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Fashion model and former refugee Halima Aden, who is breaking boundaries as the first hijab wearing model gracing magazine covers and walking in high profile runway shows has her makeup applied during a shoot at a studio in New York City, U.S .August 28, 2017. Photo taken August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (REUTERS)

Hijab-Wearing Somali Woman Breaks Fashion Barriers in New York

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...

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Two young women in headscarves attending a pro-government demonstration outside the city hall in Istanbul. Photo: AFP

Hijab Allowed in Turkish Army for the 1st Time in the Republic’s History

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,...

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Opinion: Hijab, Niqab and the Burkini

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...

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Residents inspect damages after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Maysar neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Opposition Launches Attacks in Western Syria, Accuses U.N. Envoy of Bias

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...

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French Government Pushes to Bar Hijab from Universities

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...