Two years ago, when Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana announced its first abaya and hijab collection not only ... a woman's right to choose how she dresses. And modest dressing, in its own ...

Wearing a grey hijab, the softly-spoken model ... head scarves and loose fitting maxi dresses, illustrating exactly why the Islamic fashion market is set to be worth $368bn (£267bn) by 2021.

The same enthusiasm for fashion fads that cover the hair could be extended into activism against hijab bans, and campaigning to give Muslim women the same rights to clothing and expression that ...

I was five when I first decided, without parental pressure, to wear the hijab to school – because ... of modesty rather than specific items of clothing. The Qur’an, in stating that women ...

women and girls above the age of puberty must cover their hair with a hijab and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to disguise their figures. Currently, those not complying risk a prison term of ...