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submitted 4 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over "obscene acts."

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group's systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban's policies have included bans on women's education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

It's Newsweek, but this does sound like a thing they'd do.

[-] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

That's the other guy that said that, the taliban follows a different guy who wandered about a desert.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

TBF they like that guy too. And the second guy didn't suggest this - it's all them and their weird homoerotic incel energy.

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

And just when I thought the Taliban's laws against women were too extreme already, they decide to do this. They quite literally can stoop way lower than I thought.

I feel so bad. Thanks for ruining my first day of 2025, Taliban.

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[-] Tin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

When do we get to the part of the episode where James T Kirk, prime directive be damned, finds the meglomaniacal computer controlling these men, and blows it up?

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

Have you any idea how it feels to be a fembot... living in a manbot's manputer's world?

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 201 points 4 days ago

Hey Taliban, here’s an idea: ban eyes for men, problem solved.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 125 points 3 days ago
[-] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 108 points 3 days ago

Is 2025 the year of the Linux desktop?

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[-] ronflex@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago

This just in: the taliban are afraid of women

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[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 142 points 4 days ago

How is this not The Onion?

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 54 points 3 days ago

Because this is the bad place.

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[-] viking@infosec.pub 57 points 3 days ago

Had to do a double take that I'm not in The Onion community.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 18 points 3 days ago

I have to do that disturbingly often nowadays.

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago

Damn for a country that hates gay people, they REALLY hate looking at women.

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 26 points 3 days ago

No, it's more like each extremist Muslim doesn't want any other man looking at any of his women, because he knows what he'd be unable to stop himself from doing if he saw someone else's woman and assumes every other man is like that.

And that line of thinking breeds generations of men who rather than might think that way, actually do think that way, making the rule even more necessary.

It's also a lot easier for a man to punish or beat a woman than it is another man, and it's that line of thinking which turns women into property rather than people. And property can be treated however you like.

[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 121 points 4 days ago

They can't be seen, can't speak, women's voices cannot be heard (even by other women), and now they can't have windows.

At this point, if they have such a problem, leave the men inside in a windowless box and let women do the work. It's men getting a half chub because they heard of someone thinking of a woman. Their obsession with women is so fucking weird. It's like they're the boogy man or some shit.

[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 97 points 4 days ago

All these bans make it easier for abuse and violence against women and girls to proliferate

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 days ago
[-] fnrir@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

TempleOS, obviously

or maybe an Islam-specific fork?

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago
[-] JPSound@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's fucking hilarious.

[-] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 41 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Aside from the obvious egregious human rights violations here, there's going to be a lot of health repercussions for this.

Not getting enough, or any sunlight can cause vitamin d deficiency which can cause a whole host of problems. Including if a woman breastfeeds without getting enough vitamin d her baby will also be deficient. Get ready for a bunch of children who are going to be at a high risk for developing rickets.

I guess that's the price they're willing to pay to oppress women?

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 12 points 2 days ago

MAGA furiously scribbling notes.

[-] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

Those insecure little boys really are afraid of women.

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[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

I dunno. Banning seeing women. Seems kinda gay.

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[-] davidagain@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Today, Pakistan, tomorrow, USA. You might be sceptical today, but if you think it really couldn't happen in America, you haven't been paying nearly enough attention.

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[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago

Why stop at windows? I mean, doors are even bigger openings.

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[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago

Taliban are more afraid of women than /r/incel

[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

Why not ban eyes?

So noone can see any woman!

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[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 52 points 4 days ago

just like Lemmy, the Taliban doesn't like Windows

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[-] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

Those guys sure love banning things. They're gonna lose track of all the things they've banned, unless they hire someone to tally all their bans.

Unless of course there's a ban on that too

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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago

Soooooo, instead of educating young boys and men about respect and decency, they instead force women to cover themselves completely, and now remove windows from buildings, because young boys and men can’t be trusted to be basic human beings?

Yeah, you know you’re doing it right when you have to force other people to bend to your degeneracy.

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[-] Werbert@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Ban eyeballs.

[-] JohnOliver@feddit.dk 39 points 4 days ago

Republicans taking notes... 📝📝📝📝📝📝

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