Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic’s strict dress code, prompting criticism from ultraconservatives...
Fifty-four citizens, including rights activists, academics, lawyers and cultural activists, in a joint statement on Friday condemned a recent Bangladesh Bank circular that instructed female employees of the central bank to wear specific types of dress.
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday withdrew the directive it had issued on a ‘modest’ dress code for its employees after facing widespread criticisms...
The Bangladesh Bank has issued a directive outlining a dress code for all employees, advising them to wear modest and professional attire at the workplace...
Iranian vice president Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country’s strict Islamic dress code in order ‘not to put women under pressure’.
Carlsen, five-time world chess champion, was asked to change his clothes on Friday at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after falling foul of the governing body’s regulations...