Sayed Ghazi Gulab Jamal
Apr 28 2007, Pooja

Enraged Islamist lawmakers have persuaded the Pakistan government to stop a theatre group staging a satirical play ‘Burqavaganza’; it’s about the burqa, the all-covering head-to-toe garment worn by conservative Muslim women.

In the play, young men...

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