By Margaid Quioc CANNES, France (AP) — The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons — a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move that only worsens religious tensions. The ban on so-called burkinis, at Continue Reading
High school yearbook misidentifies Muslim student as ‘Isis Phillips’
By Zahira Torres A high school yearbook is supposed to be a keepsake, but for a Muslim student in Rancho Cucamonga it will be a painful reminder of being misidentified as “Isis Phillips” in a photo that showed her smiling and wearing a hijab. Bayan Zehlif, a student at Los Osos High School, Continue Reading
What’s That You’re Wearing? A Guide to Muslim Veils
By Russell Goldman They are banned in France, mandated in Saudi Arabia and a fashion statement inIndonesia. Veils for Muslim women come in all sizes, shapes and colors — and with terminology that can mean different things in different places. The Quran is oblique in its references to “hijab,” Continue Reading
Podcast: My Father is Muslim and My Mother is Christian: An Iranian American’s Story
In 1979, famous Beach Boys song “Barbara Anne” quickly became a song parody. The lyrics were switched to “Bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb Iran.” Shirin Taber, an Iranian American, shares what it was like to be a teenager during an unstable time for her and all Iranian immigrants in America. It was because Continue Reading