Taliban say ban on female voice and hijab non-negotiable

The de facto government of Afghanistan The Taliban passed a law requiring women to cover their faces with a veil and prohibiting their voices from being heard in public, applying the strictest interpretation of Islamic law. In this sense, the Taliban mark such prohibitions as non-negotiable.

The law on the Ministry of Virtue and Vice was ratified last night by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the de facto regime of the Taliban is called, according to official sources from the Taliban.

The law consists of 35 articles and addresses issues such as the full veil or hijab for women, men’s clothing and regulation of the media.

Taliban say imposed laws are non-negotiable

The ministry should also prevent people from engaging in ethnic, linguistic and regional prejudices, he said.

The law states that women must cover their faces and bodies to avoid “causing temptation,” and they are prohibited from making sounds in public or speaking loudly, including singing, reciting or speaking into microphones.

“Implementation of sharia and hijab is our red line. We cannot negotiate with anyone on these issues,” said Minister of Virtue and Vice Mohammad Khalid Hanafi in a meeting with the authorities, according to Tolo.

Article 22 prohibits or condemns men from wearing a tie, shaving or trimming their beards below the length of a fist, or combing their hair, as violations of Islamic law.

The law lays down general provisions on the media and their obligation to comply with sharia law, prohibiting humiliation or insults to Muslims, as well as the inclusion of images of living beings.

According to the Taliban, the law is based on Islamic sharia and the Hanafi school of law, one of the four main schools of Sunni Islam.

The Taliban, while not following a specific legal school, base their interpretations and application of Islamic law primarily on Hanafi, adopting a stricter and more fundamentalist approach.

Since the Taliban regained power three years ago, there have been increasing restrictions on women and their clothing in the country. This new law seeks to standardize and toughen punishments to ensure compliance.

(With information from EFE)

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