Signalling a return to its previous hardline rule, the #Taliban issued a decree on Saturday ordering all Afghan women to cover their faces from head to toe in public spaces, the latest in a series of discriminatory new laws it has imposed since seizing power in August last year. In fact, the latest decree comes just days after the group promised “good news” that “will make everyone happy” regarding the current ban on girls attending high school.
The decree, issued by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, has set elaborate rules on how women should dress in public. The new law states that any garment, not too tight nor too thin, that covers the entire body of a woman is considered a hijab and is permissible.
However, it added that the burqa, which covers the eyes as well, is the best form of the hijab “as it is part of Afghan culture and it has been used for ages.” It also advised women to stay at home because “the best way to observe hijab is to not go out unless it’s necessary.”
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