Tunisia was hailed at the Beijing+15 International Association Forum as a pioneer in women’s issues. The conference, which ran February 27-28, highlighted some of the initiatives undertaken by the Tunisian government in what participants said show the country’s efforts to buttress women’s rights. It rings true on Monday as the world celebrates International Women’s Day, [...]
A growing number of Muslims are making their home in Gatineau, and many say they feel comfortable in this part of Quebec. “You can feel yourself at home,” said Soumaïa Allal, an Aylmer resident who is originally from Morocco and wears a hijab, or Muslim headscarf. “You can be as anyone who is walking down [...]
Abercrombie and Fitch proudly cites its commitment to diversity in the workforce. Hani Khan, a Muslim sales clerk found out that this commitment has its limits. The Contra costa Times reports as follows on the firing of the Muslim sales clerk from hollister’s, a subsidiary of Abercrombie and Fitch. “Except, last month, at Hollister, the [...]
KUWAIT: The government Public Authority for Youth and Sports (PAYS) yesterday agreed to launch an investigation into the participation of a Kuwaiti football women team in an external tournament after concerted calls by Islamist MPs. The announcement was made by hardline Salafi MP Mohammad Hayef, head of the National Assembly panel for fighting immoral practices, [...]
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 27 year-old is of Turkish origin. At 27, Mahinur Ozdemir is by far the youngest deputy to serve in the Belgian parliament in Brussels. As the debate about the Muslim headscarf [...]
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 Brick Lane. Tower Hamlets council, which is due to consider the plans this week, says the arches will boost the economy and celebrate diversity in the area — famous for its [...]
Yasmine al-Mehairy did not even really want to be there. She had been invited to a friend’s birthday party at an upmarket nightclub called 35, in the Four Seasons hotel. She was parked illegally but only planned to hand over a bouquet and spend ten minutes inside. But when the bouncer pointed at her headscarf as the reason she could not enter, Ms al-Mehairy decided to fight…
Quebec’s movement to expel the niqab from much of civic life struck some Canadians as pure intolerance – a hunt more common to the pitchfork-wielding redneck anxious to preserve his cultural domination. But in Quebec, opposition to allowing the niqab in government services expands far beyond the ranks of the usual bigots. In fact, the [...]
The French parliament is to vote on a proposal to ban the face covering known as the niqab or burqa. BBC Wales reporter SELMA CHALABI looks at what is happening in France and finds out how Muslims in Wales are responding. These days it is quite common to see women walking around the part of [...]
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 influence on the global fashion industry, according to French Fashion University Esmod Dubai, a fashion institution in the Middle East. [...]
