Life Under the Taliban
-
If you are interested, here is the THE PROPAGATION OF VIRTUE AND PREVENTION OF VICE LAW put out by the esteemed leaders of Afghanistan.
Some highlights
Since retaking power, the Taliban have increasingly imposed and enforced strict dress codes, particularly on women and girls. They assert that when women and girls leave their homes, they must wear the “sharia hijab”, which requires their faces to be covered entirely, except for their eyes. Girls in the fourth to sixth grades have been required to cover their faces
when travelling to and from school.- The law reinforces this requirement, stating, in articles 3 and 13, that women (and girls) must cover their entire bodies and stipulating that their clothing should not be “thin”, “short” or “tight”. They are required, under article 13 (2) and (6), to cover their faces around men who are not their mahram (male guardian) to avoid potential fitna.
9 Women and men who are not related are prohibited from looking at each other’s bodies or faces (art. 13 (7)).
Muslim women are also obliged to cover themselves around non-Muslim or “impious” women to prevent fitna (art. 13 (6)).- In addition to confirming pre-existing restrictions on women’s appearance, the law imposes new restrictions on their voices being heard – including the sound of them singing
or reading aloud in public, which are considered awrah 10 and should be concealed.
Article 13 (8) stipulates that when a woman leaves her home, she must not only cover her face and body but also refrain from raising her voice.
Also,
in practice, any travel on public transport by a woman without a mahram can be prohibited, regardless of the purpose
or the distance.Under article 22 (20), Muslims are prohibited from being friends with or helping non-Muslims.
Muhtasibs are required to prevent the sound of music from
emanating from gatherings or homes (art. 22 (10)), while staff and drivers of commercial vehicles are prohibited from playing musicSummary
The law on the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice is a deeply discriminatory and regressive law codifying and consolidating the numerous discriminatory and oppressive policies imposed by the Taliban since they seized power
in 2021. It confirms that extreme forms of discrimination are not an incidental feature of Taliban rule, but rather a core element of their overall ideology and official policy.
The law, coupled with wider restrictions on the lives and rights of Afghans, forms part of a deliberate and calculated strategy to entrench Taliban control by enforcing a rigid
and repressive social order. As such, the law functions as both a symptom and a tool of Taliban oppression, persecution and control.More analysis at the link, which was helped to be prepared by a friend of a friend
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session58/advance-version/a-hrc-58-74-aev.pdf -
@Klaus said in Life Under the Taliban:
If a man can never look at or talk to a woman, how do they ever find a partner?
Arranged marriages. Family A has a son, family B has a daughter. They match up "socio-economically". Money is passed, marriage is arranged. The bride and groom have almost no say in the situation.
And yes, often-times, the first time the groom will actually "see" the bride is AFTER they are married.
-
“One day I was very sick and had no energy to cook dinner. When he came home from work, he said: ‘Now you don’t even do the housework?’ I told him I was sick, but he beat me with a mobile phone charger cable. The marks on my back and arms remained for several days, but I didn’t think of taking photos that might one day help me in court.”
After the attack, she decided to seek an end to the violence by filing for divorce, but when her case reached a Taliban court recently, Farzana said the judge not only rejected her application but belittled her claims of abuse.
“When I said he beats me and constantly humiliates and insults me, and that I want a divorce, the judge asked: ‘You want a divorce just because of that? Don’t you have another reason?’” When Farzana went on to describe the attack she had recently suffered, she said the judge asked whether she had proof of the abuse.
“When I said no, he told me: ‘You were young and enjoyed your husband. Now that he is getting older you are making excuses to divorce him so you can marry someone else. Go back, you have a nice husband, live with him. A little anger and a few beatings won’t kill you. Islam allows a man to beat his wife if she disobeys him, to discipline her. Go, and don’t come again asking for divorce over such things.’”
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login