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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] 1 points 4 hours ago

It's Newsweek, but this does sound like a thing they'd do.

[–] Tin 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When do we get to the part of the episode where James T Kirk, prime directive be damned, finds the meglomaniacal computer controlling these men, and blows it up?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Have you any idea how it feels to be a fembot... living in a manbot's manputer's world?

[–] Resol 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And just when I thought the Taliban's laws against women were too extreme already, they decide to do this. They quite literally can stoop way lower than I thought.

I feel so bad. Thanks for ruining my first day of 2025, Taliban.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Next step: The Screwfly Solution

[–] DarkSpectrum 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why not remove Muslim men's eyes so they can't see women?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's the other guy that said that, the taliban follows a different guy who wandered about a desert.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

TBF they like that guy too. And the second guy didn't suggest this - it's all them and their weird homoerotic incel energy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

MAGA furiously scribbling notes.

[–] ronflex 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This just in: the taliban are afraid of women

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] fnrir 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

TempleOS, obviously

or maybe an Islam-specific fork?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] JPSound 3 points 1 day ago

That's fucking hilarious.

[–] davidagain 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Today, Pakistan, tomorrow, USA. You might be sceptical today, but if you think it really couldn't happen in America, you haven't been paying nearly enough attention.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Had to do a double take that I'm not in The Onion community.

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[–] [email protected] 200 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey Taliban, here’s an idea: ban eyes for men, problem solved.

[–] FlyingSquid 122 points 2 days ago
[–] weeeeum 65 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn for a country that hates gay people, they REALLY hate looking at women.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

No, it's more like each extremist Muslim doesn't want any other man looking at any of his women, because he knows what he'd be unable to stop himself from doing if he saw someone else's woman and assumes every other man is like that.

And that line of thinking breeds generations of men who rather than might think that way, actually do think that way, making the rule even more necessary.

It's also a lot easier for a man to punish or beat a woman than it is another man, and it's that line of thinking which turns women into property rather than people. And property can be treated however you like.

[–] [email protected] 108 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Is 2025 the year of the Linux desktop?

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[–] Itdidnttrickledown 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those insecure little boys really are afraid of women.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

It's either that or they justify these repressive laws by saying men are lustful beasts who can never be trusted to contain their impulses. (And therefore those laws are for their "protection.")

This is an attitude shared by all of the "girls have cooties" religions.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Aside from the obvious egregious human rights violations here, there's going to be a lot of health repercussions for this.

Not getting enough, or any sunlight can cause vitamin d deficiency which can cause a whole host of problems. Including if a woman breastfeeds without getting enough vitamin d her baby will also be deficient. Get ready for a bunch of children who are going to be at a high risk for developing rickets.

I guess that's the price they're willing to pay to oppress women?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Taliban doesn’t represent our religion Tbh

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They may not solely represent a religion but they definitely represent it. Mormons also represent a part of a religion. As do crusaders. And the Klan. And people who circumcise women. And the child rapists in the Catholic church.

You don't get to claim only nice things are representative and bad things aren't as if religion as a power structure isn't the core problem in and of itself.

[–] SlothMama 4 points 1 day ago

Exactly, kind of. Religious fundamentalism is a fascinating concept, because basically it is exactly that - taking the fundamental ideas of the religion and using that interpretation to derive perspective and subsequent law or policy.

In a very real, significant way it's a better representation of the religion than the watered down, culturally accepted version that moderate religious individuals will say is the 'real' version.

Orthodox is fundamentalism, and anything otherwise is not the actual religion, even if that is the majority, like modern Christianity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I don't disagree at all. It's kind of like how the incoming US regime isn't representative of all Jesus-people.

That said, it seems like Islamic and Chirstian groups hold people captive in the worst ways imaginable, using every dirty psychological trick ever thought of.

A "family" memeber has used a proxy-person to suggest I go to a turn-you-not-gay-anymore camp, as an adult... I have also experienced a "polite" conversation with a Musilm about the Quaran, over a meal. I pointed out my attempt to read it in high school in a book store, and surprise that it was almost all just "moral" rules. He said it was something like a guide book, and decided to inform me on how many lashes one receives as a gay person, before they're "put to death." What a confusing way to try to convert an unapologetically half-gay sketpic...

All I'm trying to express is that community and having a group/family of people that can rely on and relate to each other is very important to maintain sanity thru life, but it can come at a severe cost if the group is religious. Even budhist groups can become violent, so I don't think it's generally based on specific religions, as much as the microcosm within the book(s) club that you're in.

I always hope religious people can escape, or at least glean something helpful from their beliefs, and not end up closed off from other people, and the ability to think on their own terms. Thank you for reading my Ted Talk lol.

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 3 days ago (4 children)

How is this not The Onion?

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because this is the bad place.

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[–] 2ugly2live 120 points 3 days ago (7 children)

They can't be seen, can't speak, women's voices cannot be heard (even by other women), and now they can't have windows.

At this point, if they have such a problem, leave the men inside in a windowless box and let women do the work. It's men getting a half chub because they heard of someone thinking of a woman. Their obsession with women is so fucking weird. It's like they're the boogy man or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 days ago

All these bans make it easier for abuse and violence against women and girls to proliferate

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why stop at windows? I mean, doors are even bigger openings.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 38 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I dunno. Banning seeing women. Seems kinda gay.

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[–] TheEighthDoctor 34 points 2 days ago

Taliban are more afraid of women than /r/incel

[–] Roflmasterbigpimp 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why not ban eyes?

So noone can see any woman!

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[–] Werbert 16 points 2 days ago

Ban eyeballs.

[–] Zer0_F0x 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those guys sure love banning things. They're gonna lose track of all the things they've banned, unless they hire someone to tally all their bans.

Unless of course there's a ban on that too

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