Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that only ...

For some Muslim women, wearing the hijab at puberty is common and out of respect, but their feelings change as they start to grow older. "I started wearing the hijab the summer before my 13th ...

She’s one of two Muslim women suing Orange County sheriff’s deputies accused of forcing them to take off their hijabs.

Oftentimes, Muslim women wear hijab because they feel pressured by their families and by the culture of Islam in general. This causes social repercussions that can lead to a girl taking off her hijab, ...

Many Muslim women claim that their hijab was a personal choice and that they were not forced to wear it. In my view, hijab and freedom of choice are contradictory concepts.

For Muslim teens, the hijab is a symbol of religious expression and personal style Crescent School students Marium Zuairia, 16, Duaa Qureshi, 16, Rubaiya Hasan, 16, Wania Tayyab 15 and Tayyinah ...

For Muslim women, wearing the hijab can bring a sense of pride, but it can also attract racism as misconceptions and assumptions prevail. So, let's set the record straight.