Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Taliban rule, she is unlikely to step foot in a classroom again.
In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade.
They extended this education ban to universities in December 2022. The Taliban have defied global condemnation and warnings that the restrictions will make it almost impossible for them to gain recognition as the country’s legitimate rulers.
Last week, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva expressed concern that a generation of Afghan girls is falling behind with each day that passes.
Nothing good in human history has ever come from conservatism. Nothing.
The more I look at it the more I see that conservatism is based on what’s best for me, not what’s best for us.
It isn’t even that. It’s based on a stupid and short sighted version of “what’s best for me.”
It ignores the significant improvements progress and advancement has on one’s own life in order to espouse denying opportunities to others whose efforts and successes would largely end up improving one’s own life.
It’s “what’s best for me today” at the cost of “what’s best for me and everyone else tomorrow.”
conservatism.
Is that the best word for describing the Taliban??
I’d call them extremists first. They [ extremists] exist on both sides of the left and right of the political spectrum.
Also,the poor people of Afghanistan are so Fucked, they’ll need 50 years of (PTSD ) therapy, after they free themselves. I’m confident they will get through this too, somehow.
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Easy question to answer. Are they trying to preserve their traditions and maintain their social structures or are they attempting new solutions to address problems?
The Taliban are followers of ultraconservative Deobandi theology.
Insofar as viewpoints are represented on a conservative/liberal continuum, yes religious fundamentalism is conservative.
Taliban: “Do you educate your breeding stock? Case closed.”
World: 🤯
Me: What century is this?
What blew my mind is, a lot of Afghan people in EU actually do support the Taliban. I tried reasoning with them but it led nowhere. Mind you, most of them are young adults about 16-24yo not some old conservative, and yes all of them are men, women have a completely different view on the issue.
A lot of people do not understand nuance or “shades of grey”. The US/NATO were incompetent opportunistic oppressors. Ergo, their enemies were heroes, end of story.
We see the same with hamas. The IDF are some evil mother fuckers so everything hamas allegedly did is morally right.
In the end all religions boil down to one thing. Power and dominance (specifically male dominance) over others. “My religion is X and you have to do as I say because MY fairy tale book tells me bla-bla-bla, so YOU have to obey.” Fuck all religions who use their shit stories to oppress others.
It’s because most of them have failed to integrate and are at the bottom rung of the social ladder. Many speak the local language at a low level, often low educated and have low income. Not to mention many can’t find a girlfriend, they rely on an arranged marriage and have to import a bride. Since even Afghani women in Europe don’t want to be with them. This pushes these guys even further right, like we see with many white guys in the west who are social outcasts.
The only way they think they will ever be at the top of the ladder is to live under an oppressive patriarchal Islamic regime.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade.
The Taliban have defied global condemnation and warnings that the restrictions will make it almost impossible for them to gain recognition as the country’s legitimate rulers.
Last week, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva expressed concern that a generation of Afghan girls is falling behind with each day that passes.
Last week, an official in the Education Ministry said Afghan girls of all ages are allowed to study in religious schools known as madrassas, which have traditionally been boys-only.
In another part of Kabul, 13-year old Setayesh Sahibzada wonders what the future holds for her.
Analyst Muhammad Saleem Paigir warned that excluding women and girls from education will be disastrous for Afghanistan.
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