They arrived as they do every December: gaily wrapped gifts destined for children at a kindergarten in rural northern France. But this year, teachers unwrapped a few, took a look and sent all 1,300 ...

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 ...

The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture. However, the reasons Muslim women choose to wear the ...

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 ...

FILE - A girl reads a book in her classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — A Belgian regional ...

A French panel said Thursday that it favors banning Islamic head scarves and other religious symbols, including Jewish skullcaps, in schools. Several girls have been expelled from public schools this ...

Nigeria rsquo;s political history is deeply intertwined with religious identity . Christianity and Islam represented in part ...

Jewish and Muslim faith leaders condemned the ruling, which cited the need to preserve “neutrality.” (JTA) — Employers may forbid workers from wearing religious clothes or symbols on the job, a top ...