Football fans in Qatar wearing traditional Arabic robes and headdress are being asked to remove them when entering bars serving alcohol over fears that it offends locals and insults Islam. Security ...

I live in the Indian subcontinent. In my country, the Islamic dress code is very different from what you have in the Arab world (kameez or thobe). I have seen some people in my country make fun of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A law barring people wearing traditional Arab dress from nightclubs has been criticised by a UAE national, who said it is discriminatory and divisive. Add as a preferred source on Google A law barring ...

Dr Reem El Mutwalli is a connoisseur of Arab culture and heritage. Recently she has launched a digital archive of Arabic dresses to help preserve and share Arab fashion with the rest of the world.

A Pakistani police officer is being hailed as a hero for negotiating the safe escort of a woman accused of blasphemy by a mob in Lahore. The woman was wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy that the ...