The niqab is a model of presence in which one side reads the facial expressions of those around her, but they cannot read ...

In October, Canadians voted out Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in favor of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party. The election sideshow that captivated me most centered on whether a Muslim immigrant ...

Morocco’s Minister of National Education intervened in case on high school student prevented from attending classes due to ...

A new dress code for female civil servants in Indonesia’s Central Lombok regency should concern all Indonesians. Women all over Central Lombok started purchasing niqabs. On July 3, for the first time, ...

Local education authorities in Essaouira have urged a high school student to return to class after she stopped attending over ...

A gathering where female Taliban supporters paraded in uniform black robes and veils at Kabul University has triggered a social media backlash from Afghan women denouncing the dress code. Several ...

The Muslim Educational Society decision to ban ‘niqab’ or any dress that covers the face for girls on its campuses has found a mixed reaction. Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (Markazudawa), a prominent ...

I welcome a debate, so long as it respects a diverse range of views including that of veiled Muslim women, but don’t we have more important things to talk about? After the recent (and now revoked) ...

The lawsuit reads, “There is no legal source that authorizes an academic institution to prevent a student from participating ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A man who tested positive for COVID-19 decided to board a domestic flight in Indonesia regardless, and chose to disguise himself in an effort to evade detection. The man, identified only as “DW,” took ...