Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, and other brands including H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, Mango and DKNY have released Ramadan collections or featured hijab-wearing models in global campaigns.
In 2016, an Iranian-American journalist launched the ‘Men in Hijab’ campaign as an act of rebellion. The recent trend is just a new chapter in the West’s meltdown over Muslim immigrants.
'Same regime that killed #MahsaAmini for showing a bit of her hair...,' wrote an Iranian journalist while others remarked on opulence of event while many Iranians struggle to get by.
Row has sparked fresh trouble for Siddaramaiah govt at a time when dissatisfaction is brewing among Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Brahmins over purportedly leaked findings from caste survey.
JNU scholar and Essex University Fellow Ruchika Sharma’s trial on X isn’t the only one. But it is symptomatic of a larger distortion in Indian public debate of late.
There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.
Marking the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, a joint statement by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US urged the Iranian government to end the use of force to enforce the hijab requirement.
With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
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.
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