Saudi women mount ‘inside-out’ abaya protest Women in Gulf kingdom post photos of themselves wearing the full-body robe in reverse to protest Saudi Arabia’s strict dress code ...

Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall -- without a body-shrouding abaya.

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The above photo shows Egyptian army soldiers beating a young woman in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Saturday, the second straight day of clashes with protesters that began on Friday and continued ...

A woman referred to by fans as the “Saudi Rosa Parks” has been arrested for her refusal to wear a hijab or abaya in public.

A Shared Vision,’ created to expand on the theme of our Global open call, we spoke with Sarah Waiswa, founder of African Women in Photography (AWiP)—an organization and community that creates ...

In recent years, women in Arab markets during Ramadan have been increasingly wearing the abaya, a traditional, loose-fitting symbol of chastity and dignity. With designers giving it a modern and ...