https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to hijab en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/03/21/nikes-token-equality-new-campaign-masks-truth-about-workers-rights Last month Nike debuted its “ Equality” campaign with an ad featuring high-profile athletes like Serena Williams, LeBron James, and Megan Rapinoe. And for International Women’s Day, Nike announced a “ Pro Hijab” for female Muslim athletes, with its own… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:00:46 EDT Gerald J. Beyer 04f7f763-ed1a-44df-b961-8698a33d3552 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/09/14/hijabilivesmatter-burkini-ban-black-hair-and-meaning-natural A woman’s bare head in France is no more “neutral” than white skin in the U.S. Wed, 14 Sep 2016 03:00:17 EDT Shaina Hammerman 10798271-010e-4ed5-ad6e-fc579d2fb4d1 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/05/12/times-cutesy-guide-veils-humanity-muslim-women If you scroll to the bottom of the New York Times’ ‘World’ page, beneath articles about British political parties, economic news stories, and other matters of international newsworthiness, you’ll find a peculiar section called: “What in the World.” Sandwiched between… Thu, 12 May 2016 12:40:34 EDT Mariam Durrani 4610f1d2-5a9e-4e14-9b0a-782a8deaf79d https://religiondispatches.org/2016/01/04/five-ways-show-solidarity-muslims-instead-wearing-hijab As the new year begins, Larycia Hawkins, the Wheaton professor who was suspended for the assertion that Muslims and Christians worship “the same God,” is still not fully reinstated. Hawkins’ choice to wear a hijab was a strong symbolic statement… Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:36:38 EST Hina Tai 5305b0fc-0d80-4eab-94a5-dc4b4eb5d140 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/31/solidarity-through-veiling-backlash-has-been-personal-fierce-and-vile Three days ago, on December 28, Asra Nomani entered the 1000+ comment stream to her Washington Post op-ed of the previous week: Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your support and intellect on this article. We have received a… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:40:36 EST Sarah Eltantawi 78ae5407-7ae6-48a4-95bd-a35b89af9a5f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/26/feminist-critics-wearing-hijab-solidarity-fall-same-old-traps Though Wheaton professor Larycia Hawkins was officially reprimanded for claiming that Muslims and Christian worship the same god, it was Hawkins’ decision to wear a hijab that has inspired women and girls from many backgrounds to follow suit in solidarity… Sat, 26 Dec 2015 04:07:28 EST Mariam Durrani 8a5361b5-b70a-49f6-9b80-ff140cd79a98 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/22/reinstatedochawk-wheaton-does-not-speak-its-students When I decided to attend Wheaton College two years ago, I was expecting a haven of like-minded young Christian scholars. But it turns out—while Wheaton is a special and loved place—it still has a lot in common with just about… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 05:17:03 EST Ellie Roth 8b2e6f83-d340-46ef-90c9-fc68e521776f https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/22/how-white-christianity-beat-academic-freedom-wheaton As a fellow—make that sister—tenured black woman, I feel a particular kinship with Dr. Larycia Hawkins. When I read that a tenured professor was suspended for expressing a theological view some in her conservative evangelical college community found to be… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:00:53 EST Wil Gafney da50f375-1a14-4398-8650-723eb97687db https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/21/wheaton-and-same-god-controversy-theological-opportunity-squandered When Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a professor of political science at Wheaton College, donned a hijab for Advent in solidarity with Muslims facing hostility and persecution, she explained her gesture in theological terms: “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 01:27:37 EST Benjamin Dueholm e6b49842-0f76-48f3-a0e9-834589958262 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/21/embattled-professor-took-stand-human-solidarity-versus-entrenched-evangelical-fear As an Asian Christian who teaches at a Christian college in Massachusetts and has worn the shalwar kameez as my “duty uniform,” for more than twenty-five years I took bemused note of recent headlines regarding a ” hijab-wearing Christian professor.”… Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:00:37 EST Ivy George d69f95d5-1a37-4ad6-9713-71ceb3a23fbf https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/17/it-about-hijab-wheaton-college-and-narrowing-criteria-evangelical-belonging Larycia Hawkins, a tenured political science professor at the evangelical stalwart Wheaton College, was placed on administrative leave this past week after donning a hijab to express solidarity with Muslims and publicly claiming that Muslims worship the “ same God”… Thu, 17 Dec 2015 01:09:43 EST Hollis Phelps e6ebf259-a28d-447d-90c3-fd4a518f30ba https://religiondispatches.org/2015/12/15/portrait-islamophobia On December 5 th the New York Times published an editorial on its front page for the first time since 1920 to criticize politicians and call for more stringent gun control and regulation. But that was only half the story… Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:03:18 EST Mariam Durrani 63c75916-bc21-45f5-a366-5940a8050166 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/03/12/if-muslims-stop-drinking-will-they-become-violent A recent article in the Washington Post recycles well-worn myths about religiosity and Islam. Is this the best we can do? Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:54:43 EDT Haroon Moghul f6453aa8-7281-4395-8acc-9c7f7c77dfed https://religiondispatches.org/2013/01/03/whats-islamophobia-and-do-i-have-it I’m not arguing that Islamophobia is racist, or that Islamophobes are racists, because that’s not quite what’s happening. For one thing, Islamophobes embrace ex-Muslims like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and racists wouldn’t (indeed couldn’t) do the same. But consider the similarities: the Islamophobe must assume Muslims suffer some sort of pre-Islamic inferiority, sufficient to explain how some (largely non-white) people—actually, a lot of people—not only fell for Islam in the first place, but then stayed down. How long do enforced ideologies last? Nazism: twelve years. Communism: some decades. Islam: Fourteen centuries and counting. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:12:16 EST Haroon Moghul 5c9bd624-c760-4213-a627-7843eb136cfb https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/18/austrian-court-okays-head-colander-drivers-license-pastafarianism-becoming-religion After three years of waiting, an Austrian atheist has won the right to wear a colander on his head for a driver’s license photo. But are Flying Spaghetti Monster communities themselves religious? Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:40:26 EDT Joseph Laycock 0e0c26de-efc1-45dc-a5a3-7a50330a4951 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/10/new-law-asks-citizens-remove-their-brains-when-listening-elected-officials Australia’s largest state passed a new law that would allow police to demand the removal of any head covering. Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:32:35 EDT Haroon Moghul 60d674af-609e-4c41-bd96-92d51cb07ddd https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/22/euthanasia-billboards-post-rapture-pet-care-can-you-tell-burqa-hijab The week in religion, poetically. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:16:23 EDT Michael J. Altman 9f9a92e2-47a6-4a65-833d-eff703390674 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/06/14/hijab-and-city In praise of religious wardrobe choices. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:24:09 EDT Joanna Brooks b91401f6-f95f-49bb-9204-1200f8328481 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/07/08/martyr-hijab-marwa-sherbini-walking-veil Why did coverage of the murder of a pregnant Muslim woman merely record the outrage “in the Muslim world”? Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:25:55 EDT Shabana Mir 94e268c6-2e2b-4344-8112-b8d89b61d5f3 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/04/16/square-yard-fabric-makes-boring-foreign-sahm MediaCurves conducted a study to examine popular perceptions of women who wear hijab… [*SAHM = Stay at Home Mom.] Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:36:54 EDT Shabana Mir a8ac6ce8-4e99-475f-bd08-9944fc34e165 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/04/16/sister-rose-and-teenagers-first-headscarf A Pakistani girl and a Nun square off over religious expression. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:00:45 EDT Shabana Mir 481b34c1-ef38-46f3-8361-26913a9dcb26 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/02/26/what-not-wear-uzbek-muslim-leaders-dont-want-women-wear-arab-imported-hijab Muslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they’ve enlisted fashion experts to make the case. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:25:47 EST Fatemeh Fakhraie a2012737-18a4-46ce-8969-5821ea92e321 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/02/07/muslim-leaders-want-less-cover An imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires. Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:30:16 EST Fatemeh Fakhraie ca2feb55-9e65-44ef-b96f-1e7353e5ded3