Taliban bans windows to stop women from being seen at home

[nmmi]

Source: The Independent by way of MSN

The Taliban have banned windows in residential buildings to stop women from being seen while they are at home in Afghanistan.

Hibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban leader, ordered that buildings should not have windows looking into places where a woman could be sitting or standing.

The order applies to both new buildings as well as already existing ones, according to a four-clause decree posted on social media site X late on Saturday.

. . .

“Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts”.

. . .

“They have already ordered that women’s voices shouldn’t be heard in public and now they are essentially stopping women from even looking out the window.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-bans-windows-to-stop-women-from-being-seen-at-home/ar-AA1wL7FR

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Much more in the article - it's comprehensive on all the rules affecting women including ending employment of women by NGOs. You've probably already heard that they prohibit education beyond the 6th grade for girls/women.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Seeing women doing housework leads to men committing obscene acts?

What is wrong with Taliban men?

[maxsolomon]

5. Is it Abrahamic Monotheism?

I guess there are no building codes in Afghanistan requiring fresh air.

[Irish_Dem]

8. In the US, barns for livestock have windows.

For fresh air and sunshine.
Moisture and temperature control.

I guess women don't get the same luxuries as barn animals.

[rubbersole]

17. Just install bathroom fart fans in all the dark rooms.

That'll keep the little ladies fresh and wholesome...

(Hope the Heritage Foundation isn't getting any more tips from the Taliban.)

[comradebillyboy]

22. This is a problem with only one of the Abrahamic religions.

When did Jews or Christians ever have such horrible practices?

[maxsolomon]

30. Are you contending that Islam is the only one with a misogyny problem?

If you're arguing that it's a matter of degree, I suppose I agree. But if you're arguing that it's ONLY Islam, then I disagree.

[mdbl]

37. If we're talking degrees of misogyny, you can add every moronic religion in the US to the list

[comradebillyboy]

38. All three have a misogyny problem but Islam's is

much worse than the others.

[travelingthrulife]

42. As a woman considered subordinate for my entire life due to these religions, I

tend to disagree.

[NotHardly]

32. Q: What is wrong with Taliban men? A: Just about everything it seems.

[Irish_Dem]

35. They are hell bent on locking women in cells.

Only allowed out to procreate and do housework.

[Wicked Blue]

2. Why don't these misogynists save time and trouble

by banning women?

They could deport all the women to sane countries.

And just think how happy the women would be.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Because then they would have no one to abuse.

[NotHardly]

34. I'm beginning to think they prefer boys.

Not that there is anything wrong, as long as they are of age ...

[Mike 03]

11. What I want to know is how the mean of Afghanistan feel about

this. Not the Taliban leadership, but the man on the street. How happy can a man be if his wife/sisters/daughters/mother are suicidality depressed?

[Joinfortmill]

3. These men are insane. Cutting off their dicks would solve their problem.

[chowder66]

20. Or gouging their eyes out.

[boonecreek]

6. Unbelievable.

I clicked on this thinking it might be Borowitz
or the Onion. You just can't make this stuff up.

[BigMin28]

7. If they can't control it

They ought not have it.

[Mike 03]

9. Despicable.

It almost seems like they are trying to provoke Afghanistan women to end their lives by giving them nothing to live for. They fully are aware that the taking away of each right is leading to more and more suicides. I wonder what the birth rate is in Afghanistan. I wonder what the ratio of women to men is too. Yet they won't allow women to simply leave? You can't even call it an "open air prison for women" because the women are trapped inside, now without windows or books. I can't begin to imagine what the rate of depression is in that country among women, but also how happy can you be if your wife/sister/mother/daughters are totally miserable and oppressed?

[pfitz59]

10. Rape culture

These 'laws' are designed to protect men from the seductive 'daughters of Eve'. The mere glimpse of a woman will send a man into a sexual frenzy. Can't have that in a civilized' society.

[Hope22]

12. Imprisoning women in their homes.

What more can these controlling, insecure beasts do to try and keep women invisible?

[Igel]

16. Not imprisoned.

I've seen Saudi writers quote men who sardonically refer to women as BMOs, "black mobile objects." Head to foot in black burqas.

Don't know if they also needed a male guardian to accompany them.

[Hope22]

24. If I am in my home with no windows

That my friend is a cell! Or the option to cover every inch of my being and go outside….I suppose that is not a form of imprisonment either! To me it would be. If I’m a man strolling along in this universe's wearing comfortable clothes driving, looking out windows well that is a whole different world. With no threat of these constrictions placed on them men have no fear of ever living home life confines. Every time these people come up with an idea to control women it comes home to the US. What our women wear, where they go, if they can serve in the armed services, if they are going to get pregnant anyway there is no use in schooling them. I wish we could stop highlighting all of the obscure ways the males in other countries control their women because be assured they will try these tricks at home. Eventually it comes our way! It is exhausting, demeaning and unAmerican.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. You know, the Taliban are making their men out to be uncontrollable monsters.

Is that something they should be promoting?

[DBoon]

19. I think that is their goal, actually

more violent raging fnatics

[Quanto Magnus]

14. And another

Trump win....

Trump sure was the master deal maker there....

[nycbos]

15. I doubt you will hear much outrage from campus activists.

[Clouds Passing]

18. Now the womenfolk can be up to all manner of shenanigans without visual intruders

[chowder66]

21. These must be some of the weakest men on earth.

[OnlinePoker]

23. I posted that on Sunday

https://democraticunderground.com/100219859288

[SWBTATTReg]

25. Sounds like a giant fire hazard being put in place. What about those places that have curtains already, or reflective

glass or whatever? Are these people still stuck in the Middle Ages or worse? Answer: YES.

Since they seem to be doing more and more in making more rules for Women, obviously those rules weren't working enough (the original rules).

Maybe they need to do more on the male side, that is, if a male is caught looking into a window etc. (peeping tom), make them blind or castrate them, etc.

Rather extreme but I wouldn't be surprised at what these religious fanatics will do, ironic since most of the upper strata of the ruling religious class in Iran is old men, aged anywhere from 80 years old on up (I'm just making a stat up here, based somewhat on what I've seen of the ruling class of Iran's religious majority).

And ironically, these older men are making up the rules, kind of the wrong way of going about it, since I don't think IMHO that these 80 years old and up men aren't really getting very much 'action' at their age. Maybe I'm wrong.

[nwduke]

26. Coming to the US soon

after Don the Felon and his flunky’s enact project 2025! Elect a clown get a sh*t show!

[OverBurn]

27. Boggles the mind that this is still going on in almost year 2025. The whole world sucks.

[chia]

28. I clicked thinking the OP had to be the Borowitz Report, or the Onion. Nope. It's Poe's Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.

[AZ8theist]

29. You mean these knuckle-draggers never heard of window shades??

Amazing to me these sub humans have no self control when it comes to sex. "Obscene acts"??? WTF??

[MissKat]

31. We gave them the weapons

The weapons were there.
The soldiers had training.
They put the weapons down and yielded.

In Ukraine the men picked up the guns
In Ukraine the women picked up the guns

These people had the chance and the choice and they chose misery.

I'm just out of anything to feel bad for them.

[mn9driver]

33. Forgive my crudeness

But these Taliban guys seem to react to whatever gave one of them a stiffy the other day, by making a new law banning it.

[milestogo]

36. And they are so easily aroused its frightening.

[4catsmom]

39. oh for f ucks sake

what next? All women should kill themselves so men won't be tempted to know they exist? and just think about how many ideas they are giving Texas.

[SunSeeker]

40. That is some sick shit.

“Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts”.

[erpowers]

41. Not The Onion

You would think this is an Onion Headline. Since I know about the Taliban, I can believe this is a real headline and story.

[Wonder Why]

43. Only DOS is allowed. DOS was created by Microsoft in the year 700.

[Polybius]

44. MS-DOS was awesome though

Vintage computer enthusiast here.