Taliban burns musical instruments
Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public.
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ANF
NEWS DESK
Sunday, 30 Jul 2023
A number of musical instruments were burned on Sunday in the Afghan province of Herat, by the "morality" police, the state news agency Bakhtar News reported.
The head of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the western province of Herat, Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, said that the authorities confiscated and burned musical instruments because “the promotion of music leads to moral corruption and the act of playing music misleads young people.”
The bonfire saw musical equipment go up in smoke, most of which had been collected from wedding halls across the city, worth several hundred dollars in total. A guitar, a harmonium, two other string instruments and a tabla (a kind of drum), as well as speakers and loudspeakers were burned.
Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public. Wedding halls have been instructed to refrain from playing music.
Activities that are contrary to Islamic rules- according to the interpretation of the Taliban - have also been banned at weddings and similar events.
Taliban regime
It has been one year since the Taliban took power again in Afghanistan. In this year of resistance and struggle, many women have been abducted, enslaved and tortured by Taliban gangs. Women and girls have been deprived of all their basic rights. But the women who did not recognise the Taliban regime turned the streets into places of resistance.
The Taliban were in power in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and committed numerous massacres in the country during that time. In 2001, the US launched an operation in Afghanistan because the Taliban regime supported the radical Islamist group Al-Qaeda, which had caused the deaths of thousands of US citizens with its attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001.
The US had troops in Afghanistan from 2001 until August 2021, when it withdrew. On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured the capital Kabul and took power again.
ANF
NEWS DESK
Sunday, 30 Jul 2023
A number of musical instruments were burned on Sunday in the Afghan province of Herat, by the "morality" police, the state news agency Bakhtar News reported.
The head of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the western province of Herat, Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, said that the authorities confiscated and burned musical instruments because “the promotion of music leads to moral corruption and the act of playing music misleads young people.”
The bonfire saw musical equipment go up in smoke, most of which had been collected from wedding halls across the city, worth several hundred dollars in total. A guitar, a harmonium, two other string instruments and a tabla (a kind of drum), as well as speakers and loudspeakers were burned.
Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public. Wedding halls have been instructed to refrain from playing music.
Activities that are contrary to Islamic rules- according to the interpretation of the Taliban - have also been banned at weddings and similar events.
Taliban regime
It has been one year since the Taliban took power again in Afghanistan. In this year of resistance and struggle, many women have been abducted, enslaved and tortured by Taliban gangs. Women and girls have been deprived of all their basic rights. But the women who did not recognise the Taliban regime turned the streets into places of resistance.
The Taliban were in power in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and committed numerous massacres in the country during that time. In 2001, the US launched an operation in Afghanistan because the Taliban regime supported the radical Islamist group Al-Qaeda, which had caused the deaths of thousands of US citizens with its attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001.
The US had troops in Afghanistan from 2001 until August 2021, when it withdrew. On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured the capital Kabul and took power again.
Afghanistan: Taliban create bonfire of 'immoral' music equipment
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Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of Afghanistan's vice ministry, said: 'Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray.'
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The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 July, 2023
Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed austere laws and regulations including banning playing music in public
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 July, 2023
Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed austere laws and regulations including banning playing music in public
[Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu Agency/Getty-file photo]
Authorities from Afghanistan's vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and equipment in Herat province at the weekend, deeming music immoral.
"Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray," said Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect their austere interpretation of Islam – including banning playing music in public.
Saturday's bonfire saw hundreds of dollars worth of musical gear go up in smoke – much of it collected from wedding halls in the city.
Thousands of Afghan salons to close as Taliban deadline bites
It included a guitar, two other stringed instruments, a harmonium and a tabla – a type of drum – as well as amplifiers and speakers.
Women have borne the brunt of the new government regulations, and are not allowed in public unless wearing a hijab.
Teenage girls and women have been barred from schools and universities, and they are also prohibited from entering parks, playgrounds and gyms.
Last week, thousands of beauty salons were shuttered across the country after authorities deemed certain makeovers to be too costly, or un-Islamic.
Authorities from Afghanistan's vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and equipment in Herat province at the weekend, deeming music immoral.
"Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray," said Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect their austere interpretation of Islam – including banning playing music in public.
Saturday's bonfire saw hundreds of dollars worth of musical gear go up in smoke – much of it collected from wedding halls in the city.
Thousands of Afghan salons to close as Taliban deadline bites
It included a guitar, two other stringed instruments, a harmonium and a tabla – a type of drum – as well as amplifiers and speakers.
Women have borne the brunt of the new government regulations, and are not allowed in public unless wearing a hijab.
Teenage girls and women have been barred from schools and universities, and they are also prohibited from entering parks, playgrounds and gyms.
Last week, thousands of beauty salons were shuttered across the country after authorities deemed certain makeovers to be too costly, or un-Islamic.
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