Long-standing Christian narratives about Islam continue to inform political language, argues a sociologist of Islam.
- Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
Muslim women say the practice of wearing masks has given them more confidence to wear face coverings in public.
A survey of Muslim women finds many are frustrated by having a Islamic holy month in quarantine. But others say a ‘remote Ramadan’ is nothing new because child care duties often keep them home anyway.
As people everywhere don face masks, scarves and bandanas to protect against coronavirus, Muslim women who wear the niqab, or Islamic veil, are feeling a lot less conspicuous.
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