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Muslim women demonstrate against the French proposal to bar Muslim women from wearing headscarves in state schools on January 17, 2004 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Paris Olympics 2024: No gold, silver or bronze medal for France’s hijab ban

Imagine the outcry if another non-European host nation banned women athletes from wearing any sort of attire

Prof Irvy Gledhill, Honorary Adjunct Professor of Flow Physics at Wits.

The cross-border collaborator

Professor Irvy Gledhill’s vision for African unity

Peri from the Netflix series Ethos.

Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye

The Netflix drama ‘Ethos’ lays bare the divided soul of contemporary Turkey

(John McCann/M&G)

Army must uphold constitutional values

The charges against Major Fatima Isaacs are another example of how liberal democracies try to prescribe Muslim women’s dress code

Under cover: Tunisian weightlifter Ghada Hassine wears an athlete’s hijab, but a row broke out in France when sports retailer Decathlon tried to introduce it. (Grigory Dukor/Reuters)

French sports hijab row ‘hysterical’ – minister

French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet waded into a debate over the marketing of a sports version of the Muslim hijab headscarf

Fear factor: Most women in predominantly Muslim areas of Nigeria wear hijabs or niqabs, but some businesses, the military and educational institutions either ban or discriminate against women who wear the head coverings. (Florian Plaucheur/AFP)

Hijabis face fear and ignorance

The debate about what Muslim women in Nigeria can put on their heads is getting more heated

‘A lot of the rights afforded to women in the sixth century in the Islamic world were only afforded to women in the West in the 18th century. Twelve centuries later

Islam and the first feminists

Though laws might no longer be interpreted this way, women have always been powerful

Amena Khan became the first hijab-wearing model to star in a L’oreal campaign.

Hijab model pulls out of L’Oreal campaign over Israel tweets

It is not the first time a L’Oreal advertising campaign to promote diversity has foundered because of controversial social media comments by a model

‘If part of my purpose is to portray Islam in the best possible way

Slice Of Life: Find a purpose in faith

‘Wearing hijab is a reminder about the way I should behave to represent Islam’

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke at a specially convened press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul.

Everyday commute of curiosity

When I have conversations with women, they ask about my religion and my reasons for wearing hijab.

I wear a headscarf and I don’t need to be saved from anything — except white feminism

The obsession with uncovering Muslim women isn’t empowering. It’s denying our agency.

Hair today: Women should challenge the misogynistic mullahs who demand they cover up.

Letters to the editor: April 10 to 16 2015

Readers voice their opinion on Qur’an rules, textbooks and statues.

Pick a colour: There is no shortage of choice for those wanting to wear the hijab.

Scarf or scoff: How do you wrap your head around hijab?

Does wearing the hijab mean you are holier than thou? Fatima Asmal finds a rich tapestry of views.

Hijabs off for a flash of freedom

Masih Alinejad is not opposed to the hijab, but she has created a Facebook page because she wants people to have the freedom to choose.

A woman wearing a hijab in one of Sara Shamsavari’s pictures for her exhibition.

Portraits celebrate London’s stylish hijab wearers

Iranian-born photographer Sara Shamsavari’s colourful portraits celebrate the individuality and creativity of the capital’s young Muslim women.

Bahrain’s Ruqaya al-Ghasara was the first athlete to take part in the Olympics wearing a hijab when she competed in the 100m sprint in the 2004 Games in Athens.

New kit gets Muslims on track

What female athletes wear should get less attention, but sports clothing can be a barrier to competition for many women who want to cover up.