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She became the first person ever to compete on the show wearing a hijab and says she gains strength from wearing it.

It says that textbooks advocated by the Taliban promote its political and military activities, and prohibited the mixing of men and women, as well as endorsing the enforced wearing of the hijab.

"The state is increasingly reliant on state-sponsored vigilantism in an apparent effort to enlist businesses and private individuals in hijab compliance, portraying it as a civic responsibility."

"There is significant concern that surveillance cameras will be used to monitor women's hijabs too," she says.

People with liberal or non-conservative views saw it as a troubling glimpse into Syria's possible future under HTS, fearing increasingly conservative policies like the requirement for all women to wear a hijab, or headscarf.