A push for stricter rules for girls and women from the government in Tripoli has sparked an outcry among women, rights ...

It is the question trending on Iranian social media, spray-painted on the back of Tehran bus seats, and discussed in hushed ...

The Nobel laureate and human rights activist told her harrowing — and inspiring — story to a UB audience at Thursday's Distinguished Speakers Series event.

The recent statements have sent shockwaves across Libyan society, polarising public opinion on tradition, individual freedoms ...

Videos show the woman arguing with security forces in Tehran after removing some of her clothes in an apparent protest of the ...

Iran has opened a new mental health clinic in Tehran, aimed at treating women who resist wearing the hijab. The “Clinic for Quitting Hijab Removal” is part of the government’s broader strategy to ...

An Iranian court sentenced six men to death for killing a paramilitary force member during 2022 protests over a Kurdish woman's death in custody, Fars news agency reported.

And Caichiolo hopes that when visitors come to her latest exhibition, “Back to the Roots,” now on display at the Manhattan Beach Arts Center until Dec. 29, they’ll connect with their roots, too.

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Rinse and repeat. I ...

Iranian women who resist wearing the hijab are to be given treatment at a specialist mental health clinic in Tehran.

So it wasn’t surprising to see the harsh criticism conservatives directed at a Christian minority model for wearing a bikini ...

Uzbekistan has said it will soon introduce a "moral test" for media content, including films and songs published in the Central Asian country, in a bid to protect what the government called the ...