UN posts about female leaders with photo of women wearing Islamic face coverings

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Joel Abbott

Oct 20, 2025

The United Nations wants to inspire women to lead.

So it posted this photo:

Update: For some reason, the community note was removed (likely because it referred to the Taliban instead of Sudan where the pic was taken), but here's what it said:

The niqab in this image reflects the Taliban's 'morality laws' subjugating Afghan women, banning education beyond primary school, employment, and public movement without male guardians — contrary to UN Women's mission to uplift women's leadership.

To be fair, the president of the UN Women Executive Board is from Sweden, which is essentially part of the Islamic Caliphate these days!

A few replies:

If you want to dive deeper down the rabbit hole of irony, here's analyst Jennica Pounds with information on how the UN has likely funneled money to the Taliban under the guise of protecting women:


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