Tag: hijab
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Iran vows to reverse anti-Hijab trend in Tehran with 80,000 new enforcers
Women in the capital city of Tehran, will be forced to wear the Islamic headscarf (Hijab) once again as the authorities enlist up 80,000 religious enforcers to enforce headscarf rules in Tehran, according to press reports. As part of President Masoud Pezeshkian’s to relax religious laws, the Supreme National Security Council suspended the Hijab Law…
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Watch: celebrations in Damascus and the story of the girl who went viral for taking a picture with the Syrian rebel commander
Today, Damascus and other cities such as Homs, Hama, Aleppo and even Latakia (supposed to be the heartland of the Bashar al-Assad’s supporters) were jam-packed with people celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad. There were incredible scenes as millions of people, including people of different sects, religions and political beliefs congregated together in the streets…
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Libya to impose the hijab on women and re-introduce morality police
Last week, Libya’s Tripoli-based Home Affairs Minister, Emad Trabelsi announced plans for new Islamic laws that will make the wearing of the hijab for women as compulsory. He also announced the re-introduction of morality police and strict gender laws for women. Amnesty International has condemned these plans saying that: “The Minister of Interior’s threats to…
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Afghan teenage girl commits suicide in Iran after being expelled for breaking the Islamic dress code
Arezoo Khavari, an Afghan girl who fled to Iran after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, committed suicide after being expelled from Iran for violating Islamic dress codes. She violated the dress code for wearing jeans and not wearing a hijab. Afghanistan, now ruled by the Taliban, has reintroduced a multitude of laws reducing women…