Human rights advocate Helene Ba condemned the hijab ban at a sports conference on Monday Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Human rights advocates say hijab bans in sports “need to go” as they “deny a space for ...

When Khadijah Mellah rode in an amateur race at Goodwood last month, finishing sixth of 10, it just about banished what she describes as the imposter syndrome she had felt since winning the Magnolia ...

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland said on Thursday it had cancelled its first women's football tournament as it fell foul of Islamic values, sparking outrage among women's rights groups.

The first woman to head Britain's biggest Muslim umbrella organisation said on Monday she hoped to tackle Islamophobia, inspire other Muslim women to go for leadership roles, and encourage ethnic ...