But a man in the crowd didn’t see a scholar. He looked at me with disgust, circling his finger around his face to mimic my ...
Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...
Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi-American, was brutally attacked in her home in El Cajon¸ California, on March 21. She was found unconscious by her eldest daughter, with a note placed by her beaten ...
A member of the Iranian police force stands on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023. automation "We Iranian girls are not afraid of anything anymore," said ...
Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. AP Photo/Emrah Gurel The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022 after she was held by Iran’s morality police for ...
On December 14, 2024, in an unprecedented move, the Supreme National Security Council, a twelve-member body tasked with ensuring Iran’s foreign and domestic security, intervened to halt the ...
Lengthy prison terms, hefty fines, and travel bans. Those are among the punishments facing women who violate Iran's new hijab law. Approved on November 30, the Hijab And Chastity law has triggered ...