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Taliban ban windows to stop women being seen inside homes (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23718803

Summary

The Taliban have banned windows in homes that allow views of areas where Afghan women might be seen, citing concerns over "obscene acts."

This new decree mandates blocking or obstructing such windows in existing and new buildings, continuing the group's systemic repression of women since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The Taliban's policies have included bans on women's education, public appearances, and voices.

Critics, including the U.N., warn these actions dangerously erode human rights, while activists call out global inaction over the ongoing oppression.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

People in Afghanistan aren't Arabs; they're Afghans. They notably don't speak Arabic.

[–] Lost_My_Mind 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

My mistake. I legit thought they did.

Soooooooo, what do they speak?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

from a quick glance at Wikipedia, the official languages are Dari and Pashto, spoken by 75% and 48% of the population respectively, but many other languages are also spoken

Arabic is only spoken by 1% of the Afghani population, which is less than English (6%)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

To be clear, Dari and Pashto are considerably less prevalent than Arabic's global native speaker estimate you listed. Per Wikipedia, even:

Dari: ~31 million speakers worldwide (~0.38%), and the native tongue for ~50% of Afghanistan

Pashto: ~40 million speakers worldwide (~0.24%), and the native tongue for ~48% of Afghanistan

And, technically, the native speaker stat on a global scale for Arabic is closer to 3% (~310 million = ~4.61%), with English is nearer 4.61% (373 million). Technically. 🤓

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they're talking about the Afghani population here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I included those stats as well. 🙇🏽‍♂️

[–] candybrie 8 points 3 weeks ago

The 1% Arabic and 6% English weren't global speakers but Afghani speakers.

[–] lordnikon 11 points 3 weeks ago

They speak 7 different languages since they are separate groups and the country was drawn by foreign superpowers at the time. So not shaped by a common ethnicity or shared idea like other countries.