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In a renewed effort to enforce the obligatory Islamic hijab law, Iran's Judiciary imposes harsh punishments for hijab disobedience.

With the republic’s population falling rapidly, underground clinics performing prodedures are being targeted by Tehran

Readers of the Fast Forward e-mail newsletter recommended dozens of books for summertime reading. This summer's theme was books by, for, or about women.

It's official: the gleaming brass shades and signature sculptural lighting from Apparatus has – alas! – made its way across the pond. One of the world's most celebrated lighting and design studios, the upscale New York-based firm has just opened the doors to its first London gallery and third home (with locations already in Los Angeles and New York), and it's tucked away among the grand mansions of Mayfair.

“I Wanted to Bring my Family With me” – Apparatus Founder Gabriel Hendifar on Finding a New Home in London: As Apparatus opens the doors to its first London gallery, we speak to Artistic Director Gabriel Hendifar about the emotive details inside the space, and why the UK capital was the right place for his next step.

American lighting brand Apparatus’ London showroom opens its doors in Mayfair; explore the gallery-like space

Gabriel Hendifar's lighting and interiors studio Apparatus opens its doors in London.

The LGBTQ+ community in Iran has become more visible amid the women's revolution protesting against the regime of the Islamic Republic.

At the instructions of high-command in Iran, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corprs (IRGC) which are also known as Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e

IranWire has recently obtained a voice note from a female inmate in Urmia prison, in northwestern Iran, saying that a 22-year-old woman ...