The prohibition on women going out without a male guardian is not the Taliban’s invention. It’s basic, mainstream Sharia: “The husband may forbid his wife to leave the home…because of the hadith related by Bayhaqi that the Prophet…said, ‘It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to allow […]
Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister in Political Affairs: ‘Islamic system is what every Afghan wants’
We know this isn’t true, as Afghan women have been protesting against the Taliban regime. But Qari Abdul Kabir is likely confident that all opposition can be terrorized into submission, in accord with the recommendations of the Qur’an (3:151, 8:12, 8:60). “‘Islamic System is What Every Afghan Wants,’ Says Afghan Deputy PM,” by Saqalain Eqbal, […]
Afghanistan: Muslims murder eight polio workers
It’s not just in Afghanistan: a Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And in Nigeria, a Muslim cleric was arrested for playing a role in sparking the murders of polio workers. The polio vaccine is often seen as a Western infidel conspiracy to sterilize Muslim children. This is why the best word for […]
Afghanistan: ‘Virtue’ ministry promotes separating women from men as ‘fundamental Islamic value’
In September, the Taliban replaced Afghanistan’s women’s ministry with its Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. This ministry now insists that separating men and women is a fundamental Islamic value. It is. Women in Islam are inferior, and gender segregation is routine in mosques and across Islamic countries. In Iran, the […]
Afghanistan: Nine students at Islamic school murdered in mortar blast
Who would have done this? “Islamophobes”? No, of course. There are no “Islamophobes” in Afghanistan. This was done by Muslims, targeting Muslims of a rival group, or those whom the attackers deemed to be insufficiently Muslim. This is a manifestation of the culture of violence that emanates from the idea that the supreme being commands […]