Hijab Row

Iran cleric says opposes use of violence to impose hijab

Iran has witnessed a wave of nationwide protests since the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old ethnic Kurd, after her arrest for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's dress code for women.

Supreme Court to consider setting up 3-judge bench to hear Karnataka Hijab ban row

A two judge bench of the apex court had on October 13, last year delivered opposing verdicts in the hijab controversy, and urged the Chief Justice to constitute an appropriate bench to adjudicate the case that stemmed from a ban on wearing of Islamic head covering in Karnataka schools

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Indian judiciary in 2022: A year marked by landmark judgments, usual controversies and need for introspection

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Iran Protests: Tehran students stand in shape of word 'blood', chant 'freedom' slogans

In a video going viral on social media, several students at the Tehran University of Art can be seen protesting and chanting the slogan "woman, life, freedom"

Why there is no equivalence between the ‘hijab’ situation in India and Iran

Comparing the ‘hijab’ situation in Iran and India is not only morally treacherous and intellectually dishonest, but it is also an insult to Mahsa Amini and countless others who are putting their lives on the line to lead a life of dignity

Iran anti-hijab movement: ‘Streets are capital of women’s revolution’

In a video going viral on social media, people can be seen cheering for the women protestors as they take off their hijab and wave it from the pedestrian bridge

Iran Protests: Classes suspended after clashes at Sharif University

Mahsa Amini was pronounced dead on 16 September after she was detained for allegedly breaching rules requiring women to wear hijab headscarves and modest clothes, sparking Iran's biggest wave of popular unrest in almost three years

Iran: Protests over Mahsa Amini's death enter third week, at least 83 dead so far

The women-led protests in Iran erupted after Mahsa Amini, 22, died three days after her arrest by the notorious morality police in Tehran for allegedly breaching the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women

Iran protests: Journalist who covered Mahsa Amini's funeral arrested

The funeral in Mahsa Amini's home town of Saqqez in Kurdistan province was one of the sparks that ignited the protest movement, with mourners shouting their slogans and mourners removing their headscarves in defiance of the Islamic republic's dress rules