The unofficial Taliban restriction has forced women into desperate and absurd situations as they seek medical help, according to interviews given to the Guardian and Zan Times
I am appalled at both the stupidity of this restriction and the reaction of the religion haters who jump on this.
Like, suddenly Afghanistan has become the only Muslim country representative of the faith and the other 96% of the Muslims who have always admitted patients regardless of their gender don’t count.
If you can’t see that this decision is cultural and uses religion as an excuse then you have some reflecting to do. Criticize these idiots, not the religion.
I am sympathetic and agree that Islamic extremism is too readily taken to represent Islam broadly. However the argument that this is more “cultural” than “religious” doesn’t quite work for Afghanistan because it is actually a true theocracy where the clergy govern and hold ultimate political power. So there’s no “non-religion” entity that’s merely using religion. In this case, government policy and religious dictates are one and the same.
I wouldn’t say the religion in question is quite the same religion practiced by most other Muslims, more an extreme denomination
I am appalled at both the stupidity of this restriction and the reaction of the religion haters who jump on this.
Like, suddenly Afghanistan has become the only Muslim country representative of the faith and the other 96% of the Muslims who have always admitted patients regardless of their gender don’t count.
If you can’t see that this decision is cultural and uses religion as an excuse then you have some reflecting to do. Criticize these idiots, not the religion.
I am sympathetic and agree that Islamic extremism is too readily taken to represent Islam broadly. However the argument that this is more “cultural” than “religious” doesn’t quite work for Afghanistan because it is actually a true theocracy where the clergy govern and hold ultimate political power. So there’s no “non-religion” entity that’s merely using religion. In this case, government policy and religious dictates are one and the same.
I wouldn’t say the religion in question is quite the same religion practiced by most other Muslims, more an extreme denomination
No. Criticize these assholes AND religion. It’s a cudgel used worldwide.