Afghanistan: Taliban Ban Photos of Living Things
Afghanistan: Taliban BansBan Photos of Living Things in Afghanistan
The Facts
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV) spokesman, Saiful Islam Khyber, stated that officials will work to persuade people that images of living things are against Islamic law.Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry has announced a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with gradual implementation planned across the country.
The new law includes rules for news media, prohibiting the publication of images of living things and ordering outlets not to mock or humiliate Islam or contradict Islamic law.The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice spokesman, Saiful Islam Khyber, stated that officials will convince people that "these things are really contrary to sharia (law)."
The Spin
The photography ban onis photographsa ofmust livingto thingsalign ismedia apractices severewith restrictionIslamic onlaw pressand freedompreserve andcultural artistic expressionvalues. ItGradual furtherimplementation limitsallows thefor alreadya dwindlingsmooth mediatransition landscape in Afghanistan and disproportionatelyensures affectscompliance womenwithout in the industrycoercion. This moveapproach isdemonstrates partthe ofTaliban's acommitment broaderto patternupholding ofreligious oppressiveprinciples measureswhile thatmaintaining violatesocietal human rights and hinder progressorder.
The ban on photographs of living things severely restricts press freedom and artistic expression. It further limits the already dwindling media landscape in Afghanistan and disproportionately affects women in the industry. This move is part of a broader pattern of oppressive measures that violate human rights and hinder progress.
