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New Taliban Law Says 'Silence Of Virgin Girl' Counts As Consent For Marriage
The 31-article decree, titled “Principles of Separation Between Spouses", was approved by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
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Iranian Footballer Faces Questioning Over Controversial 'Hug' With Female Fan
Iranian footballer Ramin Rezaian is facing questioning after being filmed hugging a female fan, violating strict social norms in Iran that regulate physical contact between men and women.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Taliban Order Full Enforcement Of Islamic Law In Afghanistan
Amid the growing concern over the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada, has ordered judges to fully implement Islamic law.
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Iran Women Cut Hair, Burn Hijab To Protest Death Of 22-Year-Old In Custody
Under Iran's sharia or Islamic law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes.
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Plea Against Talaq-e-Hasan, Talaq Given Over 3 Months, In Supreme Court
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare 'Talaq-e-Hasan' and all other forms of "unilateral extra-judicial talaq" as void and unconstitutional, claiming they are arbitrary, irrational, and violated fundamental rights.
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Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
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Pakistan's Top Shariat Court Legalises 'Test Tube Babies'
Pakistan's top Shariat court has validated the option of using 'test tube baby' method for conceiving for the married couples having some medical complications.
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Denial Of Rights To Women Is Against Sharia: Union Minister MJ Akbar
Denial of gender rights is against the sharia law and no state can be modern without gender freedom, Union Minister MJ Akbar said today.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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A Twice-Divorced Saudi Mother Of 6 Reinterprets Islamic Law
When Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick beards worn by Saudi clerics, she never imagined she would land in jail.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Taliban Capture Key District In Afghanistan North
Taliban insurgents, seeking to force the NATO-led coalition out of Afghanistan and bring in Islamic law, captured a key district in the northern province of Baghlan away after days of fighting, officials said today.
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New Taliban Law Says 'Silence Of Virgin Girl' Counts As Consent For Marriage
The 31-article decree, titled “Principles of Separation Between Spouses", was approved by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
-
Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
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Iranian Footballer Faces Questioning Over Controversial 'Hug' With Female Fan
Iranian footballer Ramin Rezaian is facing questioning after being filmed hugging a female fan, violating strict social norms in Iran that regulate physical contact between men and women.
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Taliban Morality Ministry Dismisses Over 280 Men For Failure To Grow Beards
The Taliban's morality ministry has dismissed more than 280 members of the security force for failure to grow a beard and have detained more than 13,000 people in Afghanistan for "immoral acts" in the past year, officials said on Tuesday.
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Taliban Order Full Enforcement Of Islamic Law In Afghanistan
Amid the growing concern over the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada, has ordered judges to fully implement Islamic law.
-
Iran Women Cut Hair, Burn Hijab To Protest Death Of 22-Year-Old In Custody
Under Iran's sharia or Islamic law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes.
-
Plea Against Talaq-e-Hasan, Talaq Given Over 3 Months, In Supreme Court
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to declare 'Talaq-e-Hasan' and all other forms of "unilateral extra-judicial talaq" as void and unconstitutional, claiming they are arbitrary, irrational, and violated fundamental rights.
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Teens Publicly Whipped In Indonesia For Cuddling
Two teenagers were whipped in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public -- a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
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For Lesbian Sex, 2 Malaysian Women To Be Caned, Fined
Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups.
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Pakistan's Top Shariat Court Legalises 'Test Tube Babies'
Pakistan's top Shariat court has validated the option of using 'test tube baby' method for conceiving for the married couples having some medical complications.
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Denial Of Rights To Women Is Against Sharia: Union Minister MJ Akbar
Denial of gender rights is against the sharia law and no state can be modern without gender freedom, Union Minister MJ Akbar said today.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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A Twice-Divorced Saudi Mother Of 6 Reinterprets Islamic Law
When Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick beards worn by Saudi clerics, she never imagined she would land in jail.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Taliban Capture Key District In Afghanistan North
Taliban insurgents, seeking to force the NATO-led coalition out of Afghanistan and bring in Islamic law, captured a key district in the northern province of Baghlan away after days of fighting, officials said today.
