Anasy Media completes ‘The Tainted Veil’ documentaryAnasy Media, a UAE-based production company, has completed post-production on its first international feature documentary 'The Tainted Veil', co-directed by US director Ovidio Salazar, Emirati director Nahla Alfahad and Syrian director M More… |
Olympics mulls rule change after Qatar hijab standWomen's basketball teams at future Asian Games could be allowed to wear hijabs thanks to the stand taken by Qatar's players at the Incheon Asiad, the head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Saturday. Qatar's More… |
Qatar out of women's basketball over hijab rowQatar pulled out of the women's basketball competition at the Asian Games on Thursday after refusing to abide by international regulations preventing them from wearing hijabs, while organisers said they were powerless to do anything about it More… |
Qatar forfeit basketball game in hijab rowThe Qatar women's basketball team forfeited a match at the Asian Games on Wednesday after being refused permission to wear the Islamic headscarf, taking a stand against what they say is a discriminatory policy against Muslim women. More… |
ME female athletes face ‘hijab challenges’With female sports participation in the ME on the rise, women and girls in the region are encountering a unique set of challenges with regard to the ‘hijab’ which is not faced by their Western counterparts, a recent research conducted at Northwest More… |
ME female athletes face ‘hijab challenges’With female sports participation in the ME on the rise, women and girls in the region are encountering a unique set of challenges with regard to the ‘hijab’ which is not faced by their Western counterparts, a recent research conducted at Northwest More… |
No curvy mannequins in Iran shop windowsIranian police warned shopkeepers on Tuesday not to use mannequins without headscarves or which exposed body curves, official news agency Irna reported. 'Using unusual mannequins exposing the body curves and with the heads without Hija More… |