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    Afghan Women Say No To The Dress

    The government wanted to change uniforms for schoolgirls so they'd be longer — making it harder to run or play sports. Women pushed back.
    by Diane Cole Mar 19, 2017 3 minutes
    Current school uniforms let Afghan girls run.

    It's a story with a happy ending about a demonstration that didn't happen — after activist Afghan women beat back the Ministry of Education decision that schoolgirls must exchange their current already modest uniforms for styles that are more restrictive and concealing.

    On March 14, the Afghan ministry unveiled the new designs. Schools in the country were closed at the time (the school year in Afghanistan goes from March through January and set to reopen on the 20th or 21st. The ministry said the change would be effective when

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