Women are now banned from hearing one another during prayers in Afghanistan.
Afghan women’s voices are not to be heard during prayer, according to a new rule implemented by the TalibanIn his message, Hanafi stated, “Even when an adult female prays and another female passes by, she must not pray loudly enough for them to hear.reported that Hanafi sees a woman’s voice as “awrah” — something that must be concealed — which means it should not be heard in public, even by other women.
This current directive only applies to prayers, but experts have raised concerns about its broader implications which further limit a woman’s ability to speak freely. The women in Afghanistan have had to face numerous restrictions imposing on their freedom ever since the Taliban took controlback in 2021, the group has consistently worked to strip away the rights of women and have put out more than 70 decrees and statements, outlining what women can or cannot do, as reported by
These rules include, but are not limited to, forbidding women from going to high school or university, attending a protest, playing a sport, owning a smartphone, singing, going abroad, driving a car, and traveling alone.Additionally, women are not allowed to speak if unfamiliar men who aren’t husbands or close relatives are present, must cover their faces “to avoid temptation and tempting others,” and cannot talk loudly in their own homes.
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