Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan bans face coverings as it urges women to embrace ‘national style’

Kazakhstan bans face coverings as it urges women to embrace ‘national style’

A new law in Kazakhstan bans women from covering their faces in public Kazakhstan is the latest Muslim country to ban women from wearing face veils or clothing that obstructs facial recognition. On Monday (June 30), President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a bill prohibiting clothing that “interferes with facial recognition” in public spaces. Clothing that obscures […]

9 months ago

Dozens dead as passenger plane with around 70 people on board crashes

Dozens dead as passenger plane with around 70 people on board crashes

Dozens of people have been killed after a plane carrying around 70 passengers crashed Authorities say there are at least 30 survivors after the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan, near the city of Aktau. The cause of the crash is currently unknown, but the BBC reports that the plane caught fire as it went […]

1 year ago

Finally, Kazakhstan has adopted Borat’s catchphrase as a tourism slogan

Finally, Kazakhstan has adopted Borat’s catchphrase as a tourism slogan

“Very nice indeed” After years of keeping the film at arm’s length, Kazakhstan has finally, if tentatively, embraced Borat with the launch of the country’s newest tourism slogan: very nice. While the portrayal of the country by actor and creator Sacha Baron Cohen is by no means a positive one, the country took the decision […]

5 years ago

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