While the new Pakistani cartoon “Burka Avenger” has gained media attention due to its combination of Islamic veiling—often perceived as sexist—with overt promotion of gender equality, the show’s most ...

(CBS News) The outfit of the world's newest superhero is sparking reaction around the globe. Pakistani television's "Burka Avenger" is a teacher who fights crime, slaying extremists with books. Her ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A female cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls and other social ills is bringing her message of women's empowerment to India, the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LAHORE, Pakistan — Thousands of Islamists in Pakistan launched a march ...

Pakistan has temporarily shut down all access from its citizens to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites, on orders from the country's interior ministry, after days of violent anti-French ...

More than 20,000 supporters of a radical Islamic group held a peaceful rally against the publication of Prophet Muhammad cartoons Friday in an eastern Pakistan city and accused the government of being ...

Police fired tear gas and wielded batons on Monday to stop about 7,000 students protesting the publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons in northwestern Pakistan from marching on the governor's ...

An estimated 10,000 Pakistanis have protested in Lahore over a Dutch politician's plans to hold a cartoon competition featuring caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, with more mass protests ...

When three courageous Pakistani 11-year-olds, Saadi, Amna, and Kamil, suddenly find themselves with new superpowers of super-sight, super-speed, and super-hearing, they are determined to finally save ...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A female cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls and other social ills is bringing her message of women's empowerment to India, the ...