Scarves

Women wait for a bus in central Tehran, Iran August 24, 2015.

Why some Iranian women are taking off their headscarves and hanging them on a stick

Culture

Last December, a woman in Tehran stood on top of a utility box, hung her white headscarf on a stick and started waving it silently. She was protesting the compulsory covering of women in the Islamic Republic. Since then, some others have followed.

Women shopping on Taksim St. in Istanbul.

Some in Turkey feel less free now that women are free to wear headscarves

Lifestyle & Belief
Lebanese satirist Karl Sharro (known by his blog Karl reMarks) created this fictitious poll about what is most appropriate for American to wear in public. It was his response to a University of Michigan survey that asked  people in seven countries with Mu

What should women wear in public? That depends on how you ask

Lifestyle & Belief

Getting a Hijab Haircut

Lifestyle & Belief

Saudi Blogger Rana Jarbou’s Niqab Experiment

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Hijab and the City defies French Muslim stereotypes

Global Politics

A law banning the Muslim burqa, or full-face veil, went into effect today in France, a first in Europe. The World’s Gerry Hadden profiles two religious Muslims who defy French stereotypes of the modern Muslim women.

The World

Turkey’s headscarf debate

Lifestyle & Belief

The World’s Aaron Schachter reports on a constitutional showdown in Turkey over a proposal to allow women to wear Muslim headscarves in universities

The World

Geo answer

Environment

Today’s answer is Ladakh, a region in the India-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh is where Pashmina goats can be found. Their soft wool is prized around the world. This year, severe winter conditions are threatening the goats. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Altaf Hussein.

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Scarves in Turkey

Lifestyle & Belief

Turkey’s parliament is expected to approve a bill this week that allows female university students to wear headscarves and that’s upsetting secular Turks, as the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from Istanbul.