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Woman activist arrested by Taliban in raid on her home in Kabul

The Taliban stormed an apartment in Kabul, smashing the door in and arresting a female rights activist and her three sisters, a witness said on Thursday. A Taliban statement appeared to blame the incident on a recent women’s protest, saying ...

20 Jan 2022 at 17:55

World

Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ comment

An Iranian lawmaker has said that the country’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands”, state media reported, a day after a top official suggested the morality police whose conduct helped trigger months of protests ...

04 Dec 2022 at 20:58

World

Iranian government pushes back as more women forgo hijab

More women in Iran are choosing not to wear headscarves, months after protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s morality police for wearing her hijab too loosely. Billboards across the country’s ...

10 May 2023 at 09:39

Lifestyle

World Hijab Day: 4 common misconceptions about women wearing head coverings

Founded in 2013, World Hijab Day is celebrated each year on February 1. It promotes religious tolerance, spreading the word that Muslim women who choose to wear a head covering are ‘dressed not oppressed’. Originating in New York, the ...

01 Feb 2022 at 08:26

World

Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women, official says

Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said. Many believe the bill could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 ...

18 Dec 2024 at 14:48

World

Iran passes stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

Iran’s parliament has approved a Bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:30

Ministers need to prevent dress code imposition on Muslim women, says think tank

The Government needs to take a stronger stance in preventing the imposition of dress codes on Muslim women, a think tank has said. A new report by Policy Exchange discusses how Islamist groups have dominated the discourse ...

22 Sept 2023 at 10:54

World

Women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public – Taliban official

Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government has said, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her ...

17 Aug 2023 at 17:09

Sculpture celebrating women who wear hijab to be installed

A new sculpture believed to be the first of its kind in the world will be unveiled next month to celebrate women who wear hijabs. The Strength of the Hijab was designed by renowned sculptor Luke Perry and will be ...

18 Sept 2023 at 17:21

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