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GGoss

(1,273 posts)
14. And That's Why I Posted... EVERY Country, Every County, Has Assholes Like These Guys
Wed Feb 1, 2023, 09:22 AM
Feb 2023
Prohibitions

The Taliban forbade the consumption of pork and alcohol, the use of many types of consumer technology such as music with instrumental accompaniments,[340] television,[340] filming,[340] and the Internet, as well as most forms of art such as paintings or photography,[340] participation in sports,[341] including football and chess;[341] Recreational activities such as kite-flying and the keeping of pigeons and other pets were also forbidden, and the birds were killed according to the Taliban's rules.[341] Movie theatres were closed and repurposed as mosques.[341] The celebration of the Western and Iranian New Years was also forbidden.[342] Taking photographs and displaying pictures and portraits were also forbidden, because the Taliban considered them forms of idolatry.[341] This extended even to "blacking out illustrations on packages of baby soap in shops and painting over road-crossing signs for livestock.[89]

Women were banned from working,[343] girls were forbidden to attend schools or universities,[343] were required to observe purdah (physical separation of the sexes) and awrah (concealing the body with clothing), and to be accompanied by male relatives outside their households; those who violated these restrictions were punished.[343] Men were forbidden to shave their beards and they were also required to let them grow and keep them long according to the Taliban's rules, and they were also required to wear turbans outside their households.[344][345] Prayer was made compulsory and those men who did not respect the religious obligation after the azaan were arrested.[344] Gambling was banned,[342] and the Taliban punished thieves by amputating their hands or feet.[341] In 2000, the Taliban's leader Mullah Omar officially banned opium cultivation and drug trafficking in Afghanistan;[346][347][348] the Taliban succeeded in nearly eradicating the majority of the opium production (99%) by 2001.[347][348][349] During the Taliban's governance of Afghanistan, drug users and dealers were both severely persecuted.[346]


Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban

Hold them up for ridicule, and as a warning, every chance you get.

This will be Floriduh next year. Dancing is too 'woke' Norbert Feb 2023 #1
damn, you beat me to it! LOL HAB911 Feb 2023 #2
My first thought, too. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2023 #3
Don't forget RocRizzo55 Feb 2023 #8
Don't forget RocRizzo55 Feb 2023 #9
A young lady I know just had her dance class canceled in North Carolina. bluedigger Feb 2023 #18
Jailing your young people. Many of whom are highly educated. scarletlib Feb 2023 #4
In a fascist regime, the intelligentsia are the first to go. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #7
A cautionary tale. This is what you get with religious-fascist rule. Liberal In Texas Feb 2023 #5
The Taliban has no authority in Iran Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #6
It's The Mind-Set, Not The Monicker, I'm Talking About GGoss Feb 2023 #10
Accuracy Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #13
And That's Why I Posted... EVERY Country, Every County, Has Assholes Like These Guys GGoss Feb 2023 #14
How about we hold the Mullahs up for ridicule in Iran Johnny2X2X Feb 2023 #16
Your post describes Iran as "another country run by the Taliban" onenote Feb 2023 #22
I Guess I Should Have Said "Another Country Run By Taliban-Like Mysoginistic Fuck-Wads" GGoss Feb 2023 #23
Iran is also Putin's arms supplier and his BFF. bronxiteforever Feb 2023 #11
Religious extremism, Taliban style...also in Saudi, coming soon to Israel and America. Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2023 #12
Pssst... Don't Let This Get Out, GGoss Feb 2023 #15
That's why they must be covered... SergeStorms Feb 2023 #20
Footloose is real IronLionZion Feb 2023 #17
Oh, this is so sad. BlueSky3 Feb 2023 #19
oh I BET there are people in this country YoshidaYui Feb 2023 #21
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