In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, photo, two Iranian women make their way in a square while one of them wears the chador in downtown Tehran, Iran. She is just a couple of weeks into her appointment as ...

Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice-president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for the all-encompassing black chador has raised questions among women in the ...

In “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” a vampire’s floor-length, black chador makes her one with the shadows as she cruises the deserted streets of Bad City for her next meal. Described as the first ...

Anida Yoeu Ali draws inspiration from her personal experience as a first-generation American of mixed Malay, Cham, Khmer, and Thai ancestries. Born in 1974 in Battambang, Cambodia, she fled with her ...

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Nehmatullah Yusefy's burqa sales have dropped 50 percent since the Taliban were toppled in 2001 and he says he will soon need to start stocking other styles of Islamic ...

This initiative saw seven women from the Amlesh region participating in an advanced course in Chador-Shab weaving and beginning to practice this time-honored art. The training was funded by local ...

Veiled in their chadors, many women in Iran maintain a traditional appearance. However beneath their head-to-toe dress these are women of the 21st century, in many cases educated, articulate Muslims ...

The chador stands as a multifaceted symbol deeply ingrained in the fabric of Iranian culture. It serves as a garment of modesty, religious devotion, and cultural identity, connecting women to their ...

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president's decision to abandon her fashion style for the all-encompassing black chador is raising questions among ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for the all-encompassing black chador is raising questions among ...