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The real challenge today is not whether Muslim women can succeed while wearing hijab, but whether society is willing to respect a woman’s right to define dignity on her own terms

Nationwide protests over Iran’s collapsing economy have triggered a deadly state response, internet blackouts and fresh tensions with the United States

Iran's protests reflect broader discontent over repression, isolation, and the state’s inability to deliver stability or reform

Iran has faced recurring protests over the past 50 years, from the 1979 Islamic Revolution to economic and social unrest in 2024-25. Key triggers include political repression, election disputes, economic hardships, human rights violations, and government crackdowns, resulting in thousands of deaths and mass detentions

Iran’s Supreme Leader has demonstrated a shocking naivety and a delusional mindset

For the Iranians locked in a prolonged conflict with many of their Arab neighbours and the West, Pezeshkian symbolises change for the better

Nobel recognition to Narges’ efforts will go a long way in highlighting the atrocities that women face

The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code

The protests largely died down earlier this year following a heavy crackdown in which over 500 protesters were killed and nearly 20,000 detained

The disbanding of Iran’s morality police proves that no country, no matter how hard it tries, can repress its citizens

More than 82 people died on Friday, September 30, as security forces cracked down on demonstrations in Sistan-Balochistan, rights groups say.

The Gen Z-led new wave of protests in Iran is raging against the heart of the cleric-led country’s identity – the compulsory veil – and is unlikely to fade away.

The intensifying protests in Iran over the hijab issue after Mahsa Amini died in the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’, are just a manifestation of the simmering discontent in the civil society. Amini’s death leading to the current Iranian turmoil can be seen as a perfect example of the butterfly effect – the possibility of […]

In a viral video, the artiste is seen cutting her hair on stage, expressing solidarity towards protesters in Iran.

Hyderabad: Scores of videos showing Iranian women chopping off their hair and burning their hijab are doing rounds on social media. For the unversed, they are doing it as part of their protest over the death of a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini, who allegedly suffered a heart attack after she was taken into custody by […]