Hijab
What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer
Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.
'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump
Austrian lower house passes headscarf ban for under-14s in schools
Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools
Muslim women divided as dueling hijab and no-hijab days approach
The ninth annual World Hijab Day will be marked on February 1. While some see it as a welcome initiative to fight Islamophobia, others expressed discontent as the custom is imposed on them.
We must listen to Iranian feminists who protest forced hijab - opinion
There is nothing Islamophobic about supporting a woman’s right to choose.
French interior min. insists on right of public religious dress
Darmanin insisted that religious dress be allowed in public during dedication of restored graves vandalized in antisemitic attack in 2015.
Jewish teacher accused of forcibly removing a student’s hijab at NJ school
The teacher allegedly told the girl, who is Muslim, to take off her hijab in front of her class.
Quebec court upholds law banning Jewish religious symbols in workplace
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, a Jewish advocacy organization, said in a statement Tuesday that it was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling.
Iran's Khamenei decrees that female cartoon characters must wear hijab
The supreme leader was answering a question posed by a Telegram user, asking if observing compulsory hijab is necessary for characters in animated features.
Iran media reveals 70% may oppose compulsory hijab laws
Iran’s regime polices women’s bodies and has been seen beating and harassing women who do not dress “modestly” enough for the male-dominated theocratic patriarchy that runs the country.
Turkey slated to deport Iranian anti-Hijab activist who faces execution
Iran arrested and beat Maryam Shariatmadari in 2018 for removing her headscarf.
![A woman wearing a hijab [Illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/260581 "A woman wearing a hijab [Illustrative]")
Sentence for father who murdered daughter provokes outrage in Iran
14-year-old Romina Ashrafi was beheaded by her father in May, after she attempted to elope with an older man.
Iranian clergyman scolds women for walking dog, gets hit by car
Abolhassan Kayhani, from the western Hamadan province, reproached the women for walking their dog in a park that was near his home.
