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Beyond blood
Life, Published on 15/09/2025
» At 13, Chalandala menstruated for the first time but it gradually caused her to feel alienated from her body. "It was a signal that I would assume responsibilities of a woman's role," she told Life.
Iran executes man involved in 2022 uprising over women's rights
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of killing a security officer during unrest sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported.
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» MAZAR-I-SHARIF (AFGHANISTAN) - Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
Australian health workers suspended for threatening Israelis
Published on 13/02/2025
» Two Australian medical workers caught on video making threats against Israeli patients have set off an uproar in a country where there has been a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks.
Iran says student who stripped in public is ‘troubled’
Published on 06/11/2024
» A female student who stripped to her underwear at an Iranian university does not represent a security issue but is a “troubled individual” who is receiving treatment, a government spokesperson has said.
Pattani celebrates its unique cultural heritage
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 20/08/2024
» Pattani's unique cultural heritage will be showcased and interpreted in innovative ways during Pattani Decoded 2024, which will take place at four important venues in Pattani old town, from Saturday to Sept 1.
Reformist candidate wins Iran’s presidential election
New York Times, Published on 06/07/2024
» TEHRAN - In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday morning.
Cues from Iran on who to vote for
News, Marc Champion, Published on 03/07/2024
» The opposition just won a first round of elections, forcing a runoff in which everything depends on where third-party votes go. No, not in France -- in Iran. You could be forgiven for missing it amid all the excitement over the advance of the French hard right, President Joe Biden's car crash debate in the US and the coming immolation of the UK's Conservative Party. Yet Iran's experience is worth attention, not least as a reminder of what to vote for and why. Iran, to recap, is having a snap contest to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash. Raisi was also being groomed to succeed the 85-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the unelected post that -- as the title suggests -- matters most in the Islamic Republic.
Iran presidential election will go to run-off
Published on 29/06/2024
» Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured the required 50% of votes on Friday, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Hijab-wearing Indonesian metal band braces for biggest stage yet
Published on 23/06/2024
» JAKARTA - With their Islamic headscarves and high-octane metal music, the women of the Indonesian band Voice of Baceprot have played stages from the United States to France. But they are nervous about this week.