A female Iranian singer who refused to wear a hijab and was arrested for not adhering to the strict Islamic dress code has been freed on bail for £560,000. Singer Parastoo Ahmadi appeared in a ...

From Morocco to Egypt and beyond, the issue of "Islamic dress code", in particular the veil or hijab, has been one of the most controversial piece of clothing. By all accounts, its spread within ...

Iranian police say they will maintain strict punishments for women if they do not comply with the Islamic dress code, even after the election of moderate President Masoud Pezeshkian. "Nothing will ...

Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, women have been required to wear chadors or loose-fitting overgarments known as manteaus as part of a compulsory dress code. But norms have changed dramatically ...

A viral video from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport showed a woman removing a cleric’s turban and wearing it as a scarf during a ...

Another female singer has challenged Iran's strict Islamic dress code by posting video of herself performing without a head scarf. Hana Kamkar is the second singer to publish a concert video that ...

No symbol is so linked to Muslim women as that of “the veil.” Whether a simple headscarf or a head-to-toe cover such as the chaddor or burka, Muslim women’s covered dress has meaning for many far ...

Bill Maher called actor Jon Cryer "crazy woke" after he refused to judge the strict dress code for women in the Islamic ...

I live in an Islamic country and I'm willing to accept the Islamic dress code - as long as it's not a burqa though because that's not an Islamic dress code." Explained that the Taliban were ...

In late 2022, a wave of protests erupted following the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian-Kurd Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for allegedly violating the Islamic dress code. The months ...

An Iranian court on Monday freed on bail a female singer who performed in an online concert two weeks ago without adhering to the strict Islamic dress code, local media reported. "Singer Parastoo ...