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Saudi ladies mark Women's Day with jog in Jeddah
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 10 (ANI): A group of women recently took to the streets of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for a jogging session on the occasion of International Women's Day, in an activity where they did not always have the freedom and privilege to do so.
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29 women arrested in Iran over hijab protest
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Feb 2 (ANI): Iran police on Friday arrested at least 29 women for participating in the ongoing protest against a law that makes wearing the hijab (headscarf) compulsory.
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L'Oreal Paris latest ad stars Hijab-wearing model
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Jan. 20 (ANI): L'Oreal Paris' latest advertisement campaign for its hair care line, Elvive, features a hijab-wearing model.
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Mumbra Symbiosis school cites security reasons for hijab ban
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The principal of Mumbra Symbiosis in Thane said that the school has banned Muslim female students and parents from wearing hijab (veil) on the premises for security reasons.
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Unveiled! First ever hijab-wearing Barbie designed after Olympian Ibtihaj
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], November 14 (ANI): Barbie manufacturers Mattel, Inc. have revealed the first ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll modelled after Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad.
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California to pay $85,000 to Muslim woman over forcibly removing hijab
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
California [U.S.], AUgust 12 (ANI): A Muslim woman has been awarded $85,000 after an officer forcibly removed her hijab, or headscarf, when she was in police custody in Long Beach, California.
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'People trolling Mohammed Shami are wrong, not him', says uncle
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 20 (ANI): Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami's uncle on Thursday condemned the social media backlash on Indian seamer for uploading pictures of his daughter's second birthday wherein his wife Hasin Jahan is seen not wearing a hijab, saying that
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World Emoji Day: Apple launches emoji of hijab-clad, breastfeeding women
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], July 18 (ANI): Marking 'World Emoji Day' celebrations, Apple on Monday launched a new series of emojis, panning across women with a headscarf, bearded men, and even one of a breastfeeding mother!
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Iranian newspapers break hijab taboo in tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 17 (ANI): The Iranian media in its tribute to late mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on Sunday broke the country's strict rules on female dress to show Mirzakhani with her head uncovered.
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U.S.: Muslim student's hijab forcefully removed at school
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Minnesota [USA], June 7 (ANI): A Muslim high school student in Minnesota has accused the security guard of her school of removing her hijab and handcuffing her following an altercation.
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Pak minister's proposal to make hijab mandatory sets off furore
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Mar. 15 (ANI): Punjab Higher Education Minister Syed Raza Ali Gilani's proposal to make hijab mandatory for government college girls and offering them "extra" marks for covering themselves up has set off a furore.
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Hijab-wearing White House staffer quits Trump administration
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Feb. 27(ANI): Hijab-wearing ex-White House Muslim staffer of Bangladeshi-origin has said that she quit her job after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his controversial travel ban, which made her last for eight days in the new administration.
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