No symbol is so linked to Muslim women as that of “the veil.” Whether a simple headscarf or a head-to-toe cover such as the chaddor or burka, Muslim women’s covered dress has meaning for many far ...

One Twitter user said Cole was “spitting in the face of Afghan women”, while another complained that she was “playing dress-up in another woman’s oppression”. A third said ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burka with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban’s oppression of women. Since their return to ...