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Afghanistan: Taliban implements ‘no travel for women’ rule unless accompanied by male guardian

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have stated “that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative.” Why, of course. The male guardianship program is a stipulation of Islamic law. 

What’s more, the Taliban has fashioned its system of governance after that of Iran. Both Iran (the world’s leading Shia country) and Saudi Arabia (one of the world’s leading Sunni countries) have guardianship programs, as they are Islamic and in keeping with Sharia, which holds that women are inferior to men.

“No Trips For Afghan Women Unless Escorted By Male Relative: Taliban,” NDTV, December 26, 2021:

Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative.

The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle owners to offer rides only to those women wearing Islamic hijabs.

“Women travelling for more than 45 miles (72 kilometres) should not be offered a ride if they are not accompanied by a close family member,” ministry spokesman Sadeq Akif Muhajir told AFP on Sunday, specifying that it must be a close male relative.

The guidance, circulated on social media networks, comes weeks after the ministry asked Afghanistan’s television channels to stop showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors.

The ministry had also called on women TV journalists to wear hijabs while presenting.

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