Hijab

Culture news

Iranian singer questioned after performing without a hjiab

Parastoo Ahmadi's concert was in contravention of Iran's strict morality laws for women.

12/12/2024

France

French sprinter can swap hijab for cap during Olympic opening ceremony

Sounkamba Sylla had been in dispute with the organisers of the Games over wearing a hijab due to France's strict laws on secularism.

26/07/2024

Tajikistan

Why did Muslim-majority Tajikistan ban the hijab?

The ban on headscarves in Tajikistan is seen as a reflection of the political line that the government of president-for-life Emomali Rahmon has been pursuing since 1997.

24/06/2024

Culture news

Iran’s Supreme Court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence

Iran's Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence against rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

24/06/2024

World News

Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab

The flogging of an Iranian woman who refused to wear the mandatory hijab has sparked widespread horror and condemnation.

08/01/2024

Iran

Iranian teenager 'brain dead' after hijab law subway incident

Iranian teenager is now declared "brain dead" by Iranian state media after slipping into a coma earlier this month during a reported incident with officers regarding the country's hijab law violation.

23/10/2023

Culture news

Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejazipour on freedom without a hijab

Mitra Hejazipour: "Mehsa Amini's death was the beginning of the end of this regime. We know that during these years, many people have been killed and imprisoned by this regime, but this was a turning point for Iran."

18/08/2023

Culture news

'FIFA 23' adds player wearing a hijab for the first time

FIFA 23 has updated the player model for Morocco defender Nouhaïla Benzina to include a hijab, after she wore the Islamic headscarf in the Women’s World Cup. But why does the hijab remain such a contentious topic in football?

11/08/2023

Culture news

Iran bans film festival over poster of actress without hijab

The poster features Iranian actress Susan Taslimi in the 1982 film 'The Death of Yazdguerd'.

24/07/2023

Culture news

Explained: Why the hijab is crucial to Iran's Islamic rulers

Iran's morality police have resumed street patrols to ensure women wear hijabs, nearly a year since Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Protests have since diminished but authorities are now threatening to arrest any woman flouting Islamic headscarf rules.

18/07/2023

Culture news

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns to competition with a headscarf

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has taken part in her first international event since being detained by Iranian officers for competing without a headscarf. Rekabi competed with her hair covered at the IFSC World Cup women’s boulder event in Italy.

12/06/2023

Culture news

Two Iranian actresses face action for not wearing hijabs in public

Leading Iranian actresses Afsaneh Bayegan and Fatemeh Motamedarya face prosecution for appearing in public without a hijab. The pair have been high profile supporters of the national uprising since the start of the protests against the Iranian regime 8 months ago.

02/05/2023

Culture news

Art and Resistance: Making murals to protest against Iran's crackdown

As the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran continues amid the fierce backlash from the government, Euronews Culture spoke to Ghazaleh Rastgar, a Persian multidisciplinary artist who's spreading her message around the globe painting murals in support of the revolution.

22/04/2023

Iran

'Threshold of revolution': Why Iran's protests are different this time

All you need to know about the Iran protests and the death of Mahsa Amini.

20/12/2022

Iran

Concerns grow for female climber from Iran who competed without hijab

Climber Elnaz Rekabi is on her way back to Iran following her appearance at the competition in South Korea.

18/10/2022

Iran

Supreme leader blames unrest on foreign plot to destabilise Iran

“This rioting was planned,” he said. “These riots and insecurities were designed by America and the Zionist regime, and their employees.”

04/10/2022

Iran

Defiance: Iran protests continue despite pro-regime rallies

After a week of anti-government protests, with hundreds arrested and dozens killed, Iran's President Raisi likened demonstrators to enemies of the state.

24/09/2022

Iran

UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini in Iran

According to UN Special Rapporteur, Javaid Rehman, Iran's hijab laws violate women's fundamental rights.

23/09/2022

Iran

EU concern over woman who died after being stopped by morality police

The 22-year-old was stopped for allegedly breaking hijab rules.

20/09/2022

Iran

Iran rebuffs US officials' comments on young woman's death

Iranians across the country have been protesting the death of a 22-year-old woman at the hands of the 'morality police', who claim no wrongdoing

19/09/2022