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Women wearing headscarves sit in chairs at a public beach in Alexandria, Egypt

In some affluent circles in Egypt, the hijab and burkini just won’t do

Culture

In Egypt, numerous bars and restaurants that target an affluent clientele have some sort of veil ban in place — that includes headscarves like the hijab or other forms of Islamic headdress as well as the niqab where only a woman’s eyes can be seen.

HarassMap uses texting to fight sexism in Egypt

Environment

Anxiety Filled Moment for Afghan Bride and Groom During the Lifting of the Veil

Arts, Culture & Media

Lifting the Veil

The World

Egypt to ban full women’s veils

Conflict & Justice
The World

Today’s Muslim youth

Lifestyle & Belief

Many of today’s young Arab Muslims don’t look or act like their parents�they’re still devout but they’re redefining what it means to be Muslim, and Author Allegra Stratton writes about it in her new book, �Muhajababes,�

A Mother’s Secret Life, a Daughter’s Discovery

Arts, Culture & Media

Darznik tells the once-secret story of her family in her new book “The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life” She joins us from Charlottesville, Virginia.