What exactly is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps? How did Iran go from rule by shahs to ayatollahs? And how is power ...

Women's rights worldwide have faced a troubling reversal in recent years, with several nations reimposing or strengthening ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the United States of ...

Live music is blaring on the streets of Tehran, women are ditching their mandatory hijabs and young people are dancing in cafes, as authorities allow a degree of social freedom not seen since the ...

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan is facing a firestorm of criticism from conservative figures and political commentators after appearing in a hijab during a visit to a Somali market in ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan was seen on a Somali TV station wearing a hijab at a mall, as a widespread fraud scandal implicating some Somalis plagues the state. "The ...

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement summoned Afghans residing in the US to present their documents during the holiday season, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on ...

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans girls from attending school beyond the primary level. Education advocate Somaya Faruqi is working with Education Cannot Wait and UNICEF to ...

Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, commented in a new interview on his father's lax immigration policy as well as his handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which he ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan struggled for 13 years to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. The ...

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