‘We have never given up’: how Afghan women are demanding their education under the Taliban
Banned by the Taliban: the Afghan girls fighting to go to school – video Afghanistan…
Desk Team
France’s least hated candidate? How Emmanuel Macron looks set for election victory
He has a mediocre approval rating and faces a prickly electorate angry over Covid restrictions,…
Macron’s government seeks to reshape Islam in France
FILE – Imams from the Paris Mosque gather before paying their homage to the victims…
Hijab protests spread in India as girls face off against Hindu nationalist crowds
In late January, the girls petitioned the state’s high court, challenging the restrictions. But protests…
Man guilty of promoting ‘jihad by sword’ in mosque speech
A father whose two sons died fighting in Syria has been found guilty of encouraging…
Monday briefing: Ghani claims heap more pressure on Johnson
Top story: Westminster on edge for Gray report Morning everyone. This is Martin Farrer bringing…
The Last One by Fatima Daas review – a hypnotic debut
Show caption Striving for self-acceptance … Fatima Daas. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images Fiction in translation…
Pakistan: Mob stones man to death for alleged Quran burning
An angry mob has stoned to death a mentally ill man in eastern Pakistan over…
School hijab ban targets India’s Muslims as Hindu hardliners eye key vote
A ban on Islamic veils in schools in a southern Indian state has sparked protests…
Love Marriage by Monica Ali review – a culture-clash engagement
In the decade following her bestselling 2003 debut, Brick Lane, which was shortlisted for the…