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An Afghan woman waits to receive a food ration distributed by a South Korea humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 10, 2022.

Afghan women say Taliban’s new rules aim to make them ‘disappear from public life’

Afghanistan

The Taliban in Afghanistan have announced new rules requiring women to cover their faces when in public. The decree also says that women should only leave home when necessary. This is the latest in a series of restrictions imposed on women since the group came to power last summer.

Two women sit outside, using their cell phones. They are wearing face masks in addition to head coverings.

One year on, Muslim women reflect on wearing the niqab in a mask-wearing world

Identity
A woman is shown from behind wearing a black hijab walking through the middle of a street.

Sri Lanka bans face veils after terrorist attacks

Religion
Lebanese satirist Karl Sharro (known by his blog Karl reMarks) created this fictitious poll about what is most appropriate for American to wear in public. It was his response to a University of Michigan survey that asked people in seven countries with Mu

What should women wear in public? That depends on how you ask

Lifestyle & Belief

A Sister and Brother Battle to Escape Domestic Abuse: ‘Everyone was against us’

Lifestyle & Belief

NYC Designers Create ‘Drone-Proof’ Clothing

Global Politics

New York-based designers Adam Harvey and Johanna Bloomfield have created a range of clothing to counter surveillance by thermal imaging. They hope that their outerwear will draw attention to a growing culture of surveillance.

France Veil Ban, One Year Later

Conflict & Justice

One year ago, France banned traditional Islamic face veils. Reporter Arwa Gunja reports from Paris on how the restriction has affected Muslim women there.

France’s Burqa Ban, One Year Later

One year ago, France implemented the “burqa ban,” a restriction on Muslim women covering their faces in the burqa or niqab. Advocates for the ban argued it would free women of gender enslavement and help Muslims better integrate into French society. The ban received widespread support in France and even some Muslim organizations supported the […]

French Attacks Spurred by Anti-Immigration Sentiment, Critics Warn

Mohammed Merah, a French national of Algerian descent and former member of al-Qaeda, was allegedly behind two separate attacks in France this week. Merah is suspected to have shot four people at a Jewish school and three soldiers of Arab descent, possibly to avenge the deaths of Palestinian children and protest French military deployments abroad. […]

A Closer Look at France’s Burqa Ban

In just a few days, a new law goes into effect in France, banning any veils that cover the face. Effectively a “burqa ban,” the law was passed last fall by the French senate with a vote of 246 to 1. But it’s not just the French senate that’s in favor of the ban. The […]