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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
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.
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How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
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Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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''Sightseeing Not A Must'': Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park
Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park.
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Taliban Bans Women From Outdoor Restaurants For Not Wearing Hijab: Report
The Taliban on Monday barred entry of families and women into restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Herat province, Afghanistan, reported Fox News.
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
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"We Were Forced": Afghan Women TV Hosts Cover Faces After Taliban Diktat
Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air Sunday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.
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G7 Condemns Taliban Over Growing Restrictions On Afghan Women
The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Thursday condemned the growing restrictions placed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing the hardline Islamist group of isolating the country.
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Taliban Spokesman Suhail Shaheen Admits His Daughters Go To School Despite Ban On Girls' Education In Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has admitted that his daughters go to school, despite a ban on girls getting an education in Afghanistan.
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UN To Discuss On Taliban's New Hijab Rules For Afghan Women
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan's Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group's past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions.
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Will Increase Pressure On Taliban To Protect Afghan Women's Rights: US
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the hardline group shows no sign of rescinding the actions on its own.
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"To Keep Women Out Of Work": Malala Yousafzai On Taliban's New Hijab Rule
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Say Burqa Not Mandatory For Women, Hijab Is
The Taliban gave the first indication on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa compulsory for women as they did when they last ruled Afghanistan.
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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
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.
-
How Taliban's New Surveillance Network Is Monitoring Millions Closely
Women fear such surveillance systems will monitor women's hijabs. Human rights advocates, protesters often live in secrecy and this might exacerbate their situation.
-
Taliban Rejects UN Criticism Of Morality Law As Insult To Islamic Values
The Taliban government's morality police said it would not cooperate with the United Nation's mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".
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''Sightseeing Not A Must'': Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park
Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park.
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Taliban Bans Women From Outdoor Restaurants For Not Wearing Hijab: Report
The Taliban on Monday barred entry of families and women into restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Herat province, Afghanistan, reported Fox News.
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
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"We Were Forced": Afghan Women TV Hosts Cover Faces After Taliban Diktat
Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air Sunday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.
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G7 Condemns Taliban Over Growing Restrictions On Afghan Women
The Group of Seven industrialised nations on Thursday condemned the growing restrictions placed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan, accusing the hardline Islamist group of isolating the country.
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Taliban Spokesman Suhail Shaheen Admits His Daughters Go To School Despite Ban On Girls' Education In Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has admitted that his daughters go to school, despite a ban on girls getting an education in Afghanistan.
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UN To Discuss On Taliban's New Hijab Rules For Afghan Women
The UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan's Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group's past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions.
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Will Increase Pressure On Taliban To Protect Afghan Women's Rights: US
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions restricting the rights of women and girls if the hardline group shows no sign of rescinding the actions on its own.
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"To Keep Women Out Of Work": Malala Yousafzai On Taliban's New Hijab Rule
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab compulsory for women in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Say Burqa Not Mandatory For Women, Hijab Is
The Taliban gave the first indication on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa compulsory for women as they did when they last ruled Afghanistan.
