How much will the European Union end up paying the Taliban, and for the return of how few migrants? Now that Trump has helped the Islamic Republic of Iran back on its feet, it would only be sporting for the EU to offer a similar effusion of cash to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in […]
Afghanistan: Taliban open fire on protesters supporting women arrested for dress code violations
The Taliban, like the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, have only one tool in their box: terror. This is because terror is the only punishment the Qur’an recommends for those who “wage war against Allah and his messenger” (5:33). In both Iran and Afghanistan, those who run the regime and those who support […]
Afghanistan: Taliban claims women who reject their Islamic dress code have ‘psychological problems’
You see how it works? In Afghanistan, the Taliban tell the world that women who have been arrested for failing to comply with the Islamic rules for what they can wear have “psychological” disorders. The Taliban assume that anyone who doesn’t want to follow the rules of Islam must be crazy. Meanwhile, in the West, […]
Afghanistan: Taliban official kills Kurdish mother and daughter after mother resists daughter’s forced marriage
Where is the global outcry over the murders of Chiman Hosseinzadeh and Sara Yousefi? Instead, the brute Mofti Mohammadollah, head of the Taliban’s Hajj and Endowments Department in Kohistanat district, walks free to abuse other young girls of his choice, and the world remains totally indifferent to the incident. Meanwhile, the European Commission has legitimized […]
Afghanistan: Senior Muslim cleric says subjects such as science and technology ‘not necessary for women’
We can all hope, for the sake of the women and girls in Afghanistan, and for Afghan society as a whole, that the claims of those who say that these restrictions have no basis in Islamic teachings will win out. But Westerners should not kid themselves (yes, I know, they will anyway). The Islamic case […]
Netherlands to grant asylum to women and girls seeking freedom from the Taliban
This is a noble gesture, to be sure, but why is it the responsibility of the Netherlands to take care of these women? There are evil regimes all over; must the West care for all of their victims? And how will Dutch authorities distinguish people who are genuinely in danger from the Taliban from those […]
Afghanistan: Taliban commanders engage in rampant sexual abuse of boys
Women are so devalued and despised that boys are often considered preferable sexual partners. “Men are for pleasure,” goes the saying, “and women are for babies.” As long as a man marries and has children, he can carry on with boys is not considered a homosexual, and is not liable to be executed as such. […]
Afghanistan: Taliban marriage law has NO minimum age for girls
It ain’t just the Taliban. Turkey’s directorate of religious affairs (Diyanet) said in January 2018 that under Islamic law, girls as young as nine can marry. “Islam has no age barrier in marriage and Muslims have no apology for those who refuse to accept this” — Ishaq Akintola, professor of Islamic Eschatology and Director of Muslim Rights Concern, […]
Afghanistan’s Top Dog Thinks He Can Make His Country Prosperous With This One Weird Trick
New in PJ Media: With a GDP per capita of around $445, Afghanistan can make a strong case for being the poorest country in the world. After decades of war, that isn’t surprising, but now the nation’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has sketched out a path to prosperity. Can Afghanistan recover economically and take its […]
Taliban top dog claims adherence to Sharia is the path to prosperity and success
The promise is in the Qur’an: obedience to Allah will bring worldly success: “Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good works that he will surely make them succeed on the earth even as he caused those who were before them to succeed, and that he will surely establish for them their […]