Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from motorbikes.

“The View” host Sara Haines offered a lengthy correction to comments she made on-air this week via her social media on Thursday, admitting that she conflated societal rules in Iran with rules in ...

Another man, a convicted murderer, hanged in public two weeks ago; Islamic Republic second only to China in executions, which are usually carried out inside prison ...

Instead of arresting women who shun the hijab head covering, Iran is targeting the cafes where they gather ...

In many cities around the world, change often starts quietly. It begins with small acts that would seem ordinary anywhere ...

Paniz Faryoussefi, who made history last week as the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, says she hopes her ...

Senior Revolutionary Guards general, Hassan-Nia, rebuked the president's comments this week, arguing: “Dialogue won’t fix the ...

As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, two five-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely ...

Video. More women in Tehran are riding motorbikes despite legal and cultural barriers, reflecting shifting attitudes toward women’s freedom in Iran.

TEHRAN, Iran — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn't her main worry.

“One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” Nearly eighty years after this statement by Simone de Beauvoir, it’s still true that womanhood is not a biological or natural given, but a product of ...