Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab
13 hours ago · More. Iranian women who resist wearing the hijab are to be given treatment at a specialist mental health clinic in Tehran. The centre, called the Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal, is the Islamic ...
Iran: New Hijab Law Adds Restrictions and Punishments
Oct 14, 2024 · Iranian authorities have added new restrictions and imposed draconian new punishments for people violating the country’s compulsory dress laws.
Iran urged to free woman detained after undressing at university
Nov 4, 2024 · Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university. Human rights activists have called on authorities in Iran to release a woman who was detained after removing her clothes at a ...
A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Iranian women walk in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. These days, with uncovered women a common sight on Tehran streets, authorities have begun raiding companies where women employees or customers have been seen without the headscarf or hijab.
‘Schools are responsible’: Iran's student suicides highlight growing ...
15 hours ago · The enforcement of hijab rules in Iran is once again making tragic headlines. Over the past two weeks, two teenage girls took their own lives after reportedly facing intense pressure in their schools. Sixteen-year-old Arezou Khavari jumped from a building, and 17-year-old Ainaz Karimi hanged herself. Both were students at public schools in ...
Iran detains woman who stripped to her underwear in apparent ... - NBC News
Nov 4, 2024 · Other students, including women wearing the state-mandated hijab, watch the woman with shock while a group of older people in more formal clothing confer nearby. ... Iran's semiofficial news ...
Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted' - BBC
Wearing the hijab in public spaces in Iran is mandatory for women and girls as young as nine, but at home and at private gatherings many women choose not to cover their heads.
As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab - NPR
Aug 24, 2022 · When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.
Paris Olympics 2024: The controversial hijab ban at sport's biggest ...
Apr 15, 2024 · The application of laicite to sport's grassroots means that hijab-wearing athletes have usually compromised or dropped out before reaching the biggest stage. But this summer will set their...
In Iran, women are protesting the hijab. In India, they're suing to ...
Oct 29, 2022 · As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism. Sharma and her coauthor Sanjeev Newar filed a petition against the Muslim schoolgirls' lawsuit in the high...