Taliban Rules:
Prayer:
Failure to pray to Mecca five times a day -- a requirement of the Muslim religion -- is punishable by imprisonment.
Women and driving:
Drivers are prohibited from giving rides to women. Violators are subject to imprisonment.
Preventing idolatry:
Portraits -- paintings and photos -- are said to promote idolatry and must be destroyed under the law.
Women and work:
Women are banned from working outside the home except in the health sector. In hospitals, women are separated from their male colleagues.
Women and education:
The Taliban forbids the education of women until institutions segregating them from men are established. Informal education of women can be punishable by law. For men, at least a sixth-grade education is required.
Entertainment:
Music, except for religious chants, is prohibited in shops, hotels and vehicles, and at weddings and parties. Kite flying is considered "useless" and an obstacle to education. Hobbies like keeping pigeons also are forbidden.
Gambling:
Forbidden and punishable by at least a month in prison.
Beards and barbers:
Men who trim or shave their beards -- considered a sign of Islamic piety -- are imprisoned until their beard grows out. Taliban religious police have been known to employ "the fist rule." A beard must be long enough to be held in a fist. Barbers are banned from giving "American-style" haircuts.
Public bathing:
The Taliban shut public bathhouses for men and women, even though most Afghans lack running water. The Taliban says Islam forbids men and women to publicly display their bodies.
OH YEAH! I wanna live in this warped fuckin' world! I'm lookin' for a plane ticket now!
Prayer:
Failure to pray to Mecca five times a day -- a requirement of the Muslim religion -- is punishable by imprisonment.
Women and driving:
Drivers are prohibited from giving rides to women. Violators are subject to imprisonment.
Preventing idolatry:
Portraits -- paintings and photos -- are said to promote idolatry and must be destroyed under the law.
Women and work:
Women are banned from working outside the home except in the health sector. In hospitals, women are separated from their male colleagues.
Women and education:
The Taliban forbids the education of women until institutions segregating them from men are established. Informal education of women can be punishable by law. For men, at least a sixth-grade education is required.
Entertainment:
Music, except for religious chants, is prohibited in shops, hotels and vehicles, and at weddings and parties. Kite flying is considered "useless" and an obstacle to education. Hobbies like keeping pigeons also are forbidden.
Gambling:
Forbidden and punishable by at least a month in prison.
Beards and barbers:
Men who trim or shave their beards -- considered a sign of Islamic piety -- are imprisoned until their beard grows out. Taliban religious police have been known to employ "the fist rule." A beard must be long enough to be held in a fist. Barbers are banned from giving "American-style" haircuts.
Public bathing:
The Taliban shut public bathhouses for men and women, even though most Afghans lack running water. The Taliban says Islam forbids men and women to publicly display their bodies.
OH YEAH! I wanna live in this warped fuckin' world! I'm lookin' for a plane ticket now!
Never give up.. Never surrender.
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