France’s government has announced that it will ban abayas — the long, flowing dresses worn by some Muslim women — in public schools, kicking off a fierce national debate about secularism, individual ...

The hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women who feel it is a part of their religion, is one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture. However, the reasons Muslim women choose to wear the ...

The bloc’s Court of Justice, ruling in the case of a female employee in Belgium who was told she could not wear a hijab in the office, said the restriction was lawful. By Emma Bubola Workers can be ...

Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...

A French panel said Thursday that it favors banning Islamic head scarves and other religious symbols, including Jewish skullcaps, in schools. Several girls have been expelled from public schools this ...