Italian reporter Cecilia Sala described her conditions while being held at Iran’s Evin prison, including being blindfolded during hours of interrogations, left in a cell with bloodstains on the walls, and interrogated by a guard with “flawless English” who knew Italy well, during an interview with the New York Times in Rome on Saturday. … Read more
MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a -18 Celsius January morning. She had joined two dozen other members of a group founded by a Somali-American mother … Read more
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the alleged oppression of Muslim nursing students in Nigerian medical colleges, particularly the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, which it “fingered as the worst culprit.” In a statement on Monday, MURIC’s Executive Director, Ishaq Akintola, a professor, stated that Muslim students face discrimination due to their … Read more
Iran is deferring the implementation of the “Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab,” originally set to take effect on December 13, with lawmakers proposing it be amended, the London-based Iran International news outlet reported earlier this week. The move reportedly comes following severe criticism of … Read more
Tehran: Iranian authorities have arrested 27-year-old singer Parastoo Ahmadi after she performed in an online concert on YouTube without wearing a hijab. Parastoo was detained on Saturday, December 14, in Sari, the capital of Mazandaran Province, after she posted her concert video on YouTube on Wednesday, December 11. In the video, she was seen wearing … Read more
As Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei grapples with the knowledge that his proxy terror groups throughout the Middle East are falling one by one, either through war with Israel or rebel factions in the case of Syria, only one domino with meaningful power is left standing – that of Khamenei himself. To what … Read more
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran is reportedly planning to open a ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defied the country’s mandatory hijab laws. According to a report by The Guardian on Thursday, November 14, Tehran’s Women and Family Department’s Head, Mehri Talebi Darestani, announced the opening of a ‘hijab removal treatment clinic’. The clinic will provide “scientific … Read more
An Iranian female student who stripped to underwear at a university on Saturday, November 2 after allegedly being harassed by security officers for not adhering to the mandatory hijab regulations has been sent to a psychiatric hospital. The alleged action prompted an immediate response from several human rights organisations to ensure protection for the woman. Incident … Read more
Tehran’s security forces arrested an Iranian woman for stripping off her clothes in protest after she was allegedly assaulted for improperly wearing her hijab, in violation of Tehran’s strict modesty laws, according to international media reports and footage from Saturday. A female Iranian student removed her clothing, reportedly in protest after being assaulted by … Read more
Karnataka Waqf Board announced a major decision to establish women’s colleges across districts of the state. This initiative aims to reintegrate Muslim girls into the educational system after many were forced to drop out due to restrictions on wearing hijabs in schools and colleges. While speaking at the programme in Haj Bhavan on Saturday, October … Read more
