Zaki Sleiman, a Lebanese gynaecologist, was forced to use a bicycle to reach a hospital in Beirut and complete the birth of a child because his car ran out of gasoline.

Les Hijabeuses is a collective of young footballers who have been mobilising for nearly a year to encourage the French Football Federation to follow Fifa's example and no longer ban the wearing of the Hijab during official matches.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage body has granted eight mosques in the northern Ivory Coast a heritage status.

Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on the Hijab in schools.

American restaurant chain fired an assistant manager for removing the Hijab of a Muslim employee.