by admin_HRWF | Nov 21, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Iranians asking whether to abolish or continue headscarf requirement Middle East Monitor (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3GuI5NU – Iran – Following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini this September, the controversy over Iran’s headscarf...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 19, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: The fight against the veil, a symbol of patriarchal norms The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power By Amy Motlagh The Conversation (14.11.2022) –...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law Government says it will use technology on public transport in crackdown on women’s dress By Weronika Strzyżyńska The Guardian (05.09.2022) – https://bit.ly/3L0ceF2 –...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 7, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. By Ahmed Elshamy BBC News (27.08.2022) – https://bbc.in/3QDYWiR...
by admin_HRWF | May 8, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban order Afghan women to wear burqa in public The militants took back control of the country in August last year, promising a softer rule than their previous stint in power between 1996 and 2001, which was marked by human rights abuses. Times Now...
