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Last Updated: December 11, 2023, 17:16 ISTIranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been held since 2021 in Tehran's Evin prison (Image: AFP)Children of Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi express concern for her health as she undertakes hunger…

A teenage girl has been hospitalized and is reportedly in a coma after she was captured on surveillance cameras inside a Tehran metro station without a hijab. Moments after 16-year-old Armita Geravand is seen on video entering a…

DUBAI: Iran hit back at Western criticism of its treatment of women on Thursday amid reports by rights groups that a teenage girl was in critical condition in hospitaland in a coma following a confrontation with agents in the Tehran metro…

ADELAIDE, Australia - Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco's second Women's World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a…

World governing body FIFA lifted its ban on footballers wearing the hijab nearly a decade ago, after previous concerns over player safety.…

Under a new law under consideration in Iran, “celebrities” who defy the Islamic Republic’s hijab restrictions could find themselves facing confiscation of 10% of their total assets. The proposed bill is the latest effort by…

Last Updated: July 27, 2023, 14:12 ISTChess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Rapid Women - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 28, 2022. Sara Khadem of Iran plays against Olga Girya of Russia. (Reuters File Photo)Iranian chess player…

The first appearance of a female footballer wearing a hijab at a World Cup has been a long time coming. Nouhaila Benzina was in Morocco's squad for the North Africans' opening match against Germany but did not feature in their 6-0 defeat.…

প্রকাশ্যে মাথা এবং ঘাড় ঢেকে রাখতে হবে মহিলাদের। হিজাব ছাড়া বাইরে আসা যাবে না। এমনই কড়া আইন ইরানের। যা লঙ্ঘন করায় চরম শাস্তির মুখে পড়লেন সেদেশের নামী অভিনেত্রী। জনসমক্ষে বাধ্যতামূলক হিজাব পরার বিধান অমান্য করায় অভিনেত্রী আফসানেহ…

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