Another ban imposed on women in Afghanistan
Girl, speak slowly…
He must have felt very strange and uncomfortable after hearing the lines written above. You will also have felt that today in the year 2024, women are reaching the moon, leaving their mark and not being left behind in anything. Today his voice is so strong that he leads different fields around the world. In this day and age, why does anyone use the words “girl, speak slowly”?
As much as your response forced me to write this, it will also force you to think that women are not free in all countries. There are women who cannot leave the house alone even if they are hungry, who cannot access higher education despite being very intelligent. Yes, in 2024, where women write stories of freedom. At the same time, there are some women who do not even have the freedom to dream of freedom.
situation in afghanistan
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, a country located 3,196 kilometers from India, many types of restrictions have been imposed on women. There are restrictions on everything from your clothes to your voice. Under the ban imposed until now, Afghan women could not speak loudly in public. She was allowed to speak so quietly that no man could hear her voice, but now women in Afghanistan are allowed to speak so quietly that not even any woman could hear them.
no freedom to speak out loud
In Afghanistan, this decree has been issued by the Taliban’s Minister of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Evil, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi. Hanafi emphasized that women should avoid reciting the Quran with other women, lest the other woman hear their voice. The minister said: “If a woman is praying and reading the Quran and another woman passes by, then she should lower her voice so much that the other woman does not hear her voice.
women can’t sing songs
Minister Hanfi also said, “When women are not allowed to give Takbir (which is done in Namaz) or Azaan, they definitely cannot sing songs or listen to any kind of music.
Before this ban, another law regarding women had been enacted in August, according to which women had to completely cover their bodies and cover their faces with a veil in public. Additionally, women are not allowed to speak loudly in public.
Friendship with another gender is a great crime.
From school to university, it is very natural that you have had friends, both men and women, but in Afghanistan it is considered a big crime for any woman to make friends with people of a different gender than her own, so it is strict. punishment is given.
Afghanistan had recently passed a law that included 35 articles. Under this law, women are not even allowed to see other men. Furthermore, there is a law not only for women but also for men. Men have been ordered to have long beards and wear loose clothing.
under article 13
1- Women have to cover their bodies completely in public.
2- You must cover your face completely.
3- You will need to wear clothes that are not too tight or short.
4- Singing or reading anything out loud is not allowed.
5- No strangers are allowed to see the women, and the men are not allowed to do so either.
Apart from this, according to article 19, women cannot even leave the house alone. This is probably why when women are asked to speak slowly, they scream from within for their freedom.
