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Protests in Iran are a reminder: Stop policing what women want — or don’t want — to wear

Since Mahsa Amini’s violent death, protests have broken out against the Islamic Republic’s regime and its mandatory hijab laws. On the flip side, Muslim women elsewhere have been and are fighting for their right to cover their hair.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022

Michael Mohammed Ahmad brings his anti-racist work to the Sydney Opera House and OzAsia Festival with The Demon

Miles Franklin nominee Michael Mohammed Ahmad turns to theatre to tell a story of racism spanning 250 years, in a surreal new thriller called The Demon.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

As a Muslim in New Zealand I’ve long yearned for a TV show that reflected my life. So now we’re making one

We have been seen as caricatures, but never as rich, nuanced and fully human. Which is why it’s time to show the world what it’s been missing

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022

Bar Association Seeks 5 Judges Bench For Hizab Issue, Writes To CJI

The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit that the Hijab issue be referred to a larger bench of a minimum of five judges including one Muslim judge in Supreme Court after split judgments on this issue by two judges today. Read more…

Dynamite News · Oct 13, 2022

Editorial: Progressive racism: The Los Angeles City Council scandal reveals hard truths

It comes as a shock but shouldn’t be a surprise that three members of the Los Angeles City Council, Democrats all, got caught on tape trafficking in nasty, racist rhetoric. While the nation’s most powerful Republican turned blatant bias into an art form — proposing a ban on Muslim entry…

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

A panel on India's top court splits on school ban on Muslim headscarves

Two judges on India's top court on Thursday differed over a ban on the wearing of a headscarf used by Muslim women in educational institutions and referred the issue to a larger bench to settle.

WEKU · Oct 13, 2022

Islamic Society of Baltimore’s first female resident scholar makes clear religion is not holding her back

BALTIMORE -- Huda Hasan can trace the confidence she has both in herself and in her Islamic faith to time she spent in a classroom with Maryam Azam.

Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms

The matter arises from a ban in BJP-ruled Karnataka state that forbids students from wearing headscarves in classrooms.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

India's top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves

Two judges on India’s top court have differed over a ban on the wearing of the hijab, a headscarf used by Muslim women, in educational institutions and referred the sensitive issue to a larger bench of three or more judges to settle

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Karnataka Hijab Ban Case: SC Judges Give Split Verdict; Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed a split verdict on a batch of appeals challenging restriction on Muslim girl students wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 13, 2022