In Islam, men and women share responsibility in upholding modesty and controlling their desires in society. Whether someone dresses or behaves modestly or not, the obligation to guard one’s own ...

Throughout human history, the Abrahamic faiths have consistently emphasised modesty, dignity, and moral conduct. While ...

Iraqi mother Nahidah Abdulkarim’s three sons had been detained by U.S. forces since January. As she stood by the barbed wire fence at the Abu Ghraib prison this week awaiting their release, she told ...

In Uganda, where Muslims are roughly 14 per cent of the general population, modest dress code is usually the visible sign of a Muslim woman’s faith. However, at first glance, sometimes it is hard to ...

Over the past few years, modesty and style have seemingly converged. Longer sleeves, looser silhouettes, and an overall more understated aesthetic have infiltrated the runways, providing women with ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Can "religious rights" ever supersede human rights? Is the concept of "Islamic feminism" a contradiction, or can it be the intellectual genesis for a modern faith? This panel of ex-Muslim women will ...

I have been researching Muslim women’s fashion since 2004. My comparative investigation has taken me to three locations: Tehran, Iran; Yogyakarta, Indonesia; and Istanbul, Turkey. While there have ...

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 ...