TALIBAN HIJAB NEWS
Afghan women become YouTubers as Taliban restrict work
Hayat, 21, was a budding actor in local film and television until the Taliban seized power in 2021 and began issuing decrees on women that included banning TV dramas with female actors and ordering women to wear strict hijab while presenting the news.
Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a head scarf has died, state media says
State media reported on Saturday that a teenage girl from Iran, who was injured in a mysterious incident on the Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf a few weeks ago, has passed away. Armita Geravand's death occurred after she remained in a coma for several weeks in Tehran, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini's death had previously led to nationwide protests.
Hijab made mandatory for female students and teachers in PoK
According to the notification, it will be mandatory for female students and teachers to wear Hijab in co-educational institutions. Action will be taken against the head of the institution over the violation of the orders, as per the Samaa news report.
Taliban orders UN female staff in Afghanistan to wear hijab
The directive was issued by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Khaama Press reported. According to a UNAMA statement, a delegation of Taliban officials from the Ministry said that female employees should consider wearing the hijab, while reporting to duties.
Anger among Afghan women as face veil edict splits Taliban
The decree by the Taliban's hardline leader Hibaitullah Akhunzada even suggested women shouldn't leave their homes unless necessary and outlines a series of punishments for male relatives of women violating the code.
Hijab controversy may persist despite Karnataka's ban on clothes disturbing social harmony
The hijab row has also taken a political colour, as the ruling BJP has stood strongly in support of uniform-related rules being enforced by educational institutions, calling the headscarf, a religious symbol, while the opposition Congress has come out in support of protesting Muslim girls.
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Stick to college uniform, says Karnataka government as hijab issue escalates
CM Basavaraj Bommai and primary and secondary education minister BV Nagesh held a meeting with the advocate general on Friday to discuss the state's stand to be presented before the HC which has been apprised of the matter.
Top Pakistan diplomat details Taliban plan
Pakistan's government is proposing that the international community develop a road map that leads to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban - with incentives if they fulfill its requirements - and then sit down face to face and talk it out with the militia's leaders.
Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
Education minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, said female university students would be required to wear a hijab but did not elaborate on whether this only meant a compulsory headscarf or also mandatory face coverings.
Iran President calls for early elections in Afghanistan for peace in region
ehran is keen to push representation of other communities namely Hazaras (Shias) in Kabul’s power structure and safeguard their future, ET has learnt.
Taliban warns of 'consequences' if August 31 deadline for US-led troop withdrawal is extended
Speaking to ‘Sky News' in Doha, Qatar, Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen stated that the month-end deadline was a "red line", as any extension would imply an extended occupation of the country.
Taliban declares ‘complete amnesty’ across Afghanistan, says “everyone is forgiven”
In another sign of the Taliban's efforts to portray a new image, a female television anchor on the private broadcaster Tolo interviewed a Taliban official on camera Tuesday in a studio - an interaction that once would have been unthinkable.
View: Imperative to zap the cancer of religious radicalism to save the body politic
To zap a cancerous tumour with radiation is not to attack the body in which the tumour has grown, but to save it. Attempts to apply painful therapy without making this distinction clear or in bad faith, when the real goal is to finish off the patient, would be disastrous.
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