Afghan women walk through the old market as a Taliban fighter stands guard, in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday, May 7, ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public, a sharp hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community.(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
It will be remembered that the Taliban were enthusiastic about the $3 million of NZ Taxpayers money that Dear Leader of Jacindaland gave them in August last year.
4 thoughts on “Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers order all women to cover head-to-toe in public”
Margaret Stevenson-Wrightsaid:
How timely (given that it is ‘Mothers’ Day’ in New Zealand) – to recognise the ultimate subjection of women by the Taliban – plus reflect on the degree to which the $3million plus gifted as a ‘humanitarian donation’ – has enabled this.
Burqas and face veils of any kind have always been anathema to me. But it’s hard to get excited about them now, given the way Wellingtonians have embraced masking.
In the Middle East hijabs have a practical purpose of keeping dust out of hair, but it has become a religious uniform for Muslima everywhere, often imposed by fanatical men.
How timely (given that it is ‘Mothers’ Day’ in New Zealand) – to recognise the ultimate subjection of women by the Taliban – plus reflect on the degree to which the $3million plus gifted as a ‘humanitarian donation’ – has enabled this.
Burqas and face veils of any kind have always been anathema to me. But it’s hard to get excited about them now, given the way Wellingtonians have embraced masking.
In the Middle East hijabs have a practical purpose of keeping dust out of hair, but it has become a religious uniform for Muslima everywhere, often imposed by fanatical men.
Exactly, their true colours showing now.