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 ...
Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is “empowering” in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on. The survey ...
Before Sept. 11, it elicited stares and occasional comments. Since then, the scarf worn by many Muslim women has received far more attention than that. Now, even casual observers wonder why Muslim ...
But a man in the crowd didn’t see a scholar. He looked at me with disgust, circling his finger around his face to mimic my ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caitlin Killian, Drew University (THE CONVERSATION) Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the ...