NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's anecdote about his aunt's post-9/11 fear wearing a hijab has sparked controversy. Viral social media posts question the aunt's hijab-wearing status and ...

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually his dad’s cousin. The socialist mayoral front-runner made the revelation during a press ...

The false claim started on a Chinese-language social media site. Iran’s legal requirement that women wear the hijab in public can be found in its Islamic Penal Code in Article 638. Iran hijab law is ...

The parents of the Class 8 student have decided to transfer to another place after the school objected to her hijab, citing dress code policy. Parents of a student prevented from wearing hijab in a ...

The parents of a Class 8 student at the St. Rita’s Public School at Palluruthy in Kochi have decided to shift her to another school as part of the efforts to end the controversy that erupted after the ...

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty addressed the hijab controversy at St. Rita’s School, Ernakulam, affirming that denying children’s constitutional rights is unconstitutional. Following an ...

On Tuesday, following conciliatory talks between the girl’s parents and school authorities in the presence of Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, Anas agreed to adhere to the school’s dress code and help resolve ...

A church-run school in Kerala's Ernakulam district has become mired in a political row after it denied entry last week to a Class 8 student in a hijab. Authorities at St Rita's Public School in ...

Court steps in after clash over student’s hijab at St. Rita’s Public School in Ernakulam Dubai: A church-run school in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has become the centre of a political and communal ...

Iranian journalist Zeinab Rahimi has refused to wear the mandatory hijab for over two years, despite the risk of arrest and imprisonment. She is among a growing number of women and girls who have ...

Human rights advocate Helene Ba condemned the hijab ban at a sports conference on Monday Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Human rights advocates say hijab bans in sports “need to go” as they “deny a space for ...