morality police
Iran’s morality police resume headscarf patrols, state media says
Middle East
July 17, 2023
Iran’s morality police resume headscarf patrols, state media says
CNN — Iran’s morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported…
Is this the end for Iran’s notorious morality police?
Middle East
December 6, 2022
Is this the end for Iran’s notorious morality police?
An Iranian official’s comment signaling that the country’s notorious morality police had been shut down has raised more questions than…
Iran’s morality police have terrorized women for decades. Who are they?
Middle East
September 21, 2022
Iran’s morality police have terrorized women for decades. Who are they?
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — A young Iranian woman was pulled off the streets of Tehran by the country’s notorious…
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
Middle East
July 15, 2019
In Iran, some take off their hijabs as hard-liners push back
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The simple act of walking has become a display of defiance for a young Iranian woman…
Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Saudi de-fangs religious police but plans to enforce ‘decency
Saudi Arabia has rendered toothless the once-feared religious police amid a liberalisation drive, but a planned “public decency” law is…
Iran police’s assault on woman over headscarf stirs debate
Middle East
April 23, 2018
Iran police’s assault on woman over headscarf stirs debate
A grainy video of female officers from Iran’s morality police assaulting a young woman whose headscarf only loosely covered her…
IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength
Egypt
February 28, 2017
IS militants in north Sinai showing their strength
In the past three days, Islamic State militants in Egypt's volatile northern Sinai region abducted four men accused of collaborating…
New app helps young Iranians avoid ‘morality police’
Science
February 15, 2016
New app helps young Iranians avoid ‘morality police’
A new smartphone application that helps Iranians dodge the Islamic Republic's "morality police" is proving popular with the young, tech-savvy…
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
Opinion
July 21, 2012
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
The daily arguments on the street and in public transportation in Suez following the stabbing to death of an engineering…