The mass demonstrations in the streets of Iran are about the hijab. Well, they are and they aren't. The protests began when the family of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman, said she died in the ...

Hijab is a symbol of Islam and an obligation for Muslime women while wearing it is a religious act, it is also for modesty in behavior, however Hijab is also an identity for strong women who decided ...

WASHINGTON — For Sameeha Ahmad, the decision to put on the hijab came in psychology class at the University of Maryland. She hadn't worn one for five years. Her mom did, as did her sister. But like ...

When I was in Iran on a reporting trip three weeks ago, one thing that struck me was the number of women walking around in public not wearing the mandatory headscarf. We asked why and heard a range of ...

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Policy reversal: The Congress government scrapped the 2022 BJP order banning hijabs in classrooms, permitting certain religious symbols with uniforms. Conditions apply: Symbols like hijab, turban, ...

The sight was reminiscent of a carnival procession because of the pink colour that was conspicuous as the students moved round the campus. But they were no revellers. They were female members of the ...

The hijab has become a symbol of the regime’s hollow claims of moral purity at a time when Iran’s people are bearing the brunt of its economic ruin (fueled in significant part by crunching U.S.

The hijab has a long and fraught political history in Iran. What does the hijab mean to the Islamic Republic and its survival? A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been ...