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 ...

Among women who wear the hijab, 41 percent believed that discrimination against Muslims is a major problem, while only 12 percent of women who do not wear the hijab did. Being visibly Muslim ...

Born into a Muslim family, Fouladi didn’t wear the hijab until she turned 17. It was her own choice, she said. “Hijab day was one of my happiest days as a UCLA student,” said Fouladi.

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 ...

This Muslim dancer is raising the barre. Sydney schoolgirl Stephanie Kurlow wants to become the first hijabi ballerina in the world – and to open a dance school for girls of all backgrounds t… ...