Lifestyle This is serious!!!The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have introduced a set of rules governing everyday lifestyle based on their strict interpretation of Islamic law.The justice ministry announced on its website on Wednesday that the 35-article law had been approved by the Taliban’s supreme leader, the reclusive Hibatullah Akhundzada.A range of prohibitions and guidelines for social interactions, private lives, and style of dress have now been laid out in the law.The law stipulates in particular that “Muslim women are obliged to cover their faces and bodies” around men who are not “mahrams”—typically a husband, brother, father, son, grandfather, or uncle under Islam—and non-Muslim women.“If a mature woman must leave her house out of necessity, she is obliged to cover her face, body and ensure her voice is not heard.”Men are also instructed not to wear...
