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TopicAnti-hijab protests

Topic: anti-hijab protests

Hijab doesn’t become progressive just because a woman chose it

A woman should be free to wear the hijab. But respecting her agency does not mean declaring the history, politics and patriarchy surrounding the garment beyond scrutiny.

How Iranian women who cut their hair responded to Khamenei’s death in the last 48 hours

Iranian women are once again voicing their stance on the strikes on 28 February and the resulting escalation across social media.

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.

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.

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.

‘Women fighting against hijab in Islamic countries’: Karnataka cites Iran to back its case in SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was arguing Karnataka govt’s stand that hijab ban in pre-university colleges in state wasn't unconstitutional & didn't violate right to speech or privacy.

On Camera

India’s aviation oligopoly is a regulatory failure, not just a problem of airport contracts

Of course, the bigger concern here is how the aviation sector has been allowed to become a playground for a couple of private-sector entities in the country’s airport business.

Ethanol or a supply crunch? What’s behind the sudden rush in India’s sugar prices

Retail prices crossed Rs 63 a kg amid lower production, festive demand & speculative buying. Some blamed govt’s E20 push, claiming it forced mills to divert sugarcane, causing sugar shortage.

India ramps up plan to procure more Martlet missiles from UK, set to be biggest customer after Ukraine

While the two countries had, in October 2025, announced signing of MoU for £350 mn govt-to-govt deal for the LMM, British officials say the numbers have gone up significantly since then.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.