TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the ...

The controversial bill, approved by Iran's parliament in September 2023, seeks to impose harsher penalties on women who refuse to wear headscarves, or hijabs, and on businesses that serve them.

SEOUL, South Korea - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorities ...

Saudi Arabia's first female Olympic athlete, Wojdan Shahkhani, was easily defeated Friday by her opponent in a judo match-up that only lasted 82 seconds. The Olympian first made headlines when the ...

TEHRAN, Iran – You see it as soon as you land at the airport: posters telling women to keep their headscarves on. They’re everywhere in Iran; in malls, restaurants, billboards above main highways, and ...

An unidentified female anchor sparked outrage when she appeared without a head scarf during a national news broadcast on a Saudi Arabian channel run by the government. The video went viral on social ...

The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman died in police ...