The proposed legislation defines unacceptable covering for women as “revealing or tight clothing, or clothing that shows parts of the body lower than the neck or above the ankles or above the forearms”, and for men, it...
Islamophobia is a way to rile up a majoritarian base and scapegoat a community that is already marginalised
The female students in a Kerala government college who wear hijabs have raised an issue as they ask for an alternative scrub that would cover their hands and head as part of their religious beliefs since wearing hijabs is...
he controversy ignited when a poster showcasing the top performers of the state board exams for classes 10 and 12 displayed all female students wearing headscarves, despite some not being of the Muslim faith.
Drivers face penalties for transporting women without the prescribed hijab, as Afghan women defiantly refuse to conform, seeking to uphold their rights and garner support from the global community.
The responses from the ministers came after Amnesty India on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to take three priority actions for human rights, including the immediate revoking of the ban on women wearing hijabs in...
Fourteen Muslim girls had their hair partially shaved by an unidentified teacher last Wednesday. The headmaster, known by the single name Harto, revealed that the school has taken action by suspending the teacher involved...
An intense online debate about Mysore Pak has set in all over social media after the Bharatiya Janata Party IT Cell Chief accused a senior journalist of indulging in low-grade propaganda after the latter asked him why issues...
Following the widespread protests after death of Mahsa Amini, the Khamenei government is now trying to reimpose the strict dress code that women had been...
For the past six months, Iran has been rocked by protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini over alleged violation of the country's hijab rule....
Since then, for over three months, hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran became overpowered by what were believed to be noxious fumes...
This is for all the women who continue to fight for their rights over their own bodies and for equality across the world. It is a homage to those who died in...
The administrative move to identify and nab unveiled women are aimed at preventing resistance against the hijab law which tarnishes the spiritual image of Iran...
Leila Soltani’s confession of what it feels like to be in limbo between Iran and the US
After months of violent protests, there is a lull on the streets. But it could be the calm before the storm
Hair is deeply personal, but it is also very public and the most politicised.
A homage to the Iranian women who risked their lives and careers in the fight for dignity
A conversation about Iranian culture and cinema with the world-renowned filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The imposition of Western morality and the North-South divide can be addressed only when the countries of the Global South come together in healing.
This resounding slogan has become the rallying cry of the largest women’s rights movement in Iran’s history
Mass protests may have discontinued in Iran, but women continue to resist silently in their own ways
A woman who was visiting Vellore Fort earlier this week was forced to remove her hijab and videotaped while doing so, a senior police official said Thursday.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court said that it will set up a three-judge bench to hear a plea of Muslim girl students to sit for examinations in Karnataka...
Following the apex court's split verdict on the issue of the ban on wearing the headscarf, girls in hijab are not being permitted to take the exams scheduled...
Women have led protests across Iran in which they have defied the Iranian regime by cutting their hair publicly, walking with uncovered heads, and burning...
