Hijab

The female statue of Dhaka University's Raju Memorial was seen covered with a black cloth on the night of Sunday, 20 October 2024. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Female statue of DU's Raju Memorial covered with hijab by unknown persons; removed later

We will identify the offenders by examining the surrounding CCTV footage, said DU Assistant Proctor Muhammad Rafiqul Islam

File photo of female troops of the Bangladesh Army. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Bangladesh allows female troops to wear hijab with uniform: Bdnews24

Screenshot of the notice
Bangladesh

Fact check: Did DU students issue notice to female teachers to wear burqa, hijab on campus?

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Hijab-wearing players in US college basketball hope to inspire others

File photo of children studying in school. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Munshiganj teacher suspended for cutting students' hair for not wearing hijab

An image from surveillance video aired by Iranian state television shows Armita Geravand being pulled from a train car in Tehran on 1 October. Photo: Iranian state television/AP
Middle East

Tehran metro 'assault': Iranian teenager Armita Geravand is 'brain dead', state media says

Iranian women walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2023. File Photo:Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
World+Biz

Iranian girl in critical condition after alleged confrontation with morality police over hijab: Activists

An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Middle East

Iran vows crack down on people who promote removing the veil

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a mannequin wearing an hijab headscarf at a market in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, Belgium, August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
Middle East

Raisi says hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack'

Photo: Reuters
Sports

Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day

Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Rapid Women - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 28, 2022. Sara Khadem of Iran sits in front of a chess board. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
Middle East

Iranian woman competes at chess tournament without hijab

Sana Khan. Photo: Collected
Splash

'I used to see a grave in my dreams': Sana Khan

FILE PHOTO: A girl sits in front of a bakery in the crowd with Afghan women waiting to receive bread in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo
World+Biz

UN Security Council to discuss Taliban ordering women to cover faces again