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Photos show a curtain dividing women from men at a university in Afghanistan
The images are among the first to surface since college courses resumed after the Taliban takeover …
Kimberly Leonard
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The frontrunner in Alabama's Senate GOP primary claims there are communities in America living under Sharia law
Republicans in the deeply conservative state of Alabama have long held Moore in high esteem for his…
Jennifer Martinez
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How Muslims Are Using Sharia Law To Condemn ISIS
That letter outlines 24 violations of Islamic Law, noting it's forbidden to kill the innocent, tort…
Ben Winsor
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SBI To Start Islamic Equity Fund
According to a report, SBI expects to raise about Rs 100 crore in the initial stage. “Sharia prohib…
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Newt Gingrich: We should 'test' all Muslims in US, and if they 'believe in Sharia,' deport them
"Western civilization is in a war," Gingrich said. "We should frankly test every person here who is…
Oliver Darcy
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An anti-Islam rally held in front of a mosque in Phoenix urged participants to bring guns
A Facebook post for the event, encourages participants to "utilize their Second Amendment rights" w…
Bryan Logan
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Iran Stretched Its Laws To Expand Khamenei's Grip On The Economy
Khamenei is sensitive to suggestions that he and his appointees receive special treatment under the…
By Yeganeh Torbati, Steve Ste…
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Saudi Royal Faces Death Penalty For Murder [REPORT]
The paper quoted Crown Prince Salman's message as saying: "There is no difference between big and s…
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Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot knows not to talk about sex or politics, its creator says
Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot, Sara, has been designed by Riyadh-based QSS to avoid discussin…
Joshua Zitser
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Iran may pay for you to be trans, but it comes with a cost your dignity
Iran funds gender-affirming surgeries. While that may seem progressive, BI's investigation reveals …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser,addition…
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The Taliban has reintroduced public floggings and executions in Afghanistan, reports say
The Taliban are returning to the brutal enforcement of sharia law that has not been seen in Afghani…
Bethany Dawson
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Women in Afghanistan have been banned from parks by the Taliban
The Taliban have announced women are no longer allowed in parks, partially due to women "not observ…
Bethany Dawson
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Senior Taliban cleric killed by a suicide bomber who had hidden explosives in his artificial leg
Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, who supported access to education for Afghanistan's girls and women, had…
Bethany Dawson
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The Taliban has replaced the Afghan women's ministry with its own ministry of virtue and vice
The new ministry will enforce the Taliban's interpretation of Sharia law, which includes a strict d…
Morgan Keith
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The Taliban are 'intensifying' their hunt for Afghans who helped the US and NATO, says a private intel report to the UN
The Taliban are tracking down Afghans who worked with the previous government or foreign organizati…
Matthew Loh
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The Taliban ordered shop mannequin beheadings, saying the dummies are 'idols' and are forbidden by Islam, reports say
Herat's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice told shopkeepers to cut o…
Joshua Zitser
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The Taliban have banned women from appearing in TV dramas in the latest restrictions on women
Afghan women have been stripped of many of the freedoms they had before the Taliban toppled the Wes…
Jake Epstein
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The Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women protesting the new government by whipping, beating people
The Taliban also intend to include a ministry of vice and virtue as a way to police an interpretati…
Jake Epstein
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An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times for adultery, while the man she had the affair with received 15 lashes after denying the accusations
The woman confessed to the affair, while the man's sentence was further reduced to 15 lashes from 3…
Matthew Loh
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The Taliban's education minister says it will allow Afghan women to attend university, but mixed gender classes will be banned
Many are skeptical of the Taliban's sudden change in tack. Afghan women say the group has not consi…