A headscarf is not enough: In Afghanistan, the Taliban is punishing cab drivers for transporting women not covered up with burqas. As a result, fewer and fewer women are traveling in cities.https://ouo.io/syWERG

The 32nd edition of the legendary heavy metal music festival kicks off this week, a day longer and with a bigger crowd expected.https://ouo.io/X5l1QJ

A popular Beirut-based media platform is tackling some of local society’s most sensitive subjects — things like sex, love, desire and gender roles — with distinctive humor.https://ouo.io/IBI2czL

The need for speed has endured since the dawn of mankind. The exhibition “Tempo. Tempo! Tempo?” explores man’s relationship with velocity — in all its forms.https://ouo.io/LuzzMo

Famous German novelist and contentious intellectual Martin Walser, author of “A Runaway Horse,” has died at the age of 96.https://ouo.io/hJoIcr3

Latin is still taught as a foreign language in Germany today at grammar schools, and sometimes also at comprehensive schools. Here are five reasons why.https://ouo.io/Ipg9u2

It’s calm in France’s suburbs again after the recent riots. But cultural activists say the uprising’s causes run deep and are calling for fundamental reforms.https://ouo.io/TUSQrW

The new “Parsifal” tries to combine real stage action with augmented reality. DW’s Anastasia Boutsko finds the music still thrives amid this experiment.https://ouo.io/LTWnM6

Irish-born singer Sinead O’Connor has died at the age of 56. The musician was best known for her hit single “Nothing Compares 2 U.”https://ouo.io/6VM5nU

A London jury has found Kevin Spacey not guilty of committing historical sex offenses against four men. The allegations against the actor surfaced during the #MeToo movement in 2017.https://ouo.io/C6Vl3TK