Taliban Leader orders women to wear all-covering burqa
If women ignore the decree, their close male relatives and friends could be imprisoned Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief has announced that all women must wear an all-covering burqa in public. On Saturday, May 7, Afghanistan’s de facto leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made the controversial announcement despite previous pledges to maintain Afghan women’s rights. “They […]
4 years ago
SAS troops escape Afghanistan by wearing burqas to fool Taliban
A simple but effective disguise British SAS troops are said to have managed to slip through Afghanistan undetected and be successfully evacuated after they disguised themselves in burqas. Up 20 British soldiers are believed to have concealed their identities and fooled Taliban soldiers into thinking they were “devout women” while trying to make their way […]
4 years ago
Taliban ‘kill woman for not wearing burqa’ despite promise to protect women’s rights
The killing reportedly took place on the same day as a news conference in which the Taliban said they would honour women’s rights. A woman in Afghanistan was shot and killed by Taliban fighters for going out in public without wearing a burqa. The incident comes as Taliban members have been ensuring that the organisation […]
4 years ago
Rowan Atkinson says Boris Johnson’s burqa comment was a “pretty good” joke
Johnson has apologised for his comments Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson sparked outrage on Monday after saying that he found burqas, the covering worn by some Muslim women, to be “oppressive”. He also asked why they would “go around looking like letter boxes” and compared them to “bank robbers”. He added: “In Britain today there […]
8 years ago
Dutch Prime Minister claims partial burqa ban “does not have any religious background”
The proposals still need approval from the Dutch senate.
10 years ago