Women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime : The Picture Show What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up ...

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Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill to ban religious clothing and symbols, including headscarves, during competitions, saying it is discriminatory.

Headscarves shouldn’t stop a woman from competing in the Olympics. Story by Rachel Miner • 6mo. T his week the world watched Paris begin to host the 2024 Olympics.

Now, a contentious bill backed by right-wing politicians that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Senate.

In response, Iranian women burned their headscarves in public and let their hair down. And – as the protests widened, with women and men together at the barricades facing a crackdown that ...

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Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions. The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to women in Tehran who are choosing to not wear headscarves. Marjan Yazdi for NPR In 1979, women played a major role during the Islamic revolution.

TEHRAN, Iran – You see it as soon as you land at the airport: posters telling women to keep their headscarves on. They're everywhere in Iran; in malls, restaurants, billboards above main ...

Now, a visible minority of women in Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in defiant protest against the government and all of its policies. In a north Tehran neighborhood, a 63-year-old woman and ...