Horrified by the Taliban's strict dress codes for female students, an Afghanistan historian rallied women to share photos of themselves wearing traditional Afghan dresses.
A woman wearing traditional Afghan costume holds up a large flag people as gather at Marble Arch ahead of a march in solidarity with the people of Afganistan, in central London on August 21, 2021. ORG XMIT: 0 ORIG FILE ID: AFP_9LF7TP.jpg
"I was deeply concerned because I don't want the world to think that this is the true face of Afghanistan," Jalali told USA TODAY in an interview. "I said look I have to do something."on Twitter, women all over the world started sharing photos of themselves wearing traditional and colorful Afghan clothing with the hashtags #DoNotTouchMyClothes and #AfghanistanCulture.Dr.
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