On International Women’s Day 1979, Iranian women protested Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s compulsory hijab and new dress codes ...

'Hijab an unquestionable necessity' On Saturday the Iranian authorities repeated their stance that wearing the hijab was compulsory, "The important matter is that today we have a legal mandate," said ...

Assal appeared in public for months without a hijab, or Islamic head scarf, in solidarity with the antiestablishment protests that rocked Iran. Even as the demonstrations that erupted in September ...

A bill containing Iran's Chastity and Hijab law has been presented to parliament, legislation that many see as a continuation of the government's oppression of women and human rights. State media ...

Oppressive policies toward women in the Middle East must be combatted, scholars, leaders and activists said at a panel on women’s rights in Iran on Dec. 5. Iran currently ranks in the bottom third ...

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

Women swaying to dance music at a DJ set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee shops showing off trendy styles that could have come from the streets of ...

In a new wave of regulations following protests over Iran’s mandatory hijab law, the country’s Food & Drug Administration has ordered pharmacies to force their female employees to wear the traditional ...

Iran's government has put forth a new spokesperson to defend its policies toward women: the president's wife. Jamileh Alamolhoda accompanied her husband to the annual meeting of the United Nations in ...