Kadjahtou Balde has a hard time parting with some of the vintage gems that make it into her Harlem thrift shop — a silk skirt adorned with traditional Palestinian embroidery, a pink wool sweater and ...

"Muslim women are some of the most fashionable people out there," she said. And in a post-9/11 New York where those who are visibly Muslim can be fearful of hate crimes, Balde said some women who wear ...