Hijab revival: fashion, religion or strategy? »
Moroccan schoolteacher Rhimou Bachtioui has been engaged three times. Each time, she called off the marriage because her fiancés wrongly believed she was “subservient, docile and very conservative”. Like a growing number of young women...
October 9 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Islamic fashion goes global »
Industry is estimated to be worth more than $96b by conservative estimates Dubai: Thanks to years of steady acceptance and growing support from top fashion icons, Arabic and Islamic fashion is set to continue its...
March 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »Ayatollah condemns Islamic hijab ban in Azerbaijan »
Ayatollah condemns Islamic hijab ban in Azerbaijan Tehran Times Political Desk QOM – Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani has sent a message to Azerbaijani President...
Jan 17 2011 / No comment / Read More »Zakir Naik – banned from entering UK »
An Indian Muslim preacher banned by the home secretary from entering the UK for his “unacceptable behaviour” is to challenge the ruling in the...
Jun 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »Hijab-wearing Belgian lawmaker courts controversy »
Hijab-wearing Mahinur Ozdemir, the youngest deputy to serve in the Belgian parliament, attracts her fair share of attention for her attire and views. The...
Mar 21 2010 / No comment / Read More »London council defends Brick Lane ‘hijab gate’ plans »
Local authorities in London on Wednesday defended plans to build arches described by critics as “hijab gates” at the ends of London’s famed multi-cultural...
Mar 21 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
