Narges Mohammadi: 2023 Nobel peace laureate on hunger strike after being denied medical treatment over hijab ban: Narges Mohammadi, the recipient of the 2023 Nobel peace prize for her long fight against the oppression of women in Iran, is reported to have started a hunger strike. Her family told CNN this week that she began …
Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights: The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the streets en masse to protest the regime’s …
Iran: the hijab protests are now massive, but a revolution will need the military to change sides: More than three weeks after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Ahmini for disobeying Iran’s strict laws, which make it compulsory for women to wear the hijab – or Islamic headscarf – protests continue to rage on the streets …
Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform: Protests have happened all over the world in support of the anti-hijab movement in Iran. Denise Laura Baker/Alamy Stock Photo Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, in …
Iran: ‘hijab’ protests challenge legitimacy of Islamic Republic: Giving the regime the finger: students protest in Isfahan, Iran. Reddit Three weeks after the violent death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police for the crime of wearing her hijab improperly, protests continue to rage across the country. These …
Iran protests: majority of people reject compulsory hijab and an Islamic regime, surveys find: Iranian women have taken to burning hijabs in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini. Twitter A young woman’s death in custody in Iran on September 16 has sparked nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini’s fatal injuries resulted from an arrest and beating …
Iran protest at enforced hijab sparks online debate and feminist calls for action across Arab world: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately. The death of Mahsa Amini who was reportedly …
Why the hijab controversy persists in Nigeria’s public schools: Muslim and Christian schoolgirls at a public school in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via GettyImages Hijab use in Nigeria’s public schools has become highly controversial, in some cases leading to riots, fatalities, the destruction of school property and the closure of schools. Adeyemi …
The hijab is not a symbol of gender oppression – but those who choose to wear it risk Islamophobia: Covering is a matter of personal choice, faith and, for many women, freedom. Jacob Lund | Shutterstock In a recent New York Times podcast on the alleged “Trojan Horse” Islamisation of schools in Birmingham, England, a …
Hijab ruling presents the thorny problem of legislating for all EU member states: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A top EU court is again wrestling with the contentious issue of religious freedom and discrimination, ruling that employers can restrict religious symbols, such as hijabs, in the workplace. The EU court of justice held that such rules are …
How Nike’s hijab sports gear is taking on Islamophobia and patriarchy: Egyptian athlete Manal Rostom wearing the Nike Pro Hijab. Nike In March, when sports manufacturer Nike launched its “Nike Pro Hijab”, it made obvious business sense. What Nike – perhaps inadvertently ? has done, is to legitimise the hijab across two very different narratives. …