I chose to wear the hijab at age 16, soon after my family moved from Britain to Saudi Arabia. — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
It was strange wearing the scarf and the hijab until I got used to it. — Sarita Choudhury Copy Share Image
“She pulled a sheer yellow scarf over her hair, swathed her neck, and tied it at her sternum, the ironic echo of… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Many sisters complain that people don't want to marry them unless they stop wearing hijab. No man is worth your hijab, and… — Omar Suleiman Copy Share Image
When I walked out of the house with hijab on, i felt beautiful in the eyes of Allah. I felt protected, shielded… — Na'ima B. Robert Copy Share Image
When you have a lot of women in our state that do wear the hijab, we should be able to see that… — Halima Aden Copy Share Image
“If the virgin Mary appears wearing a veil on all of her pictures, how can you ask me to sign on a… — Roberto Maroni Italian Minister Copy Share Image
The sun doesn't lose its beauty when covered by the clouds. The same way your beauty doesn't fade when being covered by… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
When it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
I say this all the time, but my hijab, it really is my crown, and it's something that I bring to the… — Halima Aden Copy Share Image
there is more to this hijab than the whole modesty thing. These girls are strangers to me but I know that we… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“People have the wrong idea about the hijab ,: said Zuhra with a toss of her glossy hair. "I wear it because… — Jennifer Steil Copy Share Image
“Too many people look at it as though it (the hijab) has bizarre powers sewn into its microfibers. Powers that transform Muslim… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
Very interestingly in a movement that I call now the hijab lobby, sadly promulgated by women that some of us refer to… — Asra Nomani Copy Share Image
I did notice growing up that there are so many things, obstacles and things, that people think you can't do because you're… — Halima Aden Copy Share Image
Having the chance to walk at New York Fashion Week for Yeezy and Milan Fashion Week for Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara… — Halima Aden Copy Share Image
Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative - it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the… — SZA Copy Share Image
Flying while Muslim is nerve-racking in itself. Every time I prepare to fly, I have to make sure the anxiety I feel… — Debbie Almontaser Copy Share Image
“Instead, he stared at every woman he saw in hijab, his anger flaring when he saw a fundamentalist, dressed in black from… — Alan Drew Copy Share Image
“I want women like Aunt Michelle to understand that it is not only women who look like them who are free, who… — Jasmine Warga Copy Share Image
I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions. The most important dichotomy that I make… — Akbar Ganji Copy Share Image
“Her skirts, sleeves, collar, and hat saw to it that none of the young ruffians of the Leased Territories would have the… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Yet she belongs, finally and truly, only to God. The hijab is a symbol of freedom from the male regard, but also,… — Abdal Hakim Murad Copy Share Image
“When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was… — Hana Ali Copy Share Image
The hijab or a variation of the word shows up eight times in the Quran. And it never means headscarf. And so… — Asra Nomani Copy Share Image
I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression. — Halima Aden Copy Share Image
“If you ask Muslim women why they cover up, ninety-nine percent of them will say it's to avoid arousing men. Fuck that,… — Michael Muhammad Knight Copy Share Image
“Her executioners used her innocence and sent her into the midst of the rest, a living grenade wearing a hijab.” — Valentine Okolo Copy Share Image
“Some of us cover to protect our bodies some of us cover to protect our souls in both cases, respect their choices.” — Anjum Choudhary Copy Share Image
When the other side of the world asks for freedom for not wearing hijab, the other side of the world asks for… — Norma Marthalia Copy Share Image
“There is a face beneath this mask, but it isn't me. I'm no more that face than I am the muscles beneath… — Steve Moore Copy Share Image
When I watch a TV show I wouldn't notice if someone was Muslim or wearing a hijab. It's nice to be on… — Nadiya Hussain Copy Share Image
“The hijab-related deaths and death sentences in Iran show that breaking the attire laws is more dangerous adventure than breaking the nudity… — R. N. Prasher Copy Share Image
