By Ashifa Kassam A bitter debate over identity, religion and tolerance has resumed in the Canadian province of Quebec, as parliamentary hearings begin on proposed legislation that would ban anyone wearing a face covering from receiving public services in the province. The bill, tabled by the Continue Reading
Meet the Muslim YouTuber Who’s Proving Modesty Can Be Fashionable
By Zaina Arafat “Salam Alaikum, everyone!” Yasemin Kanar, known to her fans as YazTheSpaz, uses the traditional Muslim welcome to greet her 68,000 subscribers at the start of almost every video on her YouTube channel. I’m watching as she films a tutorial on how to achieve a simple, stylish look Continue Reading
As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the hijab in the name of interfaith solidarity
By Asra Q. Nomani and Hala Arafa Last week, three female religious leaders — a Jewish rabbi, an Episcopal vicar and a Unitarian reverend — and a male imam, or Muslim prayer leader, walked into the sacred space in front of the ornately-tiled minbar, or pulpit, at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in Continue Reading
Burkini Ban: Criminalizing Religious Modesty?
By Trevor Castor Photographs of armed, male police officers forcing a Muslim woman to remove her over-garment on a public, French beach are currently trending on social media. The woman was told to remove her long sleeve top (revealing a tank top underneath) and to tie her headscarf into a Continue Reading