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.”
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.
edit: spell & add.
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.