A former Conservative minister and an independent Muslim member of parliament (MP) sparked debates on cousin marriage in the United Kingdom after the MP opposed the former minister’s proposals to ban first-cousin marriages in the country.
An Iranian singer went viral after she live-streamed a historic virtual concert on YouTube where she performed without a hijab, despite the Islamic Republic’s efforts to pass a new, stricter law on hijab that many human rights organizations and activists have criticized.
An Islamic charity in the United Kingdom is facing criticism for giving a teaching role to a young woman accused of extremism and for hosting a sermon saying men should force their wives to cover up.
Over the past three years, Iran has been accused of committing international human rights violations by carrying out an unprecedented number of amputations as punishment for theft.
In the latest crackdown by the Taliban on women’s rights, Afghanistan issued a decree barring women from training to become nurses and midwives, a move that sparked condemnation across the world and has been described as “an outrageous act of ignorance” by human rights organizations and activists.
As opposition to the Iranian regime’s hijab laws persists even though protests have largely died down, the passage of a new hijab law sparked a wave of frustration and condemnation across Iran.
A Draconian Law: Iran's New "Chastity and Hijab" Legislation Sparks Outrage - Iran News Update https://t.co/c3pLwmDFCJ
Two parents in Washington State were arrested for reportedly trying to choke their 17-year-old daughter to death in an apparent "honor killing" attempt after she refused an arranged marriage with an older man in another country.
Alleged 'honor killing' attempt leads to parents' arrest outside of Lacey high school in Washington Statehttps://t.co/rClu65ZhGa
Iran’s state Islamic body announced on November 12th that it will open a specialist mental health clinic in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to treat Iranian women who resist the regime’s mandatory hijab laws and refuse to wear headscarves.
Iran sets up mental health clinic to ‘treat’ women who refuse to wear hijab. I’m sure these women will be treated just as well as they treat the gay community. pic.twitter.com/ZfTdPFw8u4
Libya is seeking to reintroduce the morality police to the streets of its capital, Tripoli, to reinforce its "society's traditions,” along with a rollout of a massive crackdown on individual freedoms and women’s rights, sparking criticisms and concerns among human rights advocates and ordinary Libyans.
A young Iranian woman was arrested for stripping off her clothes in protest outside her university after she was reportedly assaulted and harassed for improperly wearing her hijab, considered to be a violation of the Islamic Republic’s strict hijab laws.
