A new short film examines misconceptions around the hijab and why some Muslim women in Edmonton chose to wear the head covering. The film World Hijab Day shares its name with an annual event that was founded in 2013.
While living in Somalia, Safia Ibrahim came down with polio. With the disease reemerging in some parts of the world, she’s urging everyone to make sure they’re vaccinated, so they won’t have to go through what she did.
Government officials, health workers and advocates say female genital mutilation cases rose alarmingly during the pandemic as lockdowns kept girls out of school, making them vulnerable to "cutters."