Taliban+Rules


 * I. TALIBAN’S RULES REGARDING ALL AFGHANS- MALE AND FEMALE **

1. NO ONE CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC 2. NO ONE CAN WATCH MOVIES, TELEVISION OR VIDEOS 3. NO ONE CAN CELEBRATE THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR BECAUSE IT IS  DEEMED “UN-ISLAMIC”  4. NO ONE CAN CELEBRATE LABOR DAY BECAUSE IT IS DEEMED  A “COMMUNIST” HOLIDAY  5. NO CITIZEN OF AFGHANISTAN MAY HAVE A NON-ISLAMIC NAME  6. ALL AFGHAN YOUTH MUST HAVE SHORT HAIR OR BE SUBJECT  TO FORCED HAIRCUTS  7. ALL MEN MUST WEAR ISLAMIC CLOTHES AND A CAP  8. MEN MAY NOT SHAVE OR TRIM THEIR BEARDS  9. ALL AFGHANS MUST ATTEND PRAYERS IN MOSQUES 5 TIMES DAILY 10. NO ONE MAY KEEP PIGEONS OR ANY OTHER BIRD AS A PET. ANY VIOLATER  WILL BE IMPRISONED AND THE BIRDS SHALL BE KILLED 11. NO ONE MAY FLY KITES 12. IN ANY SPORTING EVENTS, ONLOOKERS MAY NOT CLAP <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">13. ANYONE WHO CARRIES OBJECTIONABLE LITERATURE WILL BE EXECUTED <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">14. ANYONE WHO CONVERTS FROM ISLAM TO ANY OTHER RELIGION WILL <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> BE EXECUTED <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">15. ALL BOY STUDENTS MUST WEAR TURBANS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">16. NON-MUSLIM MINORITIES MUST STITCH A YELLOW CLOTH ONTO THEIR <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> DRESS TO BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE MAJORITY <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">17. NO ONE MAY USE THE INTERNET, INCLUDING FOREIGNERS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">18. NO ONE MAY DANCE AT WEDDINGS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">19. NO ONE MAY GAMBLE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">20. NO ONE MAY ENGAGE IN A CULTURAL CELEBRATION <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">21. NO BURYING OF ANYONE WHO WAS KILLED BY THE TALIBAN. BODIES <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> MUST REMAIN IN THE STREETS AS EXAMPLES TO OTHER “WRONGDOERS”

**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">II. TALIBAN’S RULES REGARDING FEMALES **
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">1. FEMALES MAY NOT WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME, INCLUDING TEACHERS, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> ENGINEERS AND DOCTORS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">2. FEMALES MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE HOME <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLOSE MALE RELATIVE SUCH AS A FATHER, <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> BROTHER OR HUSBAND <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">3. FEMALES MAY NOT DEAL WITH MALE SHOPKEEPERS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">4. FEMALES MAY NOT BE TREATED BY MALE DOCTORS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">5. FEMALES MAY NOT STUDY AT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES OR ANY OTHER <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">6. FEMALES MUST WEAR A LONG VEIL (BURQA) WHICH COVERS THEM FROM <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> HEAD TO TOE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">7. FEMALES WHO DO NOT WEAR THE BURQA WILL BE WHIPPED, BEATEN <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> AND/OR VERBALLY ABUSED PUBLICLY <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">8. FEMALES WHOSE ANKLES ARE VISIBLE WILL BE WHIPPED IN PUBLIC <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">9. FEMALES FOUND GUILTY OF ADULTERY WILL BE PUBLICLY STONED TO DEATH <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">10. FEMALES MAY NOT USE COSMETICS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">11. FEMALES MAY NOT TALK TO OR SHAKE HANDS WITH MALES THAT ARE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> NOT IN THEIR FAMILY <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">12. FEMALES MAY NOT LAUGH LOUDLY- NO STRANGER SHOULD HEAR A <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> WOMAN’S VOICE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">13. FEMALES MAY NOT WEAR HIGH HEEL SHOES. MEN MUST NEVER HEAR A <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> WOMAN’S FOOTSTEPS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">14. FEMALES MAY NOT TAKE TAXIS WITHOUT A MALE MEMBER OF HER FAMILY <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">15. FEMALES MAY NOT APPEAR ON RADIO, TELEVISION OR PUBLIC <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> GATHERINGS OF ANY KIND <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">16. FEMALES MAY NOT PLAY SPORTS OR ENETER A SPORTS CENTER OR CLUB <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">17. FEMALES MAY NOT RIDE BICYCLES OR MOTORCYCLES <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">18. FEMALES MAY NOT WEAR BRIGHTLY COLORED CLOTHES THAT CAN BE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> CONSIDERED “SEXUALLY ATTRACTING COLORS” <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">19. FEMALES MAY NOT GATHER FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS SUCH AS EID <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> (RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY) OR FOR ANY RECREATIONAL PURPOSE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">20. FEMALES MAY NOT WASH CLOTHES NEXT TO RIVERS OR IN A PUBLIC PLACE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">21. MODIFICATION OF ALL PLACE NAMES INCLUDING THE WORD “FEMALES.” <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> FOR EXAMPLE, “FEMALE GARDEN” HAS BEEN RENAMED “SPRING GARDEN” <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">22. FEMALES MAY NOT APPEAR ON THE BALCONIES OF THEIR APARTMENTS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> OR HOUSES <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">23. ALL HOME WINDOWS MUST BE PAINTED SO FEMALES CANNOT BE SEEN <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> FROM OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">24. MALE TAILORS MAY NOT TAKE A FEMALE’S MEASUREMENTS OR SEW A <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> FEMALE’S CLOTHES <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">25. FEMALES AND MEN MAY NOT TRAVEL ON THE SAME BUS <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">26. FEMALES MAY NOT WEAR FLARED OR WIDE-LEG PANTS EVEN UNDER A BURQA <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">27. FEMALES MAY NOT BE FILMED OR PHOTOGRAPHED <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">28. FEMALES’ PICTURES MAY NOT APPEAR IN NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS, OR HUNG ON WALLS OF HOUSES OR SHOPS