Understanding the Taliban’s War on Women
December 25, 2023By Ezzatullah Mehrdad The Taliban’s regressive ideology lies at the heart of its political program. It was naive to believe the group would ever give it up. Before the Taliban’s August 2021 return, Fatima Wojohat, 19, grew up learning of her mother’s dark life under the Taliban in the 1990s. After their return to Kabul, Wojohat began ...Read More
A primitive interpretation of Islam: Taliban’s ‘death show’ returns to crowded stadiums
April 14, 2023By Marjan Sadat First public execution since the regime’s return to power draws condemnation including from Islamic scholars. For the first time since seizing power last year, the Taliban have publicly executed a man in a staged “death show.” For those living under the Afghan regime, this week’s execution served as a gruesome reminder of an era many ...Read More
Taliban find a new target in Afghanistan: Muslim scholars
April 14, 2023Mujib Mashal Jawad Sukhanyar Rise in killings of preachers who interpret Islam differently in bid to curb their influence. A lone grave, its dirt mound shaded under the drooping branches of a mulberry tree and kept adorned with flowers, has become a daily stop for seminary students and staff members near Togh-Bairdi, in northern Afghanistan. It is the burial ...Read More
The Nature And Essence Of The Taliban?
March 9, 2023Sheesha: Professor Moheq. Thank you for your participation in this exclusive conversation. We are at the first anniversary of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Let us have your definition of the Taliban. What is your narrative of this group? What is the comprehensive and complete picture you have of the Taliban? Moheq: In the name of God. Greetings to you ...Read More