Women

From banning music, co-education to barring female employees to join work, the Taliban is back to imposing restrictions on women

Co-founder of all-girls Afghan school burns her students’ records to protect young girls amidst fear of persecution

Talibanis set an Afghan woman on fire for ‘bad cooking’, alleges activist

Taliban to give rights to women, but as per Sharia law: Here is what the Islamic law says about women

Pakistan: Hundreds of men grope, tear clothes of a woman in Lahore, some later defend it saying she was ‘wearing tight clothes’

Taliban claim they will allow women to study and work, but Afghans still remember the public stonings and floggings

PM Modi speaks to an emotional Indian women’s Hockey team, says they have inspired millions and done the nation proud

Indian women’s hockey team creates history: The inspiring journey of captain Rani Rampal from broken hockey stick to Olympics semi-final

Uttar Pradesh women teachers association demands 3-day ‘period leave’ every month citing poor condition of toilets in schools

‘Women are given far more respect in Islamic countries’: Claims Pakistan PM Imran Khan, makes U-turn after blaming women’s clothes for rapes