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The top Taliban leader today called on Afghans to wear the burqa, the Islamic dress that covers the whole body and face, in public, adding another restriction to women, who have seen their rights shrink since the Islamist movement took over. power in Afghanistan.
“They should wear a chador (another name for the burqa) because it is traditional and shows respect,” said a decree signed by Himbatullah Ahunjada and presented today by the Taliban government to reporters in Kabul.
“Women who are neither too young nor too big should cover their faces when they are in front of a man who does not belong to their family,” the decree notes, in order to avoid provoking him.
If they do not have any important work to do outside the home, “it’s better to stay indoors,” he adds.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, promising a more tolerant government than their first regime in 1996-2001. But since then they have restricted the rights of Afghans, especially women and girls, who have been excluded from education and much of the public sector.
Source: AMPE
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