Khalida Popal’s memoir tells the story of the rise and fall of women’s football in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2021 ...

In contrast, the Islamic Republic of Iran has mandated the hijab since 1979 as a symbol of its fundamentalist ideology, while ...

Many of us were shocked by the recent election results and never saw the rightward swing coming. But when you weigh it in the ...

After initially pledging to honor women’s rights, the Taliban has nearly erased women from public life ... “She’s not in the ...

In addition to the two performances, more of Halston’s costumes will be on showcase at the Martha Graham Dance Company’s ...

Libya will introduce morality police in the capital to enforce “modesty” and clamp down on “strange” haircuts, the country’s interior minister has said.

Yet for the brutalised women of Afghanistan, nada. Not one measly public gathering to say “Free Afghan women”. The West’s ...

A story by Kim Cross in Bicycling begins with the simple anecdote of a teenager going for bike ride. But this particular ...

The Taliban will take part in the UN climate conference for the first time since seizing power in Afghanistan. Azerbaijan ...

I think a lot of times, people read these stories on the news and feel helpless,” said Berkshire Waldorf Admissions Director ...

Director Najiba Noori films her mother Hawa and her niece Zahra in their aspirations to emancipate themselves from patriarchal traditions,” says a synopsis of the doc that is world premiering at IDFA.

If women break the dress code restrictions, it is the male relatives who would face punishment. Taxi drivers would also be punished if they agreed to drive a woman without a suitable male escort, ...