Afghan parliament committee drafts Taliban-style moral law

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

KABUL (AFP) - An Afghan legislative committee has drafted a bill seeking to introduce Taliban-style Islamic morality codes banning women from wearing make-up in public and forbidding young boys from wearing female fashions.


The draft, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, needs approval by both chambers of the Islamist-dominated parliament and President Hamid Karzai signature to become a law.

"Women and girls are obliged to not wear make-up, wear suitable dresses and observe hijab (veil) while at work or classrooms," said one article of the draft.

It also aims to ban women dancers performing during concerts and other public events as well as on television.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080416/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanculturerelgionparliament

[David__77]

1. Fascist theocratic dictatorship.

Anyone who thinks this is liberation is so very wrong. People were better off there in the 80s, sadly enough.

[KSinTX]

2. Bush dream finally set into action

Bush, March 2006 on Democracy in Afghanistan

"I hope the people of Afghanistan understand that as democracy takes hold, you're inspiring others," Bush said while visiting Afghanistan for the first time. "And that inspiration will cause others to demand their freedom."

See the hordes a'rushin'?

[High Plains]

3. Freedom is on the march, Afghan style.

[armodem08]

8. At least freedom from people who won't let us build pipelines... n/t

[KSinTX]

4. Hi, maddezmom

Would you consider adding your posts to your journals? I'm not sure how else to get a listing of your great news posts in one location and I'd like to follow your reporting. Ideas? Thanks in advance!

[NM Independent]

5. Oh, don't worry

because we spread democracy there, and the women who have the right to vote won't let that happen.

:sarcasm:

Looks like Afghanistan came full circle pretty damn fast. It won't be long until they won't allow women to be educated at all...again.

[superkia]

6. Thats what the elite and bush want, dumb down everyone around...

the world, keep them under tight control and have a few elite run the world.

[Igel]

7. They're getting the democracy they want.

Which is, of course, not a liberal democracy at all.

Remember: Pure democracy means that 50% of the vote + 1 vote could decide to enslave and strip all rights and property away from the other 50% of the vote - 1. Majority rule can easily became majority dictatorship.