Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital
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K ABUL (Reuters) - Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban's morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.
A spokesperson for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) confirmed that women would be restricted from accessing parks when asked for comment by Reuters, but did not respond to requests to provide further details.
It was not clear how widely the restrictions applied or how they affected a previous rule from the MPVPV saying parks, including open-air spaces, must be segregated by gender and certain days would be aside for women.
Bilal Karimi, a deputy spokesperson for the hardline Islamist Taliban administration, did not respond to a request for comment.
At a Kabul amusement park containing rides such as bumper cars and a Ferris wheel, Reuters witnesses observed several women being turned away by park officials, with Taliban agents present observing the situation.
Masooma, a Kabul resident who asked that only her first name be published for security reasons, had planned to take her grandchild to visit the park but was turned away.
Two park operators, who asked to remain anonymous to speak on a sensitive matter, said they had been told by Taliban officials not to allow women to enter their parks.
Since taking over Afghanistan last year, the Islamist Taliban have said women should not leave the home without a male relative and must cover their faces, though some women in urban centres ignore the rule and some women have been permitted to work in government offices. The group also made a U-turn on signals it would open all girls' high schools in March.
Western governments have said the group needs to reverse its course on women's rights for any path towards formal recognition of the Taliban government.
The Taliban say they respect women's rights in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic law.
(Reporting by Kabul newsroom; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield)
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Its heartbreaking.
But it is hard to help people who wont help themselves. We spent 20 years over there and were unable to change their society to an open one, because the people affected have been suppressed for so many centuries they have lost the ability to change their lives within that society.
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Taliban ban women from parks and gyms in Afghanistan
By Associated Press 2-3 minutes 11/10/2022
The Taliban are banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official said Thursday, the religious group’s latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms since they took power more than a year ago.
The Taliban overran the country last year, seizing power in August 2021. They have banned girls from middle school and high school, despite initial promises to the contrary, restricted women from most fields of employment, and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public.
A spokesman from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice said the ban was being introduced because people were ignoring gender segregation orders and that women were not wearing the required hijab, or head covering. Women are also banned from parks.
The ban came into force this week.
https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2022-11/221110-kabul-women-gym-mb-1041-124492.jpg 1x" > https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2022-11/221110-kabul-women-gym-mb-1041-124492.jpg 1x" >Mohammed Akef Mohajer, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the ministry, said the group had “tried its best” over the past 15 months to avoid closing parks and gyms for women, ordering separate days of the week for male and female access or imposing gender segregation. “But, unfortunately, the orders were not obeyed and the rules were violated, and we had to close parks and gyms for women,” he said.
“In most cases, we have seen both men and women together in parks and, unfortunately, the hijab was not observed. So we had to come up with another decision and for now we ordered all parks and gyms to be closed for women.”
Taliban teams will begin monitoring establishments to check if women are still using them, he said.
At a Kabul amusement park containing rides such as bumper cars and a ferris wheel, Reuters witnesses observed several women being turned away by park officials, with Taliban agents present observing the situation.
Hard-liners appear to hold sway in the Taliban-led administration, which struggles to govern and remains internationally isolated. An economic downturn has driven millions more Afghans into poverty and hunger as the flow of foreign aid has slowed to a trickle.
Why is anyone shocked by this?
What did they think was going to happen letting the Taliban regain absolute control?
Did Brandon really believe the Taliban were going to honor any of the conditions set for getting aid?
This what happens when governments allow religion to set the laws.
Has that happened here?
Did I say it happened here????
This sort of religious based indignation over human rights is pretty much proof that there, many times, is illogical fallacy in religion. Does anyone really in the bottom of their heart believe that Almighty God, creator of all that exists or ever will exist, approves of treating half the human race as "lesser"? God didnt demand that women be treated as inferior beings, I'm sure the subject doesnt even interest God, these rules are MAN MADE.
Religion must adapt to the passing centuries and new knowledge, and not impose on people mores from tribal groups 1500 years ago.
So far the push for Christian nationalism hasnt succeeded and hopefully never will result in groups within American society suffering from prejudice and repressive rules and laws, but it is not a sure thing . We have to stay on top of it.
No John, the biggest threat to the US are the Fascist Democrats.
Religion can never hope to beat them.