Posts tagged Hijab

Repressive Enforcement Of Iranian Hijab Laws Constitutes Gender-Based Persecution

(ANALYSIS) On April 14, United Nations experts warned that the repressive enforcement of Iranian hijab laws, as announced by the state authorities, would result in additional restrictive and punitive measures on women and girls who fail to comply with the country’s compulsory veiling laws.

Analysis, Human Rights, Islam, Middle East, Religion News, Women, womenEwelina U. OchabApril 28, 2023Ewelina U. Ochab, Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Hijab, Islam, Iran, Human rights, Religious freedom, Freedom of religion or belief, Mahsa Amini, Secondary FeatureComment

What Are Iran’s Morality Police? A Scholar Of The Middle East Explains Their History

(ANALYSIS) Where did Iran’s morality police come from? The earliest evidence of a muhtasib, interestingly, was a woman selected in Medina by the prophet himself.

Analysis, Middle East, NewsPardis MahdaviDecember 14, 2022Iran, Feminism, Islam, hijab protests, Hijab, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahsa Amini, Islamic Revolution, Secondary FeatureComment

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