In studying how Muslim women dress for over a decade, I realized a deeper understanding of Muslim women’s clothing can challenge popular stereotypes about Islam. Here are three takeaways. 1.

When it comes to women’s clothing, Islam has very high standards. According to Islamic piety, it must be long, loose, and free of any clearance, and it must cover the full body. However, there ...

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in ...

For some Muslim women, wearing a hijab can be a religious act but Muslim women’s clothing isn’t entirely about faith. It has been used – and is still used – as an assertion of identity.

Muslim women have been trying to prove this point forever. Yet, we were made fun of and viewed as backward. We were spoken for and told it was unnecessary, even by some Muslims themselves.

The clothing will launch on Macy's website on Feb. 15. The brand was developed by Lisa Vogl, a graduate of Macy's minority- and women-owned business development program, which aims to offer more ...

Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women ...

Roughly a quarter (27%) support allowing Muslim women to wear the religious clothing of their choosing. The recently enacted laws in European countries do not explicitly target Muslim women’s dress.

Major art museums have realized there is much to learn from clothing that is both religiously coded and fashion forward.In 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a fashion exhibition inspired ...

For some Muslim women, wearing a hijab can be a religious act but Muslim women’s clothing isn’t entirely about faith. It has been used – and is still used – as an assertion of identity.