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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago

I don't wish to disparage people's spiritual beliefs, but I'm sorry nobody should have to go around wearing anything like this, no matter what faith you come from. You should have the freedom to EXIST as yourself and show who you are. This niqab stuff is abuse.

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 67 points 9 months ago

I do wish to disparage people’s spiritual beliefs, so I’ll just say that religion is the greatest evil ever created by humankind.

[-] Zaderade@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

So you're telling me that killing hundreds of thousands of people maybe even millions over the years in the name of some character which no one has any physical evidence exists and the people that follow along subconsciously know it's fake however they are too afraid of not having some fictional guiding light is bad????? You're wrong, Jesus saves!!!¡¡!¡!!! /s

[-] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 6 points 9 months ago

IMO religion shouldn't exist in 21st Century.

We have machines going beyond solar system, scientific evidence that earth revolves around Sun , ability to interact with people on the other side of globe instantly and more.......

None of these things have religion ever predicted. And sometimes even being grossly wrong.

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

What matters is that they can't get education and economic independence, who gives a shit about dress codes

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

To me forcing the girls to cover their faces is another shit thing done to them.

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[-] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

As someone with Muslim family, they will tell you that it is the women's choice. That they prefer to cover themselves from head to toe, even in blistering heat. The actual choice is to bite their tongue and wear it, or choose to deal with shame, humiliation, mockery, and often times much worse.

The rest of history has shown that women don't choose that kind of clothing when they have free will.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Precisely. Nobody should be forced to wear clothing in any faith that they don't want to.

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That they prefer to cover themselves from head to toe, even in blistering heat.

Please don’t be ignorant

“The authors also concluded that the typical Bedouin costume has the same effects whether it is black or white. The black color does absorb more heat, but it does not reach the skin, so the color of the fabric is not important. The thickness of the fabric of these garments also favors better absorption of temperature, preventing it from reaching the skin.”

The Bedouin lesson: A scientific study proves robes are the best garment to wear in the desert heat

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[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You have your culture, they have theirs. You should be more concerned with US and NATO war crimes, rather than policing the culture of people who just want to be left alone.

The West is welcome [not really] to try spending 2.4 trillion dollars and 20 years in Afghanistan again. Maybe one more bomb is all it takes to make them westernize... ;)

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 6 points 9 months ago

Your entire post and comment history is political. You should get a hobby.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago

Maybe their hobby is politics.

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago

They mean not white when they say political

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[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Dooogg whiisstlleeesss!!

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

"Don't concern yourself with (issue), concern yourself with (another issue)."

[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Afghanistan could have been further developed by now if the US didn't occupy it for 20 years.

Progress is happening regardless. Afghanistan now for example has local photovoltaic solar panel production.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I'm not going to stop caring about women because Afghanistan has solar panels. To me that's absurd.

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[-] PanArab@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

We don’t really want your values or morals. I don’t care about hijab, but the West has nothing of value to offer Muslim women.

Even as a Saudi I feel it is not my place to police Afghans. Their country, their business. At least they aren’t sending bastard soldiers to invade other countries.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

Muslim women do tend to thrive outside of Muslim countries, so I'd say the West has quite a bit to offer them.

[-] FluffyPotato@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

People's spiritual belief should be limited to themselves, the moment you enforce your religious rules on anyone else it's no longer OK and should be disparaged. Everyone should have the freedom to dress as a beekeeper, no one should have the obligation to do so.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 18 points 9 months ago

Too bad US had to overthrow the socialist secular government in Afghanistan and then subject it to decades of unending destruction. US regime is directly responsible for everything we see happening in Afghanistan today.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

They did have some not so great time trying to prevent Taliban from gaining power. It wasn't very succesful.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

And of course the Taliban itself is what the CIA turned Mujahideen into.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

No, that's on Afghans themselves. US armed the mujahideen fighters and a faction of that diverse group later on formed Taliban (and their opposition)

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Learn some history ignoramus.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades of war, the Taliban announced that girls were barred from studying beyond sixth grade.

The Taliban have defied global condemnation and warnings that the restrictions will make it almost impossible for them to gain recognition as the country’s legitimate rulers.

Last week, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva expressed concern that a generation of Afghan girls is falling behind with each day that passes.

Last week, an official in the Education Ministry said Afghan girls of all ages are allowed to study in religious schools known as madrassas, which have traditionally been boys-only.

In another part of Kabul, 13-year old Setayesh Sahibzada wonders what the future holds for her.

Analyst Muhammad Saleem Paigir warned that excluding women and girls from education will be disastrous for Afghanistan.


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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago

I love and promote life-long education for all peoples. This sucks. I can't imagine how much it sucks to be told you "can't."

[-] thecookingsenpai@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

Sometimes I really need to have these news thrown on my face, is incredible that we tend to forget these situations most of the time

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