Watch: How will the morality law hit Afghan women? | Video Credit: Thamodharan B. The Taliban last week announced a new law on the “Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” which imposes its interpretation of sharia or Islamic law on the people of Afghanistan. It not only bans women from showing any part of their…
The story so far: The Taliban last week announced a new law on the “Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” which imposes its interpretation of sharia or Islamic law on the people of Afghanistan. It not only bans women from showing any part of their bodies or faces in public, but silences their voices…
Afghan burqa-clad women walk through a market in Kandahar on August 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday (August 25) it was “concerned” about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women. The Taliban authorities on Wednesday announced the codification of…
