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France says Islamic clothing for young women in schools a ‘political attack’
The wearing of abaya dresses by some Muslim women in French schools is a “political attack”, the government’s spokesman said Monday as he explained a ... World News -
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public
Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, ... Middle East -
Iran shuts down biggest e-com company after female employees seen without hijab
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published ... Middle East -
Iran jails women for ‘hijab violation’ after tracking her via ‘smart’ CCTV: Reports
An Iranian criminal court has sentenced a woman to prison over hijab violations after tracking her via a ‘smart’ CCTV camera, the Human Rights ... Middle East -
Iran imam blames lack of rainfall on ‘women not wearing hijab’ amid protests
An Iranian imam has blamed a lack of rainfall across the country on women not wearing hijabs following months of nationwide protests sparked by the ... Middle East -
Protesters and police deploy tech apps in fight for future of Iran
Lima and her friends in Tehran fear arrest, beatings and even death by joining mass protests demanding more rights and a new leadership in Iran. But a ... Features -
Iranian woman, 22, in coma after morality police arrest for violating dress rules
A young Iranian woman is in a coma and fighting for her life after being arrested in Tehran by the country's morality police, campaigners said on ... Middle East -
Austria court overturns primary school hijab ban
Austria’s constitutional court on Friday struck down a law introduced last year which banned the headscarf in primary schools, saying the measure was ... World News -
Iranian chess referee fears return to Tehran over hijab row
An Iranian chess referee was accused of violating her country’s strict Islamic dress code after images emerged that appeared to show her not ... Variety -
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
The simple act of walking has become a display of defiance for a young Iranian woman who often moves in Tehran’s streets without a compulsory ... Features -
Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools
Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government.So ... World News -
Students clash over hijab at Tehran University
Clashes erupted between Iranian students at Tehran University on Monday during a demonstration against the enforcement of wearing hijab or Islamic ... Middle East -
In first, Sports Illustrated will feature burkini-clad model
Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue, best known for its covers of scantily clad bikini models, will feature for the first time a Muslim ... Sports -
In pictures: New Zealanders don headscarves during vigil for shooting victims
Thousands of New Zealanders donned headscarves as they gathered in Christchurch on Friday to honor the 50 Muslim worshipers killed one week ago by a ... Features -
Iranian arrested for hijab protest in Tehran says she did it for daughter
Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She ... Features -
Deputy speaker of Iran parliament calls for referendum on compulsory hijab
Ali Motahari, the deputy speaker of Iran’s parliament, called for a nationwide referendum about the compulsory wearing of the hijab (headscarf) ... World News -
WATCH: Iranian harasser tells woman she ‘deserves rape’ for not wearing hijab
An Iranian man unleashed a tirade of abuse against an unveiled woman on the streets of Tehran, telling her that she “deserved to be raped.&rdquo ... Features -
IN PICTURES: India’s hijabi Muslim woman defies odds to invade male bastion
In recent years, many Indians especially women and youngsters are entering the field of power-centric sports professionally and breaking stereotypes. ... Features -
Denmark investigating viral photo of policewoman hugging niqab-wearing protester
Danish police said on Wednesday that they had opened an investigation into a policewoman who embraced a veiled protester wearing a niqab during a ... World News -
Hijab in Iran: A cultural product or ideological coercion?
In the course of history, women's clothing has always been one of the first issues that have been exploited by various ideological systems, and the ... Features -
Uzbek imam sacked after urging president to allow hijabs, beards
An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such as women’s hijabs and ... Variety -
WATCH: Iranian cleric in altercation with woman over hijab
Iranian Masih Alinejad, activist and TV journalist on the Tablet show on VOA and founder of #WhiteWednesdays, #MyCameraIsMyWeapon and ... Variety -
WATCH: Iranian policewoman attacks student because of her hijab
A video circulating on social media has shown Iranian police chasing a number of women and girls because of their dress, trying to impose a certain ... Features -
Iranian superintendent forcibly cut schoolgirl’s hair that stuck out of her hijab
The superintendent of an elementary school in Abadan, southwestern Iran, reportedly cut a girl’s hair for not properly covering it.The incident ... Variety -
Morality police officer behind assault on Iranian woman identified
The female member of Iran’s morality police who violently assaulted an Iranian woman for violating the country’s dress code was identified ... World News -
The story of a billboard that triggered a political war in Kuwait
A billboard launched by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs with the slogan “My hijab … makes my life better” stirred ... Features -
WATCH: ‘I’ll wear hijab when you do’ Iranian woman tells man who slapped her
An Iranian woman was physically and verbally assaulted after a man slapped her for refusing to wear the hijab. In a video that has been circulated on ... World News -
WATCH: Iranian policewoman scolds girl for not wearing hijab ‘properly’
Iranian activist and journalist Masih Alinejad has posted a video on her Twitter account showing an Iranian moral policewoman scolding a girl for not ... Features -
How World Hijab Day divided opinion in the West over religious freedoms
“Muslim women, along with followers of many other religions, choose to wear the hijab. Many find liberation, respect and security through ... Art and culture -
Why Iranian women are protesting now against the hijab
Some 30 women have been detained in Iran for protesting compulsory hijab by holding a headscarf aloft a stick. The chief prosecutor, Mohammad Jafar ... Features