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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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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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"School Uniform A Reasonable Restriction": 5 Points On Big Hijab Order
The Karnataka High Court today ruled that wearing of Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Islamic faith. Muslim women students had told the court that wearing the hijab was a fundamental right guaranteed under India's constitution.
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"Taliban Will Have To Follow True Sharia Law", Says Mehbooba Mufti
The Taliban, which has taken over the reins of Afghanistan, must follow true Sharia (Islamic law), which guarantees rights of all, including women, Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
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Taliban Try To Strike Conciliatory Tone Including On Women's Rights
The Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their lightning seizure of Kabul.
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Islamist Motive 'Likely' In Deadly German Knife Attack: Investigators
German investigators said Tuesday they suspected an Islamic extremist motive behind a knife attack last week by a Somali man that left three women dead in the southern city of Wuerzburg.
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Muslim Women Have Right To Invoke Extra-Judicial Divorce: Kerala High Court
Overruling a nearly five-decade judgment, the Kerala High Court has restored the rights of Muslim women for divorce without resorting to judicial proceedings.
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On Triple Talaq Bill, Government, Opposition Clash Again: 10 Points
A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...
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Taliban Say Moscow Talks With Afghan Politicians "Very Successful"
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as "very successful", despite disagreements over women's rights and the group's demand for an Islamic constitution in the war-torn country.
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"If Sati And Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House
Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce when the house has enacted similar legislations on dowry and sati in the past.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
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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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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Taliban Mark 3 Years In Power Since Afghanistan Takeover With Military Show
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces.
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UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Explained: What Has Changed In Iran One Year Since Mahsa Amini's Death
Iran's rulers have intensified a clampdown on dissent one year since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini sparked protests that spiralled into some of the worst political turmoil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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"School Uniform A Reasonable Restriction": 5 Points On Big Hijab Order
The Karnataka High Court today ruled that wearing of Hijab is not an essential religious practice of the Islamic faith. Muslim women students had told the court that wearing the hijab was a fundamental right guaranteed under India's constitution.
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"Taliban Will Have To Follow True Sharia Law", Says Mehbooba Mufti
The Taliban, which has taken over the reins of Afghanistan, must follow true Sharia (Islamic law), which guarantees rights of all, including women, Jammu and Kashmir's Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
-
Taliban Try To Strike Conciliatory Tone Including On Women's Rights
The Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their lightning seizure of Kabul.
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Islamist Motive 'Likely' In Deadly German Knife Attack: Investigators
German investigators said Tuesday they suspected an Islamic extremist motive behind a knife attack last week by a Somali man that left three women dead in the southern city of Wuerzburg.
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Muslim Women Have Right To Invoke Extra-Judicial Divorce: Kerala High Court
Overruling a nearly five-decade judgment, the Kerala High Court has restored the rights of Muslim women for divorce without resorting to judicial proceedings.
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On Triple Talaq Bill, Government, Opposition Clash Again: 10 Points
A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...
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Taliban Say Moscow Talks With Afghan Politicians "Very Successful"
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as "very successful", despite disagreements over women's rights and the group's demand for an Islamic constitution in the war-torn country.
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"If Sati And Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House
Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of instant divorce when the house has enacted similar legislations on dowry and sati in the past.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
