Outspoken senator Fatima Payman comes under scathing attack over the issue close to her heart that she’s NOT posting angry TikToks about

Independent senator Fatima Payman has been accused of ferociously campaigning against the war in Gaza while saying silent on the Taliban’s rule over her home country, Afghanistan.

Senator Payman, who represents Western Australia, defected from Labor and joined the crossbench in July due to irreconcilable differences with the party over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

She was furious at the Albanese government for failing to publicly condemn Israel for constant attacks on Gaza, and has since taken to her own social media platforms to continue her campaign against the violence.

But on Thursday, outspoken political activist Drew Pavlou shared one of the senator’s latest videos about the war in Gaza.

He wrote: ‘Australian Senator Fatima Payman originally hails from Afghanistan. 

‘She issued no statement last month when the Taliban banned the sound of women’s voices in public and instituted a full gender apartheid regime. But she’s furious at attacks targeting Hezbollah.

‘Weird.’

Last month, it was widely reported the Taliban had forbidden women from singing, reciting poetry or reading aloud in public because their voices were considered an ‘intimate’ part of the body.

Senator Fatima Payman (pictured in red) is a vocal supporter of Palestine 

Ms Payman has not recently uploaded a video to Instagram or TikTok about the ongoing oppression of women by the Taliban, like she often does about the war in Gaza.

However, she has previously spoken about how her family were refugees who fled to Pakistan from Taliban-held Afghanistan, before they joined other family members in Perth when she was about eight years old in 2003.

According to the Hansard, she has mentioned the continued oppression of women by the Taliban a number of times in parliament.

Last November, she gave a speech in the Senate about gender-based violence. 

‘In Afghanistan, my country of birth, girls are being denied education, in contradiction of Islamic and international laws and practices. 

Women in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan (pictured) are not allowed to show their faces, sing, recite poetry, or read aloud in public

‘In Gaza, the cruel, relentless, and indiscriminate violence continues against women and children, in contradiction of human values.

‘Our duty extends beyond borders, it transcends political divides and it demands a united front against the injustice suffered by all women around the world. I call on the Taliban in Afghanistan to allow girls access to education.’

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Payman for comment on Mr Pavlou’s criticism. 

Senator Payman quit the Labor Party ‘with a heavy heart and a clear conscience,’ she said in July. 

‘My family did not flee from a war-torn country to come here as refugees for me to remain silent when I see atrocities inflicted on innocent people.’