Girls wearing headscarves have been turned away from schools in Azerbaijan, triggering unusual protests involving children.

Azerbaijan's revised school dress code has led some institutions to exclude hijab-wearing students and teachers. The ...

The revised dress code has sparked student boycotts and protests, with demonstrations also held outside Azerbaijan’s ...

Around 96% of Azerbaijan’s population identifies as Muslim, yet revised school uniform rules have triggered protests after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some Americans believe that the Islamic faith is oppressive for women. In the West, particularly in France, the hijab, or ...

Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf in New York. So, in 2013, she started World Hijab Day – a day for both Muslim ...

Protests have broken out as some schools begin preventing students and teachers from attending classes.

After the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, 2022, large-scale protests have taken place in Iran and all over the world. Captured for alleged improper wear of the hijab, the mandatory ...

BAKU, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan defended on Tuesday its ⁠decision ⁠to introduce school uniform rules ⁠that have led to protests over restrictions on Islamic headscarves, and ​told close ally ...

An Iranian woman walks past a banner showing the Axis of Resistance leaders during a commemoration ceremony for Major General Qasem Soleimani's death. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA BEIRUT — I am a hijabi and ...

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was held by Iran's morality police for not complying with the country's hijab rules has drawn global attention to the repression of women in Iran.

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. AP Photo/Emrah Gurel The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in 2022 after she was held by Iran’s morality police for ...