DPT fielded Norbu Wangzom from Jomotshangkha-Martshala, Dechen Lhaden from Gelephu, Chador Wangmo from Drujegang-Tseza, Sonam chenzom from Khamead-Lunana, Tshering Choden from Khar-Yurung, Nim Dem ...

The High Court’s (HC) bench I altered Thimphu dzongkhag court’s judgment in the sedition case involving defendant Khandu Wangmo and yesterday sentenced her to an increased prison term of 21 years. The ...

BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images Walking in Tehran in 2005: Not all women in Iran opt to wear the black chador, a cloak that covers the body from head to toe and only leaves the face exposed.

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The chador, a flowing and enveloping garment, is an iconic symbol of traditional Iranian attire. This shawl-like covering, worn primarily by Iranian women, holds profound cultural, religious ...

Dechen Wangmo, the 44-year-old health minister of Bhutan and the newly elected president of the World Health Assembly, shares her goals for advancing world health.

The Swiss ambassador to Iran wore a chador while visiting a Shiite holy city in the Islamic Republic. The foreign ministry has rejected criticism. Online criticism was directed at Nadine Olivieri ...

In online videos, women wearing the full-body veil - the chador - can be seen chanting, "whether with hijab or without it, onwards to revolution." 7-year-old Hasti Narouei was also from the Baluch ...

Image by Choki Wangmo. The Olep lifestyle is fading, with only 20 households remaining in Rukha and nearby Lawa-Lamga. They live near the mighty Black Mountain range. Image by Choki Wangmo.