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Muslim women – and those for whom modesty is a guiding vestimentary principle – too often have to choose between modesty and fashionability.
For many Muslim women, a hijab is a way of expressing resistance.
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Hijab is not simply about religion – women wear it for a variety of reasons.
Ilhan Omar, a Somali American, who was elected from Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, will be the first woman in U.S. Congress to wear a hijab.
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The de Young Museum of San Francisco recently opened an exhibit devoted to the Islamic fashion scene. Here’s how Muslim women’s fashions challenge popular stereotypes.
British Muslims adopt a variety of clothing styles, from traditional to contemporary Western.
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… and that won’t make anyone safer in the long run.
Models present styles during the ‘Walk of Islam’ fashion show in Berlin in 2004.
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Islamic fashion is a rapidly growing industry: Muslim spending on fashion is expected to reach US$488 billion by 2019. What has led to this growth?