The Afghan Woman King. How a devout Muslim woman found a way to express herself | RT Documentary

FOLLOW US ON TELEGRAM: RT’s new documentary “The Afghan Woman King“ tells the story of Bibi Hokmeena – a Pashtun woman who’s chosen to look and act like a man. Although the province of Khost where she lives is extremely traditional in its ways, even by local standards, her lifestyle doesn’t raise any questions among her neighbours, who respect her for being wise and brave and speaking for the underprivileged, including women and children. A Provincial Council member, she takes part in committee meetings alongside men and behaves as their equal. Although no a proponent of Western feminist ideals, she advocates for Afghani women’s rights in the most traditional sense. “They look like curtains“, she says, “wearing chador or paranja according to the Islamic tradition“. Being a religious person, she believes women should stay home rather than go out uncovered, but when it comes to the way she dresses, breaking away from the paradigm