This year’s theme was “Modesty in the Millennium,” and as organizers tell it, the show is a chance for up-and-coming Islamic designers to showcase the latest in modesty wear. Yet for many outsiders ...

If she had her way, N’aimah Abdullah would have spent her summer island hopping through the Caribbean with her friends, and they’d all be decked out in some of the most unique modest fashion designs ...

Ever since she was a little girl, Savannah Uqdah longed to pose for pictures and strut down a runway with flashbulbs bursting. But as an observant Muslim who didn't want to violate Islam's tenets on ...

The practice of covering the hair is rooted in modesty, faith, and identity. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of ...

Maghrib Shahid grew up watching pageants on TV, dreaming that one day, she could compete in one. It was a dream she ultimately gave up. "As I got older, I never saw anyone who looked like me," said ...

Before Sept. 11, it elicited stares and occasional comments. Since then, the scarf worn by many Muslim women has received far more attention than that. Now, even casual observers wonder why Muslim ...

Muslim women are among the biggest beauty consumers in the world. It was recently reported that Saudi women in particular spend more on makeup than food, transport or clothes, and that Dubai is tipped ...

Ahead of the holy month, Jaserah Asadullah took videos of herself modeling a loose, dark brown body covering garment known as an abaya in her Houston apartment. In Houston, the home of one of the ...

In a slap to Muslim girls, Stuyvesant HS is canceling single-sex swim lessons, even though swim instruction is required to graduate. That forces the girls to choose between preserving their modesty ...

Maghrib Shahid grew up watching pageants on TV, dreaming that one day, she could compete in one herself. It was a dream that she ultimately gave up. “As I got older, I never saw anyone who looked like ...