New Zealand women who wear a headscarf in solidarity with Muslim women have faced a backlash from campaigners who say it is not 'empowering'.
Some women including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have covered up in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings which killed 50 people on March 15.
Ardern won widespread praise for putting on a headscarf when she met members of the Muslim community after the terror attack.
But women's rights advocates said it was a sensitive issue for many women who campaign against the obligatory wearing of headscarves.
Critics pointed out that women in conservative Muslim countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia were forced to cover up for the sake of modesty or risk public rebuke, fines or arrest. [Daily Mail] Read more
