Wednesday, 19 July 2023 The order issued last month forces the closure of thousands of beauty parlours nationwide run by women -- often the only source of income for households -- and outlaws one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialise away from home. Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, banned them from parks and gyms, and ordered them to cover up in public.
A group of Afghan women protest against an order by Taliban authorities to shut beauty parlours across the country, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life.
Thousands of beauty parlors in Afghanistan shut down on Tuesday, dealing a significant blow to Afghan women's livelihoods and a treasured space for social interaction. The Taliban, who now rule the..
"It is very difficult to be a girl", sighs Halima Mohammadi as she reacts to a new ban imposed by Afghanistan's Taliban authorities: the beauty parlours were given a month to shut down.
The order will..