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Burqas off, stories out—Delhi’s ‘Bhaagi Hui Ladkiyaan’ lay bare their world on stage

Bhaagi Hui Ladkiyaan is a bold, irreverent play staged as part of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art’s inaugural theatre festival in Sundar Nursery. ‘Imagine being a fly on the wall in Nizamuddin Basti.’

What does the Quran say about the hijab? Prophet said law of land foremost

Wearing a headscarf is a matter of personal freedom in Islam. But the Prophet always prioritised the law of the land.

Afghan women are telling Taliban ‘Don’t touch my clothes’. It’s a new culture war

Many ask if the Taliban have changed. What people forget to ask is how Internet has changed Afghan women.

Pakistani nuclear physicist Parvez Hoodboy called hijab abnormal. And made women angry

Hoodbhoy’s remarks were met with a barrage of criticism on Pakistani social media, with many branding his comments as inaccurate generalisation.

Collapse of Kabul will go down as one of the greatest defeats in American history, says Trump

Hours after the Taliban occupied the presidential palace in Kabul, former US President Donald Trump said in a statement that what Joe Biden has done in Afghanistan is 'legendary'.

Burqa controversy shows Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana not always Uddhav Thackeray’s voice

Under Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena never publicly disowned Saamana’s editorials. Experts say party’s image suffers if the leadership distances itself from its mouthpiece.

GLOBAL PULSE: Theresa May is contrite but not on her knees, Norway to ban burqa and China bans celebrity gossip sites

THERESA MAY IS CONTRITE, BUT NOT ON HER KNEES Diminished, contrite and defiant, Theresa May faced one of her toughest audiences — her own MPs.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.