EU Complains Islamist Taliban ‘Not Listening’ on Girls’ Education
The Taliban shutdown of girls’ education shows the hardline Islamists’ are not listening to the Afghan people, an EU official said Thursday.
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Taliban Replaces Ministry of Women’s Affairs with Moral Police; Announces Males May Go to School
The Taliban has locked women staff out of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Kabul, and has renamed the ministry the “Ministries of Prayer and Guidance and the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.”
Report: Taliban Sets a Woman on Fire for Her Bad Cooking
Activist and former Afghan judge Najla Ayoubi alleged that the Taliban burned a woman for her alleged bad cooking.
Afghan Radio Station Featuring Women On Air Shuts Down After Taliban Threats
Numerous threats from a suspected Taliban commander who opposed women working as broadcasters drove a private radio station in Afghanistan to shut down, officials from the media outlet revealed on Monday.
Road Rage: Saudi Women Driving Campaigners Held on Sedition Charges
Saudi Arabia has arrested seven women’s rights campaigners, accusing them of working with “foreign entities” as the kingdom prepares to lift its controversial ban on female drivers.
Independent: Teachings of Islam Could Prevent Hollywood Sex Scandals
Alleging U.S. “rape culture” caused the Hollywood sex abuse scandal, the Independent has claimed that only Islam can provide the answer to preventing violence against women.
British MPs Told: Backstreet Sharia Councils Operate ‘Everywhere in the Country’
Unofficial and unregulated sharia councils are in operation “everywhere in the country”, MPs have heard.
Erdogan: Muslims Must Have ‘At Least Three Children’
Turkey’s President has been slammed as “chauvinistic” for his insistence that motherhood must come before a career. Leave campaigners have repeated warnings that remaining within the European Union will lead to political union with Turkey. Speaking at the opening of
Feminists Need To Know — Islam Kills Women
I used to be a feminist, but I gave it up so I could speak out for women’s rights. Even before the “intersectional”, “how many genders are there?” lunacy took over, feminism was filled to bursting with types who think
Qatari Columnist: Arab, Muslim Worlds Deny Women’s Rights Granted by Koran
TEL AVIV – The Qatari daily Al-Raya published two articles condemning the Arab and Muslim world for denying women the rights afforded them by the Koran, saying a “backward legacy” favors Muslim men’s control over women rather than allowing women to express their individuality.
Saudi Council Women Receive Death Threats Over Insistence on Mixed-Gender Meetings
JAFFA, Israel – A landmark decision to allow women to vote and run in last month’s local elections in Saudi Arabia has been celebrated by women’s rights proponents and decried by conservatives. The ongoing debate culminated in two newly elected councilwomen in
