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Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules
NPR ^
| January 16, 20232:10 AM ET
Posted on 01/16/2023 12:43:11 PM PST by BenLurkin
Initially, the Taliban wanted the mannequins to be outright beheaded.
Not long after they seized power in August 2021, the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue decreed that all mannequins must be removed from shop windows or their heads taken off, according to local media. They based the order on a strict interpretation of Islamic law that forbids statues and images of the human form since they could be worshipped as idols — though it also meshes with the Taliban's campaign to force women out of the public eye.
Some clothes sellers complied. But others pushed back.
They complained they'd be unable to display their clothes properly or would have to damage valuable mannequins. The Taliban had to amend their order and allowed the shop owners to cover the mannequins' heads instead.
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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; kabul; mannequins; taliban
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posted on
01/16/2023 12:43:11 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
I'm guessing this mural isn't there any more.
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posted on
01/16/2023 12:44:48 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/16/2023 12:46:58 PM PST
by
jarwulf
Can we please do that to the cast of The View?
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posted on
01/16/2023 12:48:51 PM PST
by
dsrtsage
( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:04:23 PM PST
by
nwrep
To: BenLurkin
Muslims are the largest group of Crazies on Earth.
To: BenLurkin
Initially, the Taliban wanted the mannequins to be outright beheaded. Yeah, that’ll teach ‘em. You bet.
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:07:32 PM PST
by
Allegra
To: BenLurkin
Elaine and George are shocked by this Taliban ruling.
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:07:37 PM PST
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: butlerweave
Kabul , who cares
Women in Kabul in the 60s were allowed to wear western clothing, attend university and work outside the home. This, naturally outranged the mullahs in the countryside and they eventually got rid of the Afghan king who allowed this abomination to happen. Same thing happened in Iran.
It’s sad to see things going backwards, even if there is no reason for us to care. On the other hand, I can’t say I’m pleased with the insanity that is happening here.
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:14:47 PM PST
by
hanamizu
To: dsrtsage
Don’t forget about Bette Midler, Diane Warren and Cher.
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:15:18 PM PST
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
To: ridesthemiles
Up there with nazis and commies.
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posted on
01/16/2023 1:29:04 PM PST
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
To: BenLurkin
That’s interesting. I skimmed the content. It Sounded like a bunch of democrats!!
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posted on
01/16/2023 2:44:22 PM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: ridesthemiles
Female Sports team under th Taliban
Shops in Afghanistan have covered faces of female mannequins
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posted on
01/16/2023 4:58:33 PM PST
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
To: BenLurkin
Back to the same old ways....
Mullahs enjoying feast while 28M Afghans are deprived of food and basic necessities.
While Women can’t work as it is against the Taliban’s religion.
But hundreds of them can queue outside bakeries to beg
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posted on
01/16/2023 5:02:36 PM PST
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
To: ridesthemiles
Hardly believe how they think....
In Afghanistan when a would be Taliban suicide bomber covered his penis in a metal sheath so when he entered heaven for his 72 virgins, his manhood would be intact.
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posted on
01/16/2023 5:17:43 PM PST
by
caww
(O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
To: ridesthemiles
Muslims are the largest group of Crazies on Earth. Lately, they seem almost sane compared to WEF acolytes in Western governments.
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posted on
01/16/2023 5:29:03 PM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
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