New fitness clubs accommodate the needs of Muslim women who want spaces where they can work out with or without a hijab.

She is an ambassador for Free to Run, a nonprofit that seeks to empower women through running in conflict-affected areas including Iraq, Afghanistan and the West Bank. Hakimi knows first hand how ...

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule.France 24's James André was in Mosul ...

An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of ...

Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years ...

who attended the opening in sportswear and a hijab. Skating remains far less popular in Iraq than football and other mainstream sports, but Ms Azim said she believes the new facility will encourage ...

For Shreen Mahmood, widening the discussion on wearing the hijab cannot come soon enough, after she faced discrimination and hatred for doing so. "Someone commented on one of my social media posts ...

And a woman in Bolivia started a taxi service to provide safe rides for women, children, and older people.Broader action at the state, national, or international level is essential. But often ...

Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq nearly two years ago, is expected to be released soon in exchange for the release of eight Hezbollah terrorists by Israel.

Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov will reportedly be exchanged for 8 Hezbollah terrorists 2 years after she was kidnapped in Iraq.