The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. "It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something that goes against …
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. “It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something …
Sharia is often portrayed as barbaric and particularly regressive in terms of women's rights. My research shows how women – typically small activist groups in many countries – are using Sharia to fight against oppressive practices. Sharia and women's rights I interviewed nearly 150 women's rights activists, religious leaders, officials and aid workers over the past decade in Somalia and …
