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.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I REALLY want to find an arab woman who’s lived under taliban rule, but also speaks english. I really want to ask her a hypothetical question.

      I live in America. I see naked women quite frequently. I live in a society where I’ve literally gone in public, and seen women wearing a thong bikini, basically made of dental floss, and no top.

      The logic of the taliban is that women cannot reveal their bodies to men, or it will FORCE the men to abuse and rape the women. I have frequently been in the presense of naked and near naked women. I am a man. I have never beat or raped a woman.

      So I want to ask a woman who’s had experience first hand living with the taliban.

      Would you feel safer living naked with me everyday? Or fully clothed everyday with the taliban?

          • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            2 months ago

            from a quick glance at Wikipedia, the official languages are Dari and Pashto, spoken by 75% and 48% of the population respectively, but many other languages are also spoken

            Arabic is only spoken by 1% of the Afghani population, which is less than English (6%)