Taliban Taboos
Lori
the same page as an article about bin Laden's method to his madness - how
this enemy of modernism is a master at manipulating modern media [1] (also
a worthy read - take a look) at
http://www.msnbc.com/news/642660.asp?pne=msn
Taliban Taboos:
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Prayer
Failure to pray to Allah 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.
[1] Dontcha just love alliteration?
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Lori
"Call me conservative." - Tyler
Captain Infinity
>I found this to be quite interesting. A list of Taliban taboos.
<snip>
>Hobbies like keeping pigeons also are forbidden.
Well, there's proof the Taliban is not *all* bad. Pigeons, ick.
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Captain Infinity
norville
Pigeons are evil, anyway, so they have something there. Do they have any
opinions on squirrels, I wonder? <evil grin>
> 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.
That's really strange, considering the eternal state of war in
Afghanistan. If you fight hand-to-hand, you're *supposed* to have a beard
long enough to grab by your adversary? Sounds wrong to me...
--
"Though much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are:
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
<*> "Ulysses" by Tennyson <*>
... Remember September 11, 2001.
Jaime M De Castellvi
: In article <3be989de...@news.cis.dfn.de>,
: loriann_70*NOSPAM*@yahoo.com wrote:
:> Hobbies like keeping pigeons also are forbidden.
: Pigeons are evil, anyway, so they have something there. Do they have any
: opinions on squirrels, I wonder? <evil grin>
:> 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.
: That's really strange, considering the eternal state of war in
: Afghanistan. If you fight hand-to-hand, you're *supposed* to have a beard
: long enough to grab by your adversary? Sounds wrong to me...
As long as it is hand-to-hand and not hand-to-beard or beard-to-hand, it
sounds just peachy to me.
Cheers,
Jaime