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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicAnti-hijab protests

Topic: anti-hijab protests

UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill, death penalty to Iranian rapper & other global news you may have missed

New Delhi: The UK Parliament Tuesday passed the contentious Safety of Rwanda Bill that will allow the country to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda,...

Iran’s Narges Mohammadi ‘expanded geography of fighting’. Even cleric came on TV without hijab

The mass scale of the protests has dwindled, but there are still several smaller strikes and sit-ins taking place, according to journalist Rana Rahimpour.

Iran arrests prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti for supporting anti-hijab protests

In November, Alidoosti shared a picture of herself on Instagram without the Islamic hijab and holding a sign reading 'Women, Life, Freedom to offer support for the protest movement.

Top Iranian actress poses without headscarf in solidarity with anti-hijab protests

Known for her role in 2017 Oscar-winning film 'The Salesman', Taraneh Alidoosti held up a sign on Instagram which read 'Woman, Life, Freedom' in Kurdish, a popular slogan in the protests.

‘Today is last day of riots,’ head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warns protesters

The Guards commander asked people not to 'sell your honour to America'. It was the clearest sign that security forces may intensify the crackdown on unrest raging since last month.

Hijab Protests in Iran show that the old guards cannot have unilateral say in every matter

Khamenei’s submissive speech illustrates that for the first time hijab may become negotiable, if not entirely abandoned, writes Prabhat Jawla.

Iranian rock climber who allegedly refused to don hijab in protest calls it ‘unintentional’

Footage of Elnaz Rekabi showed her representing Iran in an international contest without her head cover. BBC Persia had earlier reported there were fears for her safety.

The many shades of grey in Iran’s hijab war show it’s not just personal freedom vs theocracy

The hijab is a metaphor for a bitter struggle that involves identity, the State, and social class. For Iran's women, Westernisation was unequal—and often traumatic.

The hazards of moral policing & ‘dial 1-800-BJP to get CBI off your back’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Iran protests surge as 3 die, crowds burn hijabs & streets echo with ‘death to Khamenei’ chants

Many foreign nationals participating in the protests in Tehran have also been arrested amid Iranian govt's suspicion that overseas intelligence services are involved in the unrest.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.