In response, a lot of them are probably asking what it was for then. He is upset about Taliban members committing sexual assault and theft, which would not actually be crimes or sins unless the victims were known to be pious Muslims who accepted Taliban rule, rather than non-Muslims or Muslim renegades. And he might […]
Afghanistan: Muslims behead woman for visiting city alone without her husband
It’s Islamic law: “A woman may not leave the city without her husband or a member of her unmarriageable kin accompanying her, unless the journey is obligatory, like the hajj. It is unlawful for her to travel otherwise, and unlawful for her husband to allow her to.” (Reliance of the Traveller m10.3) “Taliban ‘behead’ woman,” […]