What will the international community do to respond to these new & barbaric #GenderApartheid restrictions on #Afghan women, banning even the sound of their voices? Any global silence is complicity in the silencing of women by the Taliban

In issuing the law, the Taliban claimed that women's voices could lead to vice, referring to their voices as aurat (a term in Sharia, or Islamic law, that signifies a man or woman’s intimate parts, which must be covered). Reducing their voices and bodies… hrw.org/news/2024/08/2…

Afghan woman recites Surah Al-Alaq from the Quran, which begins with the command to "Read!" and emphasizes acquiring knowledge as essential, in defiance of the Taliban's ban on women's voices. According to the Taliban's version of Islam, her voice is considered 'awra'/private.

A woman doctor to the Taliban: You entered our operating rooms with guns and forced us, women surgeons, to treat your male patients. You demanded female doctors for your wives. If our voices now provoke you, seek help from us medical professionals—you are sick.

"I stand tall and resolute; I fear no darkness," sings an Afghan woman on the streets of Kabul in response to the Taliban's ban on women's voices.

Afghan woman recites the Quran in defiance of the Taliban's ban on women's voices. The Taliban tries to silence this, claiming it is un-Islamic and sexually provocative.

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تستمر الحملة النسوية التي أطلقتها النساء الأفغانيات، ونشرتها منظمة فيمينا، في أعقاب القوانين القمعية الجديدة التي فرضتها #طالبان والتي تضمّنت إلزام النساء بتغطية وجوههن وأجسادهن في الأماكن العامة، وعدم الكلام تجنبًا لفتنة وإغواء الرجال". تذكّرنا هذه الحملة بتاريخ طويل من نضالات

Day : 1083 🏫 Day : 623 🎓 🇦🇫 How can I believe and accept that Allah Almighty, the Creator of billions of human beings, bestowing them with billions of unique voices, would be angered by an Afghan girl reciting Naat or singing a song? The Taliban gender-apartheid regime are

Solidarity is beautiful. Thank you شريكة ولكن - Sharika wa Laken for amplifying the voices of women of Afghanistan and getting the message across to Lebanon.

Hamida (pseudonym) is from Panjshir. She was taking her exams when the Taliban closed the schools for girls. Hamida registered in some courses, but those were closed by the Taliban too. Hamida is enraged and wants this nightmare to end. Hear her voice. #IQRA #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

An Afghan woman recites poetry in response to the Taliban’s ban on women's voices: "He calls my face a temptation and considers my voice forbidden." She adds: I am a woman, and my voice is not Awraa.

For days, social media has showcased Afg women singing, reading poetry, reciting the Quran, & defying the Taliban's ban on women's voices. We will not be silenced. Another beautiful Afg woman singing. Women's songs and poetry predate the Taliban, who only harbor hatred for women:

In August, the Taliban banned women from speaking publicly. In response, Afghan women launched a campaign of singing, poetry, and videos. One woman says: "Free yourself from constraints. Women’s voices are not Awraa." We stand with them and will continue to amplify their voices.

LGBTQ+ rights activist Mohra Faby responds to the ban with a powerful song: "I will not be a slave to darkness or destruction; I will never become what you desire."