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Iran Holds Back Hijab Law After Widespread Condemnation
The hijab discourse was reinforced more so when a woman, Parastoo Ahmadi, was arrested after she posted a video of herself singing on YouTube with her hair down without a hijab, in a sleeveless dress, with four male musicians
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Iran Ministers Vote To Toughen Penalties For Women Who Breach Dress Code
Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years' prison under a bill passed on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Making False Allegations Against Woman's Chastity A "Cruelty": High Court
There can be no greater cruelty than making false allegations against the "chastity" of a woman, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed while granting divorce decree to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.
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Mahavir Jayanti: 10 Life Lessons From Lord Mahavir
Lord Mahavir's birth anniversary is celebrated as Mahavir Jayanti. During his lifetime, he taught the virtues of non-violence, truth, chastity, non-attachment and leading a moral and principled life.
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Aparna Sen: Women's Chastity Still Questioned in Age of DNA Tests
"Women are seen as child bearers. Now there are DNA tests, human genome is known, there are microchips but why are we still in that same position," Ms Sen stated
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'Agnipariksha To Prove Chastity': Woman Asked To Hold Hot Iron Rods in Front Of Village
A local court ordered registration of cases against four people, including a woman's husband and mother-in-law, for allegedly forcing her to "prove" her "chastity" in front of a community panchayat by holding red-hot iron rods, if she wanted to live with her husband.
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For Rs. 1,000 a night, tourists can check into Bapu's ashram
Tourists searching for peace and simplicity can for the first time check in to Mahatma Gandhi's most famous ashram in India. But don't expect modern comforts. And chastity is required.
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Sex change? No way, says Cher
Singer Cher says she loves being a woman and would never go for a sex change to become a man.
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Cher struggling to accept daughter's sex change
Cher is still struggling to come to terms with her daughter Chastity Bono's decision to undergo a sex change.
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Will 47,000 low necklines cause an earthquake?
Bangalore girls say they would not mind wearing low necklines to support worldwide protests against the Tehran cleric who blames scantily clad women for causing earthquakes. "Many women who dress inappropriately cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes," Ayatollah Kazem Sed...
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Iran Holds Back Hijab Law After Widespread Condemnation
The hijab discourse was reinforced more so when a woman, Parastoo Ahmadi, was arrested after she posted a video of herself singing on YouTube with her hair down without a hijab, in a sleeveless dress, with four male musicians
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Iran Ministers Vote To Toughen Penalties For Women Who Breach Dress Code
Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years' prison under a bill passed on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Making False Allegations Against Woman's Chastity A "Cruelty": High Court
There can be no greater cruelty than making false allegations against the "chastity" of a woman, the Delhi High Court Wednesday observed while granting divorce decree to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.
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Mahavir Jayanti: 10 Life Lessons From Lord Mahavir
Lord Mahavir's birth anniversary is celebrated as Mahavir Jayanti. During his lifetime, he taught the virtues of non-violence, truth, chastity, non-attachment and leading a moral and principled life.
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Aparna Sen: Women's Chastity Still Questioned in Age of DNA Tests
"Women are seen as child bearers. Now there are DNA tests, human genome is known, there are microchips but why are we still in that same position," Ms Sen stated
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'Agnipariksha To Prove Chastity': Woman Asked To Hold Hot Iron Rods in Front Of Village
A local court ordered registration of cases against four people, including a woman's husband and mother-in-law, for allegedly forcing her to "prove" her "chastity" in front of a community panchayat by holding red-hot iron rods, if she wanted to live with her husband.
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For Rs. 1,000 a night, tourists can check into Bapu's ashram
Tourists searching for peace and simplicity can for the first time check in to Mahatma Gandhi's most famous ashram in India. But don't expect modern comforts. And chastity is required.
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Sex change? No way, says Cher
Singer Cher says she loves being a woman and would never go for a sex change to become a man.
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Cher struggling to accept daughter's sex change
Cher is still struggling to come to terms with her daughter Chastity Bono's decision to undergo a sex change.
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Will 47,000 low necklines cause an earthquake?
Bangalore girls say they would not mind wearing low necklines to support worldwide protests against the Tehran cleric who blames scantily clad women for causing earthquakes. "Many women who dress inappropriately cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes," Ayatollah Kazem Sed...
