Zahra Lari made history as the first Emirati figure skater to compete internationally, and has since become a role model for Muslim girls everywhere. Here, she takes Vogue on a typical day of training ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar remained at the centre of a controversy for the fourth day on Thursday (December 18, 2025), with a Union Minister defending his act of pulling down a Muslim woman’s ...

Until recently, such scenes would have been unthinkable in the Islamic Republic of Iran, whose strict dress code for women has required they wear the hijab in public since shortly after the 1979 ...

A video showing a top minister pulling down the hijab of a Muslim woman during a government event has caused widespread outrage and condemnation across India. Nitish Kumar, chief minister of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Cardi's Little Miss Drama Tour, which is in support of her latest studio album, kicks off in February Cardi B/Instagram Cardi B is locked in. On Saturday, Dec. 13, the 33-year-old rapper shared a ...

Three years after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested for failing to cover her head, more and more women are pushing the boundaries of Iran's strict morality laws and going out in public ...