Abubakar Siddique and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 29, 2024 The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules governing morality, including its strict Islamic dress code and gender segregation in society, was sporadic and
Afghanistan International: The law states that it is necessary to cover “the entire body of a woman and to hide her face due to fear of sedition”. How men dress is another part of the Taliban’s law. The law also prohibits the playing of music, the transportation of women without a mahram [guardian] or without
By Ayaz Gul VOA News August 20, 2024 Islamabad — Taliban morality police in Afghanistan said Tuesday that they had “seized and destroyed” more than 21,000 musical instruments over the past year as part of a crackdown on what they called anti-Islam practices. Officials of the so-called Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of
The Guardian (UK): “The Taliban tried to silence us,” said Ahmad Sarmast, the director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, in his new office in Braga. “But we’re much stronger and much louder than yesterday.” Click here to read more (external link).
Shapoor Saber Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 17, 2023 Soon after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban outlawed music and publicly beat and humiliated musicians. Now the militant group is intensifying its clampdown on Afghans playing and listening to music, which it considers un-Islamic. In the western city of Herat, members of the Taliban’s notorious
8am: According to Aziz Rahman Muhajir, the head of the directorate, a number of musical instruments were collected by the authorities from various points in Herat and set on fire yesterday. Muhajir sternly warns against listening to music and declares that they will take serious action against those who sell musical instruments. Click here to
8am: The Taliban, who took control in August 2021, regularly attack musicians and destroy their instruments, often depriving them and their families of their livelihoods. It is outrageous to see the Taliban rulers silencing the voices of so many talented Afghan artists who simply want to share their music with the world. Jawid Shawqi, once
8am: Sources on Wednesday, June 14, informed Hasht-e Subh that Aziz Al-Rahman Muhajir, the head of the Taliban’s Moral Police in Herat, has instructed wedding hall owners that playing simple drums at wedding ceremonies is permitted, but bells are not to be played. He has also warned the owners of wedding venues in the city
dpa: The Taliban’s religious police have called again on wedding hall owners in Kabul to refrain from playing music and activities that contradict its Islamic rulings for weddings or similar events. Owners of the halls have been told to strictly adhere to the rulings set by the government, authorities said on June 11. Click here
An Afghan singer who was well-known for supporting the Taliban has fallen foul of the militants. Khosh Naseeb was arrested after putting Taliban verses to music.