Hijab

Iran's Islamic regime continues war against secular entertainment industry

Tehran steps up its cultural crackdown, targeting cafes and theaters over mandatory hijab rules, 'vulgar' music, and on-stage contact.

A woman holds an Iranian flag near an anti-U.S. billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran Monday, 25th May 2026
Students walk through the school of the "Our Lady of Visitation" Catholic church in the Palestinian town of Zababdeh in the northern West Bank, on April 10, 2025.

Islamist group campaigns against Christian West Bank school over hijab restriction on deaf student

Iranian women wearing hijab walk down a street in the capital Tehran on February 7, 2018.

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

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


New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots

The preliminary class action settlement covers men and women required to remove religious attire before being photographed.

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

French principal receives death threats for telling student to remove hijab

Meanwhile, several schools in Paris closed their gates Wednesday after receiving bomb threats allegedly from Islamists.

 A woman wearing a hijab walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, May 2, 2021.

Majority of Iranians want secular government, leaked study shows

Numbers show that 73% of Iranians want a separation between state and religion. 

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Iranian women are 'not afraid' to shed hijab on streets of Tehran report shows

The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.

 An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

World Hijab Day: Unwrapping the debate over head covering

While some countries enforce the mandatory wearing of traditional headwear, several European countries have banned it or are considering banning it in certain public areas.

 February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Iranian journalists released face new legal case for flouting hijab

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.

 An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

Kurdish-Iranian woman whipped 74 times for not wearing hijab

As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..."

 Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Hijab enforcers search bags and phones in Tehran metro - report

In recent months, plainclothes agents have been seen in metro stations in Tehran, enforcing hijab laws.

 Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran, July 16, 2023

Iranian doctor fired from university for not wearing hijab

"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.

 Iranian woman gestures while without hijab in front of security forces, October 2022

Iranian university students protest intensified suppression - report

Iranian students said that violence and intimidation by security forces have driven some students to suicidal ideation.

 Students protest against the suspension of students at Alzahra University in Tehran. October, 2022.