Ever since Halima Aden strutted her way to the semifinals of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant last year, becoming the first contestant to wear a hijab and a burkini, she has been unstoppable. She signed ...

Over the weekend, while most of us were recovering from the smorgasbord of Thanksgiving dinner, only to take out the leftovers and do it all over again, 19-year-old Halima Aden was making history. The ...

The first internationally-recognised Miss Iraq beauty contest in more than 40 years was supposed to present a gentler, softer side to a country whose name has become synonymous with violence and ...