France’s hijab bans in sports ‘discriminatory’: UN experts | Women News
‘Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life,’ UN experts say.United Nations rights experts…
Paris: Game Changers – Defying the hijab ban on French athletes | Documentary
A French Muslim athlete challenges a hijab ban in basketball with an inclusive tournament ahead of the Paris Olympics.Helene Ba’s basketball dreams were shattered when…
Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Paris, France – Diaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) at 17, she went on…
Paris 2024: The controversial hijab ban at sport’s biggest party
"The ban on the hijab [a type of headscarf that covers the head and neck, but leaves the face clear] is the consequence of two…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.The…
Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after temporary release | Freedom of the Press News
New proceedings are launched against the two journalists for posing without the mandatory hijab upon their release after more than a year in prison. Iran’s…
Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations | Politics News
The bill defines an array of punishments for violators of a mandatory dress code, including fines and prison terms. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s parliament has…
Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts
A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for…
Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule | Politics News
Iranian authorities intensify crack down on violations of the country’s mandatory hijab rules. Tehran, Iran – Iran has relaunched patrols by the so-called morality police…
Turkey’s opposition opens up to the hijab | Elections News
Istanbul, Turkey – For Turkish women wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, life in the public sphere was once impossible. Beginning in the 1980s, after…
More Iranian actresses summoned for not wearing hijab | News
This week alone, a sports federation chief resigns and several more actresses face charges over mandatory hijab law. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary has summoned…
Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab | Women’s Rights News
Businesses also shut down after offering services to women not wearing headscarves deemed appropriate by government, as crackdown continues. Tehran, Iran – Two renowned actresses…
Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law as women face ‘yoghurt attack’ | News
Iranian president says hijab is the law after viral video shows man throwing yoghurt at uncovered women in Masshad. President Ebrahim Raisi has said that…
Feminists need to oppose hijab bans as much as hijab mandates | Civil Rights
A little piece of cloth is scaring big governments again. The latest instance is in India, where in early March the Supreme Court announced that…