During booking, jailers ordered a tearful Khatib to remove her head scarf, and she spent the rest of her time in the cell covering her head with a vest. Probation was reinstated later the same day ...

The top European Union court ruled on Tuesday that public authorities in member states can prohibit employees from wearing signs of religious belief, such as an Islamic head scarf, in the latest ...

A Paris school principal’s decision to step down after he received online death threats over an incident involving a Muslim student’s head scarf has prompted national outrage this week in France.

RFE/RL’s Radio Farda interviewed an Iranian woman who was recently detained for not wearing a hijab, or Islamic head scarf. She is among the scores of women who have been detained in recent ...