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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicHijab protest

Topic: hijab protest

‘People will rise up again’: Iranian chess player in exile has no regrets about removing hijab

Sara Khadem, 25, now lives in southern Spain. She said Iranian authorities had told her to record a video saying that she regretted her actions as a condition of returning home.

Iranian chessplayer Sara Khadem, competes in international tournament without hijab

Iranian news outlets reported that Khadem competed at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, without a hijab, which is mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes.

Students in Bengal school clash over saffron scarves, hijab. TMC calls it ‘BJP conspiracy’

The Dhulagori Adarsha Vidyalaya is closed for a week and ongoing exams cancelled. The school has a blanket ban on students wearing any other attire other than uniforms.

Triple talaq to hijab—How Hindutva reversed gains made by Muslim women’s movements

By communalising and politicising the hijab issue, Hindu groups have helped strengthen patriarchy within the Muslim community.

Iran protests over Mahsa Amini’s death continue, at least 83 said to be killed in 2 weeks

President Ebrahim Raisi said the unrest was the latest move by hostile Western powers against Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979.

Iranian woman arrested for ‘bad hijab’ dies in morality police custody, protests break out

Mahsa Amini was detained for not wearing hijab properly. Police deny the allegation of beating Amini in a detention van and maintain that she suffered a heart attack.

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Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

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.