In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

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.

Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan have no plans for socioeconomic reconstruction. Nor do they have a decent concept for the country. Therefore, since their seizure of power, the fundamentalists ...

Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban’s ‘gender apartheid’ have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...

Eid Al Fitr in UAE: From firework shows to theme parks, here's how you can spend the long weekend Young, urban women in Afghanistan are ... a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the ...

Pierce the Veil will revisit nearly two decades of music on the I Can’t Hear You World Tour. Slated to begin in May 2025, the North American leg will feature support from Sleeping With Sirens on ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well sometimes a medical mask, or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new ...

KABUL - Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching ... or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa ...