Tag: Hijab
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Prices of hijab, turban jump in Afghanistan with Taliban’s return
"In the past, I could sell four or five hijabs a day, but now I sell 15 to 17 of them after the return of Taliban," a hijab seller in Kabul.
August 23, 2021 -
The world of hijabi Barbies
A new Barbie was recently introduced to the world. Part of the Barbie ‘Shero’ series, the new doll is designed to honour US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad. Like Ibtihaj, who is Muslim, the doll sports a hijab. She also comes with an épée and is dressed in fencing gear. Unlike other Barbies, such as the …
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November 23, 2017 -
Muslim woman wins $85k lawsuit after police remove her hijab
A Muslim woman in the US, who was forced to remove her hijab when she was in police custody has been awarded USD 85,000 as settlement by authorities. The incident happened last year when Kirsty Powell and her husband were pulled over by police for driving a “low rider” car, according to the lawsuit. Powell …
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August 12, 2017 -
Muslim woman assaulted, hijab pulled off in UK
A Muslim woman's hijab was pulled off allegedly by a man in a vicious assault in London, amid a spike in hate crime incidents following a series of terror attacks by Islamists in the UK. Aniso Abdulkadir was waiting for a tube at Baker Street station on July 16 when she says the man grabbed …
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July 23, 2017 -
Muslim basketball player benched for wearing hijab in US
A 16-year-old Muslim girl in the US wasn't allowed to play basketball because of her hijab.
March 19, 2017 -
Europe enshrines Islamophobia into legislation
Islam and Muslims are no longer welcome in Europe. If that message wasn’t already clear to most people it has been set in to law on Thirsday by EU judges. The decision by the European Court of Justice to allow employers to ban staff from wearing the headscarf seems certain to only further marginalise and …
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March 16, 2017