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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.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

It's Newsweek, but this does sound like a thing they'd do.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

When do we get to the part of the episode where James T Kirk, prime directive be damned, finds the meglomaniacal computer controlling these men, and blows it up?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Have you any idea how it feels to be a fembot... living in a manbot's manputer's world?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Taliban doesn’t represent our religion Tbh

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd argue that they represent the word of the Quran more closely than moderate Muslims.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The taliban just takes the words of the quran wayy more strictly the Quran isn't even strict at I all i would argue most of it is designed to protect you

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If they are taking a very strict stance, it means they are deviating the least.

It's regrettable that the most fundamentalist groups of any religion produce the most suffering, but that's what happens when a book promotes/endorses/encourages bigotry.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I don't disagree at all. It's kind of like how the incoming US regime isn't representative of all Jesus-people.

That said, it seems like Islamic and Chirstian groups hold people captive in the worst ways imaginable, using every dirty psychological trick ever thought of.

A "family" memeber has used a proxy-person to suggest I go to a turn-you-not-gay-anymore camp, as an adult... I have also experienced a "polite" conversation with a Musilm about the Quaran, over a meal. I pointed out my attempt to read it in high school in a book store, and surprise that it was almost all just "moral" rules. He said it was something like a guide book, and decided to inform me on how many lashes one receives as a gay person, before they're "put to death." What a confusing way to try to convert an unapologetically half-gay sketpic...

All I'm trying to express is that community and having a group/family of people that can rely on and relate to each other is very important to maintain sanity thru life, but it can come at a severe cost if the group is religious. Even budhist groups can become violent, so I don't think it's generally based on specific religions, as much as the microcosm within the book(s) club that you're in.

I always hope religious people can escape, or at least glean something helpful from their beliefs, and not end up closed off from other people, and the ability to think on their own terms. Thank you for reading my Ted Talk lol.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They may not solely represent a religion but they definitely represent it. Mormons also represent a part of a religion. As do crusaders. And the Klan. And people who circumcise women. And the child rapists in the Catholic church.

You don't get to claim only nice things are representative and bad things aren't as if religion as a power structure isn't the core problem in and of itself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Exactly, kind of. Religious fundamentalism is a fascinating concept, because basically it is exactly that - taking the fundamental ideas of the religion and using that interpretation to derive perspective and subsequent law or policy.

In a very real, significant way it's a better representation of the religion than the watered down, culturally accepted version that moderate religious individuals will say is the 'real' version.

Orthodox is fundamentalism, and anything otherwise is not the actual religion, even if that is the majority, like modern Christianity.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And just when I thought the Taliban's laws against women were too extreme already, they decide to do this. They quite literally can stoop way lower than I thought.

I feel so bad. Thanks for ruining my first day of 2025, Taliban.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I hear this isn't the reality as media puts it, it's not as strict there. Not yet at least. Heard it from someone who's parents are from there and visited multiple times.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's the other guy that said that, the taliban follows a different guy who wandered about a desert.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

TBF they like that guy too. And the second guy didn't suggest this - it's all them and their weird homoerotic incel energy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

MAGA furiously scribbling notes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

sad Russian assassin noises

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Today, Pakistan, tomorrow, USA. You might be sceptical today, but if you think it really couldn't happen in America, you haven't been paying nearly enough attention.

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