Taliban To Impose Media Ban On Images Of Living Things
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Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged on October 14 to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
  • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I really, really wish the linked article explained more. What are they playing at? This is such a confusing level of control.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 month ago

      God doesn’t want you to mix fabrics or eat certain foods on certain days. “Confusing level of control” is on brand.

      It’s not about making sense though. It’s about making you do what they want so that you know who is in control.

      • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
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        1 month ago

        These are not rules of Islam though. On the contrary Islam made many rules of Judaism obsolete, taking away complication in religion. Islam also provided a much clearer theology than Christianity and specifically rejects the “trinity”, “holy people” and other concepts contrary to the oneness of god.

        What the Taliban and other Salafi/Wahabi people do, is quite fringe and it is infuriating that the Brits and later the Americans helped the Saudis to seize power in Arabia and furthered these extremist interpretations.