Tag: burqa
In Afghanistan, the supreme leader orders women to wear the burqa in public
It is the toughest restriction on women’s freedom since the Taliban returned to power in August. Hibatullah Akhundzada, Afghanistan’s supreme leader, ordered on Saturday that Afghan women now wear the…
Afghanistan: women now forced to wear the burqa in public
In Afghanistan, the supreme leader of the Taliban issued this Saturday the order to Afghan women to wear the burqa in public. This wish comes on top of the many…
Afghanistan: the burqa becomes compulsory for women in public again
NOTnew hardening of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. In a decree issued to the press in Kabul, the supreme leader of the Taliban and Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada, ordered that women…
Afghan women working for NGOs threatened with death if they do not wear the burqa
Taliban religious police threatened to shoot women working for NGOs in a northwestern province of Afghanistan if they did not wear the burqa, AFP learned Friday January 21 from employees…
Scholars decide on the burqa: Taliban announce advice on women’s issues
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Scholars decide on the burqa Taliban announce council on women’s issues The moment of truth is approaching for Afghan women: in the future it will be…
Burqa bans: "It's about making Muslim women invisible"
Burqa bans "It's about making Muslim women invisible" © Asma Aiad by Susanne Arndt March 8th, 2021, 11:02 am As in other European countries before, a "burqa ban" has now…
Symbol or real problem ?: Swiss people vote on burqa ban
Saturday, March 6th, 2021 Symbol or real problem? Swiss vote on burqa ban By Cigdem Akyol, Zurich The construction of minarets in Switzerland has been banned since a referendum. On…