In the past two days, social media has witnessed widespread reactions from Afghan women. Women’s rights activists have launched a campaign to show the Taliban that their voices are not to be silenced by labeling them as "awrah" (something to be hidden).
Tarz Press: A number of women’s rights activists have initiated this campaign on social media, and every day more supporters are joining the cause. This protest is a reaction to the Taliban's "propagating virtue and preventing vice" law, which, according to the women, aims to silence their voices for various reasons.
Rubina, one of the participants in the campaign, told Tarz Press that "women's voices belong to no one and are not 'awrah.'" She added that women, as human beings, "have the right to live freely." Rubina also stated that the Taliban's virtue law is "the latest systematic effort by the group to impose its rigid viewpoint on Afghans, especially women."
This law, which came into effect about a week ago and was published in the official gazette, not only imposes severe restrictions on women but also labels their voices as "awrah." Additionally, the Taliban's Minister of Higher Education stated that they are still considering whether the education of Afghan girls is permissible under Islamic law.
These remarks by Nada Mohammad Nadim have been sharply criticized by religious scholars, some of whom have called for clarification from him in interviews with the media. The United Nations and the international community have also strongly opposed the Taliban's virtue law. The German Foreign Minister responded to this law by saying that the Taliban are "a radical group" and that relations with them are not possible. However, the Taliban have responded that these reactions will have no impact on their resolve.
