1962: Algerians Overwhelming Vote on Independence. The percentage of Moslem women voters was high – section of a queue outside one of the Algiers voting centres.
2004: Women in Mazar-e-Sharif, in Afghanistanâs Balkh province, wear the traditional Burqa dress. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS.
2016: Conflict-affected burqa clad women wait to receive food aid from a local relief group in Sana’a, Yemen, EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
