British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a virtual meeting with world leaders from 25 countries on Saturday to bolster a so-called Coalition of the Willing against Russia in its ongoing conflict ...

A United Nations report has warned that Iran is using drones, facial recognition, and public informants to enforce its mandatory hijab law. Watch in for more details! Explosion outside Amritsar ...

Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a ...

Elnaz Rekabi gained global attention in October 2022 when she took part in championships in South Korea without wearing the headscarf required for women in the Islamic republic. She returned home ...

In controversial comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Raghuraj Singh has suggested that Muslim men wear hijabs made of tarpaulin to avoid any inconvenience during Holi celebrations on Friday.

I’m probably the only person who will think of a ‘70s family film franchise while watching Paul Feig’s “Another Simple Favor.” There was a time, young readers, when sequels more commonly took their ...

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and ...

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Actor Hrithik Roshan’s sister, Sunaina Roshan, has always been candid about her health battles, from fighting a rare form of cancer to making significant lifestyle changes. In her latest ...

Mehdi Yarrahi's 2022 song "Soroode Zan" (Woman's Anthem) also became a protest anthem. A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that ...

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