women’s Council of New Zealand…
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in Germany
World
December 10, 2019
Germany: 11-year old girl wearing headscarf attacked brutally in Germany
An 11-year-old Muslim girl wearing a headscarf was injured in a suspected Islamophobic attack by two far-right extremists in the…
France adopts a law to ban the hijab
World
October 31, 2019
France adopts a law to ban the hijab
The French Senate has passed a bill requiring Muslim mothers accompanying their children on school trips to remove their headscarves,…
Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria
World
September 14, 2019
Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kors has proposed a ban on headscarves in high schools as part of his promises to…
Air Canada blasted for allegedly asking girl, 12, to remove hijab before boarding
World
August 8, 2019
Air Canada blasted for allegedly asking girl, 12, to remove hijab before boarding
Air Canada is under fire after an employee allegedly asked a young girl in a hijab to remove her headscarf…