Head of Women and Family Commission of Qom Islamic Council:

10 Women-only urban parks open in Qom

The head of the Women and Family Commission of the Qom Islamic Council said,” Currently, 10 women-only parks are active in the city of Qom, and we are trying to establish a comprehensive Ladies’ Park as well.”

Hijab-wearing women to file complaint over beating by French police

Video footage of the attack showed the police had beaten two women wearing headscarves for minutes in the middle of the road, punched one of them, and tried to throw the other one to the ground.

The Female Soccer Players Challenging France’s Hijab Ban

France’s soccer federation forbids hijab-wearing women from competing in soccer games, even though FIFA allows them. A collective of Muslim players is fighting what it considers a discriminatory rule.

Sultana Tafadar, the first hijab-wearing criminal barrister to become QC

Yet on such a day, when I am rising to the pinnacle of my profession in Britain, I note with great sadness that the same opportunities are currently denied to hijab-wearing women in other countries, such as France.