06 October 2012

Women in northern Mali hold protest against Islamist in charge of veil requirement

A resident says about 200 women have marched in protest in the Malian city of Timbuktu, where Islamists are requiring women to wear veils.

Mahi Toure said the Islamists fired shots into the air Saturday morning to disperse the women protesting against the man in charge of implementing veil requirements [Associated Press] Read more