The Basij were deployed as cannon fodder in human-wave attacks during the Iran-Iraq War. Since then, they have been used as inexpensive volunteer enforcers and agents of repression. They are drawn ...
Residents say police exercise feels less like routine survey and more like an attempt to control religious institutions.
In the middle of Doha’s fast-moving city life stands a space designed entirely for women. The Al-Mujadilah Centre & Mosque ...
The Charity Commission says it has exercised an "extremely rare" use of its powers.