Women Rights

Iranian activist calls out ‘propaganda’ by NYT, says Iran has not abolished morality police as previously reported

Masih Alinejad, the Iranian journalist and activist Tuesday slammed The New York Times for spreading fake news that the Iranian regime has disbanded the country’s morality police.

‘Girls do improper acts after giving time to boys’, Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of ‘unaccompanied women’

The Jama Masjid in its order mentioned that females will be permitted to enter the Mosque only with their husbands or family members.

‘Why she didn’t leave’: Why do victims find it difficult to walk away from abusive relationships

That haunting, painful photo of a smiling Shraddha with multiple bruises on her face has been doing rounds, triggering many to question the same thing, "Why didn't she just leave…

Mandana Karimi reveals the ‘weird excuses’ made by Bollywood actors for not joining her in the protest supporting Iranian women

Actress Mandana Karimi spoke about the disappointing responses she got for from her Bollywood colleagues for not joining her in the protest in solidarity with Iran women

‘Zan, Zendegi, Azadi’: Iranian schoolgirls join mass protests against Islamist regime, throw away mandatory hijabs to demand freedom

Iranian schoolgirls joined in the ongoing protests against the Islamic regime in Iran by taking off their hijabs.

‘All women entitled to safe, legal abortion’, Supreme Court says denying unmarried women right to terminate pregnancy is unconstitutional

Supreme Court said that making a distinction between married and unmarried women on right to abortion is unconstitutional

Islamists in Indonesia force schoolgirls to wear hijab: How the symbol of oppression is first mainstreamed, then becomes a mandate

While 'liberals' in India try to argue that hijab is a choice and make efforts to mainstream the garment in schools, women in Iran are getting killed and girls in…

Malaysia: Muslim woman accused of ‘insulting Islam’ during comedy skit arrested, faces a prison sentence

The woman was charged with insulting Islam by 'acting indecently' while performing at a comedy club in Malaysia.

The debate on Marital Rape has no easy answers: Here is why the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict

Justice Shakdher stated that the legal exception provided to husbands in case of non-consensual sexual intercourse is 'steeped in misogyny' and effectively conveys that only the forced sex that happens…

‘Don’t invite girls on stage’: Kerala Maulvi lashes out at fellow clerics for inviting a meritorious girl on stage to receive an award

When the class 10 student named Mashida was called on stage to receive the prize for topping her class, senior cleric MT Abdulla Musaliyar walked towards the place where the girl…