Headscarves

France's highest administrative court said Thursday the country's soccer federation is entitled to ban headscarves in competitions even though the measure can limit freedom of expression.The Council of State issued its ruling after a group…

A veiled Iranian woman attends a rally after the Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 16, 2014. A group of religious Tehran citizens staged a rally on Friday to protest lack of hijab and to promote "chastity." Hundreds of protesters…

After spending past summers debating burkinis, France looks set for a new bout of arguing over Islamic clothing, this time over whether women's football players should be allowed to wear headscarves during matches.…

<!-- -->Photos of Pantea Bahram, 53, went viral after she posed without a headscarf. (File)Tehran: Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks…

Issued on: 20/03/2023 - 16:06 After six months of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, our Observers say that "irreversible" changes have taken place in Iranian society. The most…

Iran has detained two prominent actors after they removed their headscarves publicly in solidarity with the current protest movement, state media reported on Sunday. Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi were arrested for “provocative”…

DUBAI: An Iranian rock climber who competed in an international contest without a headscarf said she had done so unintentionally, after she was widely assumed to have expressed support for protests in Iran. Footage of Elnaz Rekabi, 33, had…

Some girls and young women living in France who are interested in Christianity are turning to TikTok to share their beliefs. In hundreds of videos, some of which have accumulated up to 3 million views, they wear…

Issued on: 15/04/2022 - 17:37 Muslim headscarves took centre stage in France’s presidential campaign on Friday as both finalists in a tightly contested April 24 run-off were…