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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.
EU concern over woman who died after being stopped by morality police
The 22-year-old was stopped for allegedly breaking hijab rules.
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
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Investigation after death of Iran woman arrested by 'morality police'
The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into the death of a young woman who was arrested by the country's so-called "morality police" for wearing an inappropriate headscarf.
Female footballers protest against hijab ban in Paris
"They exclude us, whereas the fundamental values of football and sport are to unite and to come together," said Founé Diawara, co-president of the collective 'Les Hijabeuses'.
Council of Europe removes hijab campaign images amid backlash
The human rights body said the tweets had been deleted while they "reflect on a better presentation" for the project.
Headscarf debate sparked in Belgium after civil servant's resignation
The resignation of a government representative in Belgium has prompted debate in parliament over the ban on civil servants wearing religious symbols.
Election candidate's headscarf sows division within Macron's party
The head of La République En Marche! has criticised one of its own candidates, Sara Zemmahi, after she was pictured wearing a headscarf in a campaign poster.
Online criticism grows over French proposal to ban hijab for children
#HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces.
Austrian MPs vote to ban headscarves in primary schools
The law refers to ''all head-covering clothes of ideological or religious influence'', yet it doesn't apply to the Jewish kippa, or to the turban worn by Sikh men.
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Ultimately, this is not about a piece of cloth but about a woman’s worth, her dignity. If a woman cannot determine how to dress, how can she be a responsible person? If she cannot control how to cover her head, how can she control what goes on inside her head?
#Mosquemetoo: Women denounce sexual harassment during Hajj pilgrimage
#Mosquemetoo launched on Twitter to denounce the sexual harassment of Muslim women during the Hajj pilgrimage is going viral.
Movement against Iran's headscarf law gains momentum
A renewed wave of protest to get rid of the strict laws that force Iranian women to wear hijabs in public has gained momentum on social media.
British L'Oreal hijab model leaves campaign after 'anti-Israel' tweets
Amena Khan would have been the first hijab model to feature in a major brand beauty campaign.
Hijab-wearing model stars in L'Oreal shampoo advert
Amena Khan is a model, blogger, owner of her own beauty brand and has 570,000 followers on Instagram.
Male kabaddi coach wears headscarf to sneak into women's match in Iran
Pictures of the coach wearing the Thai team kit and makeshift headscarves in the Gorgan city stadium have circulated on social media
