Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
Tag: Hijab
Iran: Compulsory Veiling Bill a Despicable...
Reacting to the news that Iran’s parliament has passed a new bill that would impose further draconian penalties severely violating women’s and girls’ rights as well as increasing prison terms and fines for defying Iran’s degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said:
Nika Shakarami’s Mother Accuses Iranian Authorities...
The mother of Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old who died after taking part in anti-government rallies in Tehran on September 20, has accused the Iranian government with “lying” about her daughter’s death in an effort to “exempt themselves.” Nasrin Shakarami, the mother of Nika, claimed in a video message provided on October 6 only to RFE/Radio …
Syrian Kurdish Women Protest Mahsa Amini’s...
In Northeast Syria’s Kurdish city of Qamishli, hundreds of women took part in a protest on Monday in support of Iranian women condemning the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who sadly died on September 16 while in the custody of Iranian police
Iranians Continue to Protest Islamic Republic...
Since the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death, there have been protests all over Iran for more than a week. Protesters are now filling the streets, burning headscarves in the face of authorities after being detained by the country’s morality police for not wearing a hijab properly.Washington is supporting the protesters.
Muslim Girls Can Wear Hijabs at...
A court in Thailand’s Islamic-majority Deep South ruled Thursday that Muslim girls can wear hijabs at a Buddhist school housed within a temple where the principal had banned the religious headgear as part of the campus dress code
Nordstrom Launches Hijabs by a Somali-American...
To give Muslim women more choices and to make hijabs more visible to U.S. buyers, a Somali-American fashion designer is collaborating with a major North American retailer to create a line of headscarves
An American Runner’s Dream Temporarily Derailed...
American Teen Cross Country Runner Noor noticed that her name was not up there because of her Hijab. She broke down.A special report
Snapp Judgment: Iran Ride-Sharing Company At...
Under Islamic laws enforced in Iran since the 1979 revolution, women are required to cover their hair and body in public and avoid tight-fitting clothing
Freedom to Play
ASIYA is changing the lives of Muslim girls and women by producing culturally-appropriate athletic wear
Hijabs & Harassment: How Iran Soured...
For more than a year now, the “Girls of Revolution Street” (and a few men) have conducted sporadic one-person protests against the hijab by removing their head scarves and waving them in crowded public spaces in the capital