The Taliban have taken multiple steps to walk back women's rights including forbidding education for girls beyond grade six and banning women from universities.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23718803

Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over “obscene acts.”

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group’s systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban’s policies have included bans on women’s education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

  • josefo@leminal.spaceEnglish
    21·
    4 days ago

    I’ll admit I didn’t dig a lot on the context, but I opened the book at random and literally the first thing I found was something along the lines of “yeah, just kill these people and do not forgive them under any circumstances, as they are your enemies”. I did it a couple more of times and found similar stuff. The book wasn’t mine so I couldn’t dig a lot on it at the moment.

    I mean, I remember thinking “this book is newer than christianity, how bad could it be?” and then I was nope nope nope…

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
      51·
      4 days ago

      “yeah, just kill these people and do not forgive them under any circumstances, as they are your enemies”

      Yeah I’m pretty sure you misunderstood something, because “do not forgive them under any circumstances” doesn’t come up anywhere in the Quran and ignoring that part the one example that comes to mind has “if they choose peace choose it too” right after.

      • josefo@leminal.spaceEnglish
        22·
        4 days ago

        So, Islam is a religion of peace as long as the other end is peaceful too? Do to others what they do to you. If they start a fight, continue it, and escalate it until total obliteration. Unless there other side now has chosen peace, then don’t exterminate them. Yeah, revolutionary spiritual teachings, very deep.

        This exchange of arguments actually has planted the seed of wanting to know about Islam better, so I can totally criticize it with better arguments. My “I had the Quran once in my hands briefly and randomly read some out of context retrograde stuff there” pales in comparison to this great teaching you are bringing to the table.

        I can see why countries that had some sort of Islamic revolution at some point are totally great places to live. Nothing inhumane happening there.

        Seriously, thank you, this has lighten some really weird spark in me about wanting to know even more about religion as I do now. Do you have some recommended materials besides the word of the prophet himself? Some kind of commentary, dictionary, or reference? Anything that would help me navigate such fun and exciting waters. I’m honest with this part, I’m not sarcastic at all, I really want to understand it better.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
          31·
          4 days ago

          If they start a fight, continue it, and escalate it until total obliteration.

          Huh? Fuck no what the hell are you talking about? Islam has rules of engagement and explicitly forbids attacking non-combatants. Other than that in Islam Jihad has two purposes: protecting Muslims and spreading Islam, in that order. Neither are helped by a war of extermination, and historically Muslim states have been on the side of “convert or pay the tribute and we’ll leave you alone”.

          I can see why countries that had some sort of Islamic revolution at some point are totally great places to live. Nothing inhumane happening there.

          Okay seriously, why are you attributing that to Islam and not colonialism and the cold war? Secular post-colonial states in the Middle East aren’t doing much better.