The Taliban have taken multiple steps to walk back women's rights including forbidding education for girls beyond grade six and banning women from universities.

Summary

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.

  • 2ugly2live@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    13 days ago

    They can’t be seen, can’t speak, women’s voices cannot be heard (even by other women), and now they can’t have windows.

    At this point, if they have such a problem, leave the men inside in a windowless box and let women do the work. It’s men getting a half chub because they heard of someone thinking of a woman. Their obsession with women is so fucking weird. It’s like they’re the boogy man or some shit.

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
      113·
      12 days ago

      Gun control is sexist. Women deserve the ability to defend themselves from those larger and stronger then them.

      • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        11 days ago

        Women needing to be safe isn’t an argument for increasing the availability of guns, it’s an argument for improving safety for women.

        If the objective is to protect women, allowing guns to circulate within the civilian population is counterproductive.

        On top of that, gun control is inherently not sexist because it doesn’t discriminate between gender.

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    13 days ago

    So, does the Tali ban a ban on windows? So it’s not allowed to ban windows? So they’re the Talibanban now? Or did they approve a ban on windows, so they’re the Taliaproveban now? This is so confusing.

    • BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      13 days ago

      I think Tali is the word for ‘all’ and ‘ban’ is a loan word. They’re slowly making way to their namesake.

    • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      12·
      13 days ago

      Let’s just blindfold all men, or even better, seal them in cement to make sure they don’t look at women and have impure desires!

    • NutWrench@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      12 days ago

      It’s either that or they justify these repressive laws by saying men are lustful beasts who can never be trusted to contain their impulses. (And therefore those laws are for their “protection.”)

      This is an attitude shared by all of the “girls have cooties” religions.

  • exploitedamerican@lemm.eeEnglish
    188·
    13 days ago

    The only solution would be the women rising up and stealing their husbands and brothers guns to foment a violent revolution. Sure some will probably be killed in the uprising but I’m sure it will end quickly because it would be very inconceivably stupid of the men to kill such a large number of women, then whom would they procreate with?

    I wonder what the region would look like without centuries of western capitalist oppression by europe and most recently the US.