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Independent human rights experts on Monday called on France to reverse bans that prevent Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab from participating in sports, citing concerns that these restrictions are discriminatory and violate international human rights obligations. more
Raju Memorial Sculpture: Unidentified men put 'hijab' on female statue at Dhaka University

A group of unidentified men wrapped a black cloth around a female statue of the Raju Memorial Sculpture at Dhaka University in Bangladesh as if the figure was wearing a hijab.

Iran blames unrest on US, Israel

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.

Iran: Mahsa Amini's father accuses authorities lied about her death

Tehran: The father of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, h ...

Fatima Payman is first hijab-wearing woman in Australian Parliament

Canberra: Fatima Payman on Monday became the first Muslim woman wearing hijab in Australian Parliament.

Antonio Guterres expresses concern over Taliban's latest decree on hijab

New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the Taliban's latest decree by which women in Afghanistan need to cover their faces in public.

Iran woman sentenced to two years in prison for publicly removing her veil

Tehran: A woman in Iran has been sentenced to two years in prison after she protested against mandatory hijab law of the country by publicly removing her veil, media reports said.