In the last month since the takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan, we have seen a concerted effort by human rights defenders all over the world along with Afghan women to push back against the Taliban’s “Islam”, their imposition of the burka, and the many new rules that have undermined women and girls’ rights.
Read MoreAs the leader of a Muslim organization, I recognize all too well the trappings of religious laws and have repeatedly challenged the human rights abuses justified in the name of Islamic sharia law.
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