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Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from Kabul parks
Ever since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have been segregated despite the promise the ruler made that it would respect women’s rights in line with Sharia law, which could be conveniently interpreted by the authority. For example, teenage girls have still not been allowed to attend school yet even though they were told to come to school once. Also, under the Taliban’s segregating rule, women were allowed to visit public parks only on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Now, women are entirely prohibited to go into public parks to spend time with friends or even their family. So, children cannot enjoy rides in an amusement park with their mothers. The Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice reasoned that women have not been respecting Sharia laws in the park. Though this new restriction is forced only in Kabul, the capital, at the moment, it is likely to apply across the country.
Read the article about how segregated women and girls are in Afghanistan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63582047
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from Kabul parks
Ever since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women have been segregated despite the promise the ruler made that it would respect women’s rights in line with Sharia law, which could be conveniently interpreted by the authority. For example, teenage girls have still not been allowed to attend school yet even though they were told to come to school once. Also, under the Taliban’s segregating rule, women were allowed to visit public parks only on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Now, women are entirely prohibited to go into public parks to spend time with friends or even their family. So, children cannot enjoy rides in an amusement park with their mothers. The Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice reasoned that women have not been respecting Sharia laws in the park. Though this new restriction is forced only in Kabul, the capital, at the moment, it is likely to apply across the country.
Read the article about how segregated women and girls are in Afghanistan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63582047
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