Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

So young women are instead following fashions seen in many Gulf nations. Many prefer a flowing abaya robe ... of the design and colour," said 23-year-old Tahmina Adel in the capital Kabul.

Billboards were erected ordering women to once again wear the burqa – or an abaya, headscarf and a face ... in Mazar-i-Sharif – AFP For 23-year-old, Sabrina, from the Taliban’s spiritual ...

So young women are instead following fashions seen in many Gulf nations. Many prefer a flowing abaya robe ... of the design and colour," said 23-year-old Tahmina Adel in the capital Kabul.

Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, ...

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By now, I have finally seen marvels such as UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra, Jeddah’s beautiful old ... abayas was culturally appropriate.” “But for the younger generation of women trying ...