He Government de facto Afghanistan a law for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice was ratified, requiring the use of the veil cover women’s facesand condemns the sound in public of the female voice as a violation of modesty, applying the most rigorous interpretation of Islamic law.
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The law relating to Ministry of Virtue and Vicewas ratified last night by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban’s de facto regime is known, official Taliban sources confirmed to EFE on Friday.
The 35-article law, which Efe was able to read, contains four chapters covering topics such as the full veil or hijab for women, men’s clothing and media regulations.
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“According to this law, the Ministry – for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice – is obliged to command good and forbid evil (…) and is also responsible for peace and brotherhood among the people,” said the spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, Barkatullah Rasooliin a statement published today by Afghan broadcaster Tolo News.
In addition, the dreaded ministry must ‘dissuade people from participating in prejudices ethnic, linguistic and regional,” he added.
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In the article referring to hijab, the norm states that it is necessary for women to cover their faces and bodies to “avoid temptation,” and to avoid making noise in public or raising the voice of women, including singing, reciting, or speaking into microphones.
It also prohibits drivers from transporting adult women without a legal male guardian.
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“The implementation of Sharia and hijab is our red line. We cannot negotiate with anyone on these issues,” the Minister of Virtue and Vice said in a meeting with the authorities. Mohammed Khalid Hanafiaccording to Tolo.
For men, Article 22 prohibits or condemns wearing a tie, shaving or cutting the beard below fist length, or combing the hair, as violations of Islamic law.
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The standard also contains general provisions on the media and their obligation to conform to Sharia, and the prohibition of “humiliating or insulting Muslims”, and also includes images of living beings.
According to the Taliban, the rule was drawn up in accordance with Islamic Sharia and Hanafi, one of the four main schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.
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Although the Taliban do not follow a specific school of law, according to some analysts, their interpretations and application of Islamic law are largely based on Hanafi, and their approach is more strict and fundamentalist.
While many of the country’s bans on women or clothing have been in place since the Taliban returned to power exactly three years ago, this law requires uniformity and strict penalties to enforce it.
Source: El heraldo
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