a tiny Arab enclave on Chicago's southwest side ... as anti-Muslim zeal grew. And for some women, the scarf became a heavy burden to carry — one that affected the way strangers perceived ...

It is not rare to see Arab women, some wearing head scarves, sitting in cafés, mostly in Mamilla Mall, in the company of other Muslim women like them and even in the company of men. At the same ...

Rida Hamida looked at a crowded room of mostly women with head scarves — many pink — and ... Hamida, president of the Arab American Chamber of California, Clergy and Laity United for Economic ...

ARAB JABOUR, Iraq - She wears a head scarf and long robe covering her from ... is working hard to cast aside the stereotypical role of women in the Arab Jabour region. Abass, a language teacher ...

Now, even casual observers wonder why Muslim women cover their heads ... a local Muslim woman who wears a head scarf, known in Arabic as hijab (pronounced heh-JAHB). "The other misconception ...