Women swaying to dance music at a DJ set, strolling without headscarves through cutting-edge art exhibitions and in coffee ...

Both are oppressive tools but the Islamic veil becomes a catch-22 for the Muslim woman caught between patriarchy and ...

The poll also indicates that 38% approve of certain Islamist leanings, interpreting them as expressions of greater devotion ...

When she first started learning to ride a motorbike, Iranian Maryam Ghelich, now an instructor, would drive through Tehran's ...

Three years after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested for failing to cover her head, more and more women are ...

The Taliban has arrested four young Afghan men for "promoting alien culture” because they wore outfits like those of the ...

A marathon on the tourist island of Kish in southern Iran has led to legal repercussions, after women participating in the private ...

Two people who organised a marathon in Iran where a number of women athletes competed without wearing veils have been ...

The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has ...

Last week, Khamenei's office faced backlash from some ultraconservatives. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the ...

In a major address to thousands of women and girls in Tehran on Wednesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that Islam grants women a highly respected and equal ...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic's strict dress code, prompting criticism from ...