In Afghanistan, young women under Taliban ditch the burka for something ‘more comfortable’
Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...
Taliban silence Afghan women entirely with new laws
Despite the Taliban's oppression of women and girls, governments worldwide seem unable to move beyond rhetoric and take ...
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New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women. Since their return to ...
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Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ban on education
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have banned education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, most employment, and barred them from many public spaces. Last August ...