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JeNan Hayes of Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was barred from playing a basketball game at her high school because of the headscarf she was wearing. (Photo: AP)

Muslim basketball player benched for wearing hijab in US

Hayes's coach Donita Adams said that they were not informed about this rule, but had no choice but to leave her on the...

19 March 2017 1:08 PM IST

A total of 151 incidents targeted black people, 80 targeted LGBT-people, 51 targeted Muslims and 60 involved swastikas. (Photo: AFP/ Representational Image)

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Mistaken for hijab, Bandana-clad Indian-American faces hate attack

The victim found a note on the hood of her car which read, Hijab wearing b**** this is our nation now get the f*** out.'

20 Nov 2016 10:50 AM IST

Robin Rhodes approached Rabeeya Khan, who wears a hijab, at the Sky Club in Terminal 2 while she was sitting in the utility office, authorities said. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

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Battles over hijab, niqab, beards

The judgment could apply to dangling crucifixes, yamulkas, hijabs and of course niqabs the full face covering.

18 March 2017 2:08 AM IST

Mairah Teli, a teacher at Dacula High School in Gwinnett County, located outside Atlanta in Georgia, posted a picture of the note on her Facebook page last week. (Photo: AFP/ Representational Image)

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Muslim teacher told to hang herself with headscarf in US

The incident comes amid reports from around the country about hate rising after Donald Trump's victory in the US...

13 Nov 2016 3:04 PM IST

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Video: Muslim-American woman kicked out of bank in US for wearing...

Jamela Mohamed had gone into a branch of Sound Credit Union in Washington state on Friday to make a car payment.

14 May 2017 1:34 PM IST

$Janna Bakeer, a girl who attends Timpview High School in Provo City, Utah, tried to ride a bus home when the bus driver used the buss intercom system and said, \Hey you with the blue hair thingie, get off the bus, you dont belong here,\ according Randall Spencer, the familys lawyer. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)$ World