Hijab
Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing
Papist, who posts videos of herself online singing in both English and Persian without a head covering, confirmed that her passport was confiscated and her mobile phone blocked.
Iran sentences singer Parastoo Ahmadi, eight others to lashings over performance without hijab
UN says Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan
What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer
'Tatami'’s Israeli director and Iranian screenwriter discuss historic collaboration
“I knew that as an Israeli, as an Ashkenazi Jew, I cannot tell a story about Iranian women. It would be a mistake. It’s not for me to tell alone."
Muslim-majority Tajikistan approves hijab ban - interview
This measure comes as part of a wider policy in the totalitarian state in an attempt to harness and restrain Islamic tendencies in a country bordering Iran and Afghanistan.
'Take this hijab and shove it': Bill Maher slams hypocrisy in 'gender apartheid' speech
Bill Maher critiques selective outrage among activists, urging them to address gender apartheid and human rights abuses often overlooked by Western protests.
Iran's hijab crackdown 'sign of regime's weakness,' party representative tells TML
Passed last month after a lengthy delay following the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests, a new law in Iran increases punishments for women who don’t wear the hijab.
Sexual assault and brutal beatings: Iran renews violent hijab crackdown
Videos from Iran showed women struggling as "Morality Police" officers tried to shove them into vans in widespread arrests.
New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots
The preliminary class action settlement covers men and women required to remove religious attire before being photographed.
French principal receives death threats for telling student to remove hijab
Meanwhile, several schools in Paris closed their gates Wednesday after receiving bomb threats allegedly from Islamists.
Majority of Iranians want secular government, leaked study shows
Numbers show that 73% of Iranians want a separation between state and religion.
Iranian women are 'not afraid' to shed hijab on streets of Tehran report shows
The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.
World Hijab Day: Unwrapping the debate over head covering
While some countries enforce the mandatory wearing of traditional headwear, several European countries have banned it or are considering banning it in certain public areas.