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- Middle East
Iran’s President Raisi wants to keep strict headscarf controls
Tehran: Despite fierce protests from society, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. “Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious but also a…
- World
New York County police facing lawsuit over forceful removal of headscarf
The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) in New York is facing a lawsuit for allegedly removing a Muslim woman’s headscarf and withholding it until her release. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday,…
- Middle East
16-yr-old Iranian girl Armita Geravand is ‘brain dead’, says Iranian media
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian schoolgirl, who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by morality police for not wearing a headscarf, is said to be ‘brain dead’, Iranian media reported. On…
- Middle East
16-yr-old Iranian girl in coma after ‘assault’ by morality police
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian schoolgirl is reported to be in a coma at Fajr Hospital after being assaulted by morality police officers on the Tehran subway. According to Iranwire and Hengaw Organization for Human…
- India
Kerala CPI(M) leader’s remark on headscarf lands party in soup
Thiruvananthapuram: An alleged controversial remark made by a senior CPI(M) leader regarding the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women in Kerala has landed the ruling party in soup with several religious outfits…
- Middle East
FIFA 23 introduces Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina wearing hijab
Moroccan footballer Nouhaila Benzina has become the first player to wear a headscarf in a FIFA 23 video game. In the latest major update for FIFA 23, called Game Update 16, EA…
- World
Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina becomes first player to wear headscarf at World Cup
Moroccan defender, Nouhaila Benzina has made history on Sunday, July 30, by becoming the first-ever player to wear a headscarf at a FIFA Women’s World Cup during their 1-0 win over South Korea. For…
- India
MP: Controversy over headscarf as part of school uniform, probe ordered
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a probe after a controversy erupted over the uniform of a private school in Damoh district, with some claiming that a part of it resembles…
- Middle East
2 Iranian actresses charged for not wearing headscarf in public
Tehran: The Iranian police have filed charges against two prominent actresses for appearing in public without the obligatory headscarf in the Islamic Republic, Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday. Iranian police announced…
- Middle East
Iranian women attacked with yoghurt, arrested for not wearing headscarf
Tehran: Two women have been arrested in Iran after a man attacked them with yoghurt, apparently for not wearing the hijab at a store in the northeastern city of Shandiz, according to…
- World
Nadia Kahf becomes first-headscarf wearing judge in New Jersey
After a year of waiting, Nadia Kahf, a family law and immigration attorney from Wayne, has become the first headscarf-wearing woman to serve as a state Superior Court judge in the Passaic County, United…
- Middle East
Turkey earthquake: Woman refuses to step out without hijab from under rubble
A Turkish woman refused to get out from under the rubble of her family’s house destroyed by the devastating earthquakes on Monday in the city of Gaziantep, without her headscarf. While the…
- Middle East
Iran sentences couple for over 10 years in prison after dancing in public
Tehran: An Iranian couple was sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail on Tuesday for dancing in Azadi Square in Iran’s capital Tehran. The Instagram influencers— 21-year-old Astiyazh Haghigi and…
- Middle East
Iranian chess player who contested without hijab refuses to film apology video
Tehran: One of Iran’s top-ranked female chess players, Sara Khadem, who recently competed in an international tournament without wearing a headscarf said she fled to Spain after refusing an order by Tehran…
- World
British Airways includes jumpsuit, headscarf options for cabin crew
British Airways has unveiled a new uniform for the first time in nearly 20 years, noting that it includes a modern suit, the first of its kind for the airline, an option…
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