The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will allow women lodged in the downtown Portland jail to keep wearing a religious headcovering for their primary booking photo. Jailers previously ordered women ...

Canada's Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Quebec's Bill 21, which bars some public sector workers, including teachers, ...

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 ...

During Islam’s holiest month, three Detroit-area women talk about the many ways religion shapes their homes, identities and ...

Providing treatment with cultural understanding can encourage people to seek help who might otherwise feel isolated or misunderstood in traditional settings.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

For decades, the journey toward peace in the Middle East has primarily unfolded in the corridors of power, influenced by political leaders, diplomats, and security officials. Yet, there’s a quieter, ...

What sparked me to write this article was the persistent and reductive narrative that resurfaced following the recent U.S.–Israel bombing of Iran. Predictably, media coverage and social media posts ...

A moral crusade to rescue oppressed Muslim women from their cultures and their religion has swept the public sphere, dissolving distinctions between conservatives and liberals, sexists and feminists.

Accelerators and incubators abound in the Twin Cities, but they tend to have a limited focus. If you’re working in tech, food science, or finance, for instance, you’ll find no shortage of programs ...

The use of women is not about the women. It isn't in the service of a liberal ideal, either. It is always about imperialism and producing among the citizens of imperial metropolises a conviction that ...