The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

The Dutch government is debating whether to make it a crime to wear a burqa, a form of traditional female Islamic dress that covers the entire body except for the eyes. Supporters of the ban say the ...

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil - ...

The decision this week of a group of young women in the Muslim-dominated Sandzak region of Serbia to wear the hijab has again highlighted the issue of religion's growing pulling power. Seven girls and ...

(Moscow) - Chechen authorities are enforcing a compulsory Islamic dress code for women and condoning violent attacks on women deemed to dress immodestly, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued ...

The previously little-known magazine has begun outselling Vogue and Elle here, sparking a national debate over whether fashion and Islam can coexist The Turkish women's magazine Âlâ first gained ...

Senior Revolutionary Guards general, Hassan-Nia, rebuked the president's comments this week, arguing: “Dialogue won’t fix the ...

Muslim swimmers, weightlifters and boxers are finding solutions for the dilemma. June 14, 2011 — -- Weightlifter Kulsoom Abdullah was on the brink of qualifying for the American Open tournament ...

A Senate panel urges the SBP to stop Islamic banks from forcing female staff to wear abayas, while the FBR unveils plans to ...