The Afghan-born senator, who made history as the first parliamentarian to wear a hijab in the Australian Senate, told national broadcaster ABC that the colleague had “had too many drinks” when ...

Fatima Payman is the first senator to wear a hijab inside Australia's parliament, according to local media.(X - @SenatorPayman) Senator Fatima Payman -- who said she does not drink alcohol ...

It was not clear when the alleged incident occurred or who the colleague was. Born in Afghanistan, Payman is the first senator to wear a hijab inside Australia’s parliament, according to local media.

“Look at the people walking. You’ll see turbans, you’ll see babushkas, you’ll see hijabs, everything. This town is exploding, the population is rising, we’re getting everybody her ...

Like all the women interviewed in this story who were not wearing a headscarf, Laylah did not provide her last name for fear of repercussions for defying her country's hijab laws. 'We young ...

These rules, critics say, disproportionately target hijab-wearing Muslim athletes. Now, a contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions has ...

These rules, critics say, disproportionately target hijab-wearing Muslim athletes. Now, a contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions ...

Councillor Rukhsana Ismail, who wears the Islamic hijab and is of Pakistani heritage, was named mayor of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on 16 May and is set to serve during the 2025–2026 civic year.

May 24 — Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee said on Friday that he was careful in how he shot his Cannes Film Festival entry “Woman and Child”, which never shows women without the mandatory hijab, but ...

The script was approved by Iranian censors, and the actors follow Iranian law, with women wearing the government-mandated hijab at all times on screen — even during scenes at home, where ...

During her 2022 presidential campaign, Le Pen proposed banning the wearing of the hijab for all women in public, a policy she claimed would help curb “Islamist fundamentalism.” Far-right National ...

The script was approved by Iranian censors, and the actors follow Iranian law, with women wearing the government-mandated hijab at all times on screen -- even during scenes at home, where ...