Hijab

Iran’s judiciary chief demands crackdown on hijab compliance, claims 'nudity' distresses patriots

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei alleged that “social abnormalities” and “nudity” in Iranian streets cause distress among Iran's "religious people."

Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018.
Students at Tehran’s Allameh Tabataba'i University protest against the compulsory hijab, September 28, 2026.

Iranian students protest compulsory hijab, university costs as campus unrest returns

Women walk past shops at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on August 8, 2026.

Iran establishes Tehran court for ‘moral security’ as it tightens monitoring of hijab compliance

Iranian singer Anita Papist seen singing in a social media video posted on July 18, 2026.

Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing


What is different about the most recent protests in Iran? - analysis

These protests are different this time because they were driven by anger over the regime’s treatment of women.

 A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022.

Aide to Iran's Khamenei visits family of woman killed in custody -media

Mahsa Amini, 22, from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died after her arrest in Tehran last week by the morality police for "unsuitable attire," sparking nationwide anger.

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by Iranian morality police is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.

How has the internet reacted to the death of Mahsa Amini?

The official Twitter account of the State of Israel recently issued a response to the death of Mahsa Amini at the hand of the Guidance Patrol of Iran for wearing her Hijab incorrectly.

Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Protests in Iran challenge regime after woman killed by police

Iran’s regime has tried to claim that she suffered from a heart condition. However, she was young, and protesters do not accept this explanation.

Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Iran's Khamenei says Western enemies stoking anti-hijab protests

"The enemies' goal is to spread doubt among the people... and shake their faith, which is the main factor in maintaining the country and the Islamic system," Khamenei said

Women shop in a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Iranian women take to the streets to protest hijab laws

The protests come as officials and businesses crackdown on Iranian women who fail to wear hijab.

An Iranian woman adjusts her hijab as she stands in front of a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while attending a rally in Tehran

Muslim women divided as dueling hijab and no-hijab days approach

The ninth annual World Hijab Day will be marked on February 1. While some see it as a welcome initiative to fight Islamophobia, others expressed discontent as the custom is imposed on them.

 Farzana Sayach's first grade class in a Teheran elementary school, 1989.

We must listen to Iranian feminists who protest forced hijab - opinion

There is nothing Islamophobic about supporting a woman’s right to choose.

 An Iranian woman wears jewelry on her hijab as she attends a ceremony to mark National Chastity and Hijab Day in Tehran.

French interior min. insists on right of public religious dress

Darmanin insisted that religious dress be allowed in public during dedication of restored graves vandalized in antisemitic attack in 2015.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin places a stone on a recently restored gravestone

Jewish teacher accused of forcibly removing a student’s hijab at NJ school

The teacher allegedly told the girl, who is Muslim, to take off her hijab in front of her class.

Girl wearing a hijab, illustrative