The New Arab Voice
An Engaging Dilemma: The Taliban’s Afghanistan, women’s rights and international diplomacy
Oct 18, 2024
In this engaging discussion, Kate Clark, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network, Zahra Nader, an Afghan journalist at Zan Times, and Shaharzad Akbar, a human rights activist with Rawadari, delve into the grim state of women's rights under the Taliban. They explore the erosion of freedoms through new laws, the dire economic crisis further exacerbating gender apartheid, and the complicated international stance towards the Taliban. The guests highlight courageous local resistance and efforts for accountability, urging the global community to act in solidarity with Afghan women.
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- The Taliban's oppressive measures against women in Afghanistan include draconian laws that have effectively erased women's rights and freedoms.
- The international community's divided approach to engaging or isolating the Taliban complicates potential humanitarian support and accountability for human rights violations.
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Taliban's Stranglehold on Women's Rights
The Taliban's recent decree banning women and girls from showing their faces in public has intensified the ongoing oppression against women in Afghanistan. This draconian measure has extended to prohibiting women from singing or speaking loudly enough for men outside their immediate family to hear, demonstrating a blatant disregard for fundamental human rights. Despite international condemnation, the Taliban seems undeterred, continuing to impose extremely rigid interpretations of Islamic law that significantly restrict women's freedoms. With public parks now closed to females, it has become evident that women's rights in Afghanistan are effectively nonexistent, highlighting an alarming trend towards gender apartheid.
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