Iranian women are taking off their hijabs, defying authorities and the oppression they face at the hands of the government.

O n a busy sidewalk outside a café, a group of young people, many of them women, bob their heads to the beat of “Seven Nation ...

In the ongoing struggle for democracy in Iran, women have emerged as some of the most influential and unifying voices, championing secularism, equality and inclusive governance. Over the past 150 ...

Women's professional and cultural lives are still heavily restricted in the conservative Islamic republic, particularly in ...

Maryam Taghavi, 16, was reportedly beaten with a wooden stick so severely that she needed to be transferred to the Khomeini Hospital in Ajabshir, where she died hours later from her injuries.

This reflects a growing shift in Iranian women's perspectives on societal expectations, amid a complex landscape of conservative views and government crackdown.

NORTHAM: Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for Human Rights in Iran, based in New York, says for years, the authorities would harass and arrest women who dared to go out in the street ...

Ahead of The Persian Version ‘s wide theatrical release on Nov. 2, Keshavarz spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about portraying the complicated generational relationships among one family’s women, ...

When 38-year-old Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to drive her yellow motorbike through the gridlocked streets of ...

The endorsements of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on three books were unveiled during the ‘National Hero Event’ in Tehran on November 19.

For member of 15-strong group Hamsaz Ensemble Freesia, folk music can build connection and understanding across difference ...

An Iranian woman protests the death of Mahsa Amini death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 1, 2022 (AP photo). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click ...