Fahim Khan, a burqa seller accused of masterminding the violence, was charged with two cases of sedition. He was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in police custody. He is expected to be ...

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 power in ...

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 ...

Nagpur remained under curfew with heavy security following riots as police detained 78 individuals, including Fahim Khan, who led protests against Bajrang Dal and VHP members. Violence erupted ...

Kuwait has clarified rules on motorists wearing a burqa or niqab while driving. Referencing news shared on social media, the Ministry of Interior said that a former ban, issued in 1984, is not an ...

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa to abaya robe Video Credit: AFP English - Duration: 02:32s - Published 12 minutes ago The all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh has long been a ...

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 power in ...

Since their return to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed an ultra-strict vision of Islamic law, modelled on their previous rule from 1996 to 2001. But while women must still have their bodies ...

KABUL - 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 ...

Younger Afghan women are increasingly ditching the burqa. Instead, they are opting for the abaya robe. Taliban rules obligate women not to show their faces in public. Young, urban women in Afghanistan ...