They're following the same tribal / religious politics as The Taliban.

Must wear burkas / face coverings.
Pushing people out of jobs based on their gender.
Public humiliation for committing "crimes".

That's why that woman in canada called them brothers, it's the same playbook. The pilot might as well have said "Roght now they're requiring you to pray to muhammed, they keep going back and forth about it" and they respond with the exact same aggression and hysteria.