by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
New York, London- One year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest wearing her hijab. “I saw her photo, and I remember I said, ‘Wow, she...
by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara – For the first time since the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923, the ministry of defense announced on Wednesday its decision to lift the ban on female officers wearing the veil. The new measure follows a series of similar steps taken in police,...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 30, 2016 | Opinion
What distinguishes the west from the rest of the world is its respect for the principle of freedom; it believes in it as a culture and commits to it in constitutions that governments and citizens adhere to. For this reason, France’s highest administrative court, the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East
In response to the Syrian government’s violations of the ceasefire, anti-government forces launched a fierce attack against Assad forces in Latakia province on Monday and rebels made separate advances nearby in Hama, a monitoring group reported, as violence escalated...
by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 14, 2016 | World
Paris- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, yesterday, set off a social bomb which led to a new controversy taking over the country. Valls moved towards banning headscarf wearing Muslim women from entering universities, which was immediately rejected by the French...
