Sex segregation and Islam
Film on Iranian women wins main award at docu fest
Be My Voice, a documentary about Iranian women's fight against the forced wearing of the hijab, has won the Amnesty International Slovenia Human Rights Film Award as the 25th Festival of Documentary Film in Ljubljana.
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Iran’s Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without hijab, in Tehran
Iranian competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran early Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of female athletes from the Islamic Republic.
Council of Europe: Hijab campaign tweets pulled after French backlash (photos)
Several prominent French politicians condemned the message and argued the hijab did not represent freedom
US troops were instructed to ignore child sexual abuse in Afghanistan as “Cultural Differences”
The sordid pedophilic Afghan practice, known as “bacha bazi,” or “boy play,” involves boy dancers who are subject to sexual assault and abuse by their male patrons.
German court says Muslim teachers can wear headscarf unless disruptive
Germany's top court said Friday that Muslim teachers can wear the Islamic headscarf in class as long as it doesn't disrupt school activities, in a ruling likely to revive emotional debate.