Stuyvesant High School has eliminated girls-only swimming classes, forcing female Muslim students to sacrifice the modesty their religion demands if they want to earn a prestigious diploma. Stuyvesant ...

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A municipal swimming pool in Delaware is under scrutiny after Muslim children were asked to stay out of the water because of their clothing. Tahsiyn Ismaa'eel runs a summer Arabic ...

A Muslim school and five of its families will receive $50,000 total as part of a settlement with a Delaware city where several children were asked to leave a public pool over the summer because of ...

The sun has set, the hiking, swimming and prayers are over and a group of kids are goofing off, taking turns telling corny jokes in the woods. "Why did the cow cross the road?" a kindergartner yells ...

“Usually I’d have to fix my scarf while I’m in the pool, but if you’re in an environment where it’s just girls, you don’t really care and you can swim, you’re more comfortable,” student Sajiah Naqib ...

Tarannum Khan, 30, of Apex, N.C., left, and Israa Dorgham, 24, of Raleigh, catch up before changing for their swim class, the first time either has taken lessons. Shades are drawn and paper put over ...

In December 2017, filmmaker Elizabeth Rodgers was looking for her next project: a story about “Boise as a welcoming city.” She had finished three micro-documentaries about Boise artists two years ...

For years Tahsiyn A. Ismaa’eel enjoyed taking groups of children to the Foster Brown pool as part of a program she heads for Muslim youth. But last week several participants of her Arabic enrichment ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Trying a new sport for the first time takes commitment and a little courage, and that was especially true for two girls on the St. Cloud Apollo High School swim team. Seniors ...

PARIS – A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit – dubbed a “burquini” – may have opened a new chapter in France’s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code. Officials ...

On the east coast of Africa lies the Zanzibar archipelago, where the locals greet you warmly with “Hakuna Matata,” the Swahili word for “no worries.” It’s a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania that ...

Nike introduced a new line of modest swimwear Tuesday and it has already created a lot of buzz. Muslim American women are weighing in and the modest swimwear is definitely making a splash, especially ...