The Taliban Has Passed New Laws Banning Women From Showing Their Faces Or Speaking Aloud In Public
The new laws require women to cover their entire bodies, including their faces, in public to prevent "temptation.”
The Taliban has now banned women from showing their faces and speaking aloud in public in Afghanistan.
The new laws require women to cover their entire bodies, including their faces, in public to prevent "temptation.”
The law also ban women from wearing "thin, tight, or short" clothing and they must cover themselves fully in front of "non-Muslim" men to avoid "moral corruption."
The Taliban has also made it illegal for women to speak, recite, or sing in public, saying that women’s voices are "intimate" and should not be heard by others.
In addition, women cannot travel alone, look at men who are not relatives, or even interact with non-family members in public.
The new laws were issued on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by the Taliban's "morality" ministry, which enforces strict Islamic rules in Afghanistan.
If women break the laws, they may face verbal warnings, having their property confiscated, being detained or even taken to court "for further action".
The UN has called new laws a “distressing vision” for Afghanistan’s future, warning that they will create an environment of “fear and intimidation” for women and girls.
Ever since Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, it has rolled back decades of women's rights, including banning girls and women from going to school, working and going out on their own.
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