In Islamic religious custom, the term “hijab” refers to traditional clothing worn by women, especially when in sight of grown men who are not members of their family. Most strictly, this applies to ...

The mass demonstrations in the streets of Iran are about the hijab. Well, they are and they aren’t. The protests began when the family of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman, said she died in the ...

WASHINGTON — For Sameeha Ahmad, the decision to put on the hijab came in psychology class at the University of Maryland. She hadn't worn one for five years. Her mom did, as did her sister. But like ...

Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...

When I was in Iran on a reporting trip three weeks ago, one thing that struck me was the number of women walking around in public not wearing the mandatory headscarf. We asked why and heard a range of ...

The sight was reminiscent of a carnival procession because of the pink colour that was conspicuous as the students moved round the campus. But they were no revellers. They were female members of the ...

This story originally appeared on xoJane.com. I remember donning the hijab for the first time three years ago. I say it was the first time, but really it was one of many times that I had slipped it on ...

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The hijab has become a symbol of the regime’s hollow claims of moral purity at a time when Iran’s people are bearing the brunt of its economic ruin (fueled in significant part by crunching U.S.