Ifa Hanifah Misbach was just 19 when her father died. Her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab - a Muslim head covering. 26 years on, Misbach now works as a ...

JAKARTA – Ifa Hanifah Misbach was 19 when her father died – and her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab, a Muslim head covering. Misbach now works as a ...

GARUT, Indonesia (Reuters) - With their heads covered with Islamic headscarves, the three members of the Indonesian band VoB ("Voice of Baceprot" or "Noisy Voice") do not look like your typical heavy ...

Sari Oktafiana receives funding from Research Foundation Flanders, VLIR-UOS. Late last month, a high school teacher in the Indonesian province of Yogyakarta reportedly forced a female Muslim student ...

Pressures on women to follow Islamic dress codes are increasing. That paves the way for further restrictions on girls and women, experts say.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Ifa Hanifah Misbach was 19 when her father died - and her family told her he would not go to heaven because she refused to wear the hijab, a Muslim head covering. Misbach now works ...