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As Saudi women make history, local Olympian recalls struggles of US female...
Saudi Arabian women Sarah Attar and Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani (behind) take part in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. They are the first women to represent Saudi Arabia in...
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Scarfless in Seattle: Young Muslim women negotiate hijab
Fearing judgment and discrimination, some Muslim women are giving up wearing headscarves in Seattle, while others are putting them on for the first time. She could tell that people weren’t taking her...
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Hijab Day celebrants invite non-Muslims to walk a mile in their headscarves
Katya Yefimova’s short film “Hijabi” explores one woman’s experience growing up in Seattle wearing a headscarf. Take a walk through North Seattle Community College’s chilly outdoor corridors on any...
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Rediscovering her Muslim faith after climbing the corporate ladder
Aneelah Afzali (left) and her friend, Roya Jalili, pray at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) mosque in Redmond. (Photo by Ashley Walls.) Aneelah Afzali meets me at the Muslim Association of...
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8 surprising secrets about wearing hijab
Hijabis cross the street during Car Free Day in Bandung, Indonesia. (Photo from Flickr by Ikhlasul Amal) It’s World Hijab Day so it’s a great opportunity to take a lighthearted look at some daily...
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“We live in a society that is always objectifying women. This is my way of taking the narrative back”: (Video by Sidney Sullivan) Miriam Zeghmi is a Communications and Early Childhood & Family...
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Global Islamophobia Awareness Day centers Muslim youth experience
Student activists observing the first Islamophobia Awareness Day in Seattle last May near Victor Steinbrueck Park. (Photo by Ayan Jama) Being a young Muslim in America right now isn’t easy. Not only...
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France has “misunderstood” burkini, Australian designer says
Aheda Zanetti (L), designer of the Burkini swimsuit, adjusts one of the swimsuits on model Salwa Elrashid at her fashion store in Sydney, August 23, 2016. (Photo by Jason Reed for Reuters.) By Lin...
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