To understand why hijab has become so politicized in Iran one needs to examine the country’s recent history and politics, not religious texts. Hadia Mubarak It was less than a century ago that ...

Morality police first appeared in Iran soon after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But similar forces were present in parts of ...

Meanwhile, pressure mounts on the families of those killed in protests, new measures to be set for air pollution closures, ...

has recently heard reports of women in Iran receiving citations in the mail for hijab law violations despite not having had an interaction with a law enforcement officer, according to a report ...

A recently published report in a U.S.-based magazine says Iran is likely using facial recognition technology to monitor women’s compliance with the country’s hijab law. While there are other ...

The authoritarian state of Iran has ... morality law said that facial recognition would be used to "identify inappropriate and unusual movements," such as the "failure to observe hijab laws ...

Among its compromises, government officials said they would consider loosening the country’s strict obligatory hijab ... Iran who claim to have received mail citations for violating the law ...

Getty Images The politics of fear have been key to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s theocratic rulers’ hold on power for 43 years. Women are forced to cover their hair in hijab and bodies in ...

has recently heard reports of women in Iran receiving citations in the mail for hijab law violations despite not having had an interaction with a law enforcement officer. Iran’s government has ...

Last week, in Strasburg, Paris, Montreal and London, Iranians held demonstrations demanding the EU put the IRGC on its list ...

They have since mushroomed into large-scale demonstrations for political freedom, demands for the removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s head of state, and even expressions of nostalgia for ...