(RNS) — ‘It’s not like taking off someone’s hat. It’s like taking off their pants or removing their shirt,’ one expert witness told RNS.

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

A Muslim rights group plans to sue the Kent County Sheriff’s Office for forcing a Black Muslim woman to remove her hijab for a booking photo following her arrest. The photo was later posted on the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Muslim woman filed a federal lawsuit against the Kent County Sheriff’s Office claiming she was forced to remove her hijab during booking and processing. A hijab is a religious ...

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Santa Clara County has agreed to a $90,000 settlement with a Muslim woman who said her hijab was inappropriately removed when she was being booked into jail last year. As part of its agreement with ...

As a young girl growing up in New Jersey in the wake of 9/11, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh concealed the fact that she was Muslim to avoid negative judgment from her peers. When she was 13, her family ...

Civic engagement — including volunteering and registering to vote — rather than religiosity was more correlated with giving by Muslim American women, according to research we conducted with our ...

The Copenhagen-based stylist gained 100,000 followers in just nine days Oliver Barile Samia Benchaou gained 100,000 followers in 9 days after sharing her modest fashion styling videos online Her ...