"I saw some responses that seemed to imply that there was something about a black, female body in a hijab, who claims to be a Christian, was off. That the optic really did matter to them.

Black Muslims are a growing demographic that now accounts for 20% of all the Muslims in the United States. "I love my religion. I'm not going to take my hijab off for anybody," she said.

On Thursday, the judiciary had filed a case regarding Ahmady’s concert performance, in which she performed wearing a long black sleeveless and collarless dress, but no hijab. She was accompanied ...

The demonstrators -- largely women in black full-body robes -- staged the sit-in since last ... tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering, known as a hijab. Parliament approved the ...