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Topic: Afghan Women

Women posed AI husbands in burqas for fun. Then the right wing took over

In 2016, an Iranian-American journalist launched the ‘Men in Hijab’ campaign as an act of rebellion. The recent trend is just a new chapter in the West’s meltdown over Muslim immigrants.

As Taliban declares war on verse, Afghan women lose their only weapon, but say silence won’t last

Law bans romantic poetry, criticism of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, or references to 'un-Islamic' ideologies, feminism, communism, democracy, & nationalism.

ICC warrant against Taliban chief gives world a second chance to do right in Afghanistan

The International Criminal Court at The Hague has issued arrest warrants against the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.

Senior Afghanistan official who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ leaves for UAE

An arrest warrant was issued against deputy foreign minister Abbas Stanikzai, say local reports. However, Stanikzai maintains he is travelling to the UAE because of health issues

Security Council voices support for Mission in Afghanistan, Afghan people

The Council reaffirmed its strong commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity.

Taliban makes women unsafe everywhere. ‘Not as bad as in Afghanistan’ is now a dangerous tool

One important lesson that can be drawn from Meryl Streep’s speech is that a powerful woman in the West can use her influence for the cause of uplifting oppressed Muslim women.

‘Indefensible’: UNSC condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

UAE UN envoy Lana Nusseibeh said over 90 countries co-sponsored the resolution 'from Afghanistan's immediate neighbourhood, from the Muslim world and from all corners of the earth.'

In Afghanistan’s Herat, Taliban bans women from ‘restaurants with gardens’ to bar ‘mingling with men’

The ban on families and women comes after complaints from religious scholars about some parks being disguised as restaurants where men and women would fraternise.

UN Afghan employees told to stay home after Taliban ban its female staffers from working

The UN is looking into impacts and will meet with Afghan foreign ministry officials in Kabul on Wednesday to seek further clarity, he said. About 400 Afghan women work for the UN.

Crushed dreams, threats, marriage ‘for safety’ — what life is like for educated Afghan women

Far from a life filled with hopes of a bright future, Afghan women are getting trapped in domestic drudgery since Taliban enforced diktat quashing their rights to higher education.

On Camera

Fish for votes, eggs for ideology in BJP’s Bengal. Children pay the price

ISKCON has done exactly what one would expect of it. It has never hidden its commitment to vegetarian food. But a government has no business following the dietary beliefs of the institution it hires.

A human firmly in the loop: RBI proposes ‘kill switch’ for AI used by banks & NBFCs

Draft framework released by RBI puts responsibility for AI-driven decisions squarely with the board, holds lenders accountable for the outcomes of every model they use.

IAF seeks minimum 40% indigenous content for 96 Rafale, final batch with 60%

The French government is expected to send in their response to India’s Letter of Request in September, the time by which they are obligated to respond.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.