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"Afghan women, both inside and outside the country, have posted videos of
themselves singing in protest against the Taliban’s laws banning women’s voices
in public.
Late last month the Taliban published new restrictions aimed, it said, at
combating vice and promoting virtue. The 35-article document, which includes a
raft of draconian laws, deems women’s voices to be potential instruments of
vice and stipulates that women must not sing or read aloud in public, nor let
their voices carry beyond the walls of their homes.
As rights campaigners reacted with horror, Afghan women began pushing back.
Across the country, women began uploading videos of themselves singing, in
defiance of the Taliban’s systematic efforts to erase women from the public
sphere.
“No command, system or man can close the mouth of an Afghan woman,” one
23-year-old said after posting her own video.
The 39-second video showed her singing outdoors. The song she sang had been
carefully chosen for its lyrics, which spoke of protest and strength. “I am not
that weak willow that trembles in every wind,” she sang. “I am from
Afghanistan.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
