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Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis

The Afghan women who spoke to The Media Line said that words could hardly capture the hardships they have endured in exile, while their loved ones continue to face difficult conditions back home.

 Women wearing burqas pause at the side of a road in Kabul, Afghanistan October 26, 2021.
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Portugal's parliament approves far-right party's bill to ban burkas

The burkini is under fire in France.

French court overturns burkini ban on Rivera beaches

 PRIME MINISTER Mette Frederiksen takes part in a news conference on the occasion of Denmark taking over the EU presidency earlier this month. Niqabs ‘are used as mechanisms of oppression toward girls,’ she argues.

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Saudi: OK to uncover face in anti-burka countries

Popular cleric Sheik Aedh al-Garni says women can reveal faces in countries where the Islamic veil is banned to avoid harassment.

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Another Tack: Nadra’s rights be damned

Full-niqabs are increasingly noticeable throughout Israel. We’re beginning to see them in mixed cities like Lod and Jaffa, where the women add elbow-length gloves.

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Rending the veil — with little help

Cultural integration has failed, or not taken place, in many European countries, but women shouldn’t pay the price for it.

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Spain to debate ban on public burkas

Head-covering veils would not be included in the ban.

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France: Islamic veil ban passes vote

Lower house of parliament votes 336 to 1 against burka.

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Rejecting the burka

The burka can't be permitted under the freedom of religious expression, just as full nudity can’t.

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