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A week after authorities in Iran threatened to renew a crackdown on women not wearing the hijab, the country’s morality police has shut down an office…
Issues
Myanmar Leader Rejects Genocide Charge A 2017 crackdown in Myanmar against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority allegedly included mass killings, rapes and arson and resulted in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 16, 2019
Islam
Nor Diana describes herself as a Phoenix. Nor Diana may seem like your average hijab-wearing Muslim woman, but you can’t judge a book by its cover.…
Islam
“The worst thing about the whole situation is the police not doing their job.” A Muslim woman suffered a brutal beating at a bus stop in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 13, 2019
Religion News
Halima Aden has a few global firsts to her credit Halima Aden, the Somali-American model, created history again when her hijab and burkini clad picture appeared…
Catholicism
The move reflects the Canadian city’s modern secular ethos. Members of the executive committee of the council chambers of Montreal have decided to take down the…
Islam
MRFF cites the incident as a blatant instance of Islamophobia. Sergeant Cesilia Valdovinos, a soldier in the United States Army who identifies as a Muslim, was…
Islam
AIBA now recognizes religious diversity. AIBA, the international boxing association, has given its consent to new uniforms which will be worn by female boxers and is…
Islam
Art museums in San Francisco are in the midst of a Muslim wave with two prominent exhibits featuring Muslim culture. The de Young Museum in San…
Islam
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Jared Polis, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Presley are breaking barriers. Women, Muslims, and the LGBT communities have been significantly underrepresented in government.…
Entertainment
O’Connor has changed her name to Shuhada Davitt. Sinead O' Connor, the former singer whose list of memorable songs include “Nothing Compares 2 U,” has announced…
Islam
This move was done to include more ethnic women among the force. The West Yorkshire Police became the first police force in the United Kingdom to…