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Amid Economic and Political Turmoil, Iranian Women Continue to Defy Hardliner Hijab EnforcementPolitics

Amid Economic and Political Turmoil, Iranian Women Continue to Defy Hardliner Hijab Enforcement

Iranian women are increasingly defying hardline efforts to enforce mandatory hijab laws, even as state authorities and conservative clerics step up pressure and business closures.

Egypt Independent|August 23, 2026|1
Global Alarm Intensifies as Afghanistan Marks Five Years Under Taliban Rule Amid Severe Humanitarian and Women's Rights CrisisPolitics

Global Alarm Intensifies as Afghanistan Marks Five Years Under Taliban Rule Amid Severe Humanitarian and Women's Rights Crisis

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, international concern grows over a worsening humanitarian crisis and severe restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan.

The National|August 15, 2026|1
Five Years After the Taliban's Return, Afghanistan Faces Deepening Humanitarian and Human Rights CrisisPolitics

Five Years After the Taliban's Return, Afghanistan Faces Deepening Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan faces severe humanitarian crises, extreme restrictions on women's rights, and plummeting international aid.

Egypt Independent|August 15, 2026
Five Years of Taliban Rule: UN Warns Afghan Women's Aid Could Halt Amid Severe Funding ShortfallsPolitics

Five Years of Taliban Rule: UN Warns Afghan Women's Aid Could Halt Amid Severe Funding Shortfalls

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, the United Nations warns that severe funding cuts could force more than half of Afghanistan's remaining women's organisations to close within the year.

Al Jazeera English|August 15, 2026