Taliban in Afghanistan: A wife loses value if men see her face in public

Women lose value if men can see undiscovered faces in public, said the spokesman for the Taliban Ministry for Vesin and Virtue, Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif.

According to him, religious scholars in Afghanistan agree that a woman should wear her cover when she leaves home.

The Taliban, who took power in August 2021, have said that women are guilty of being banned from public space because they have failed to properly respect the decision to set a hyzab.

Akif has told the Associated Press news agency on Thursday that if the face of women appears in public, there is the possibility of sin.

It's very bad to see a woman without a hyjab and religious scientists, as well, agree that the woman's face must be covered”, Akif said.

“does not mean that their faces will be damaged. A woman has value, and that value sits when men look at her”.

Tim Winter, who is a religious legalist at Cambridge University, has said that there is no written obligation in Islam to cover the face.

According to him, the Taliban will find it difficult to find something in religious paperwork that supports their interpretation of hijab.

Their name indicates that they are not senior religious experts”, he said of the AP.

The name Taliban means student”

The restrictions that the Taliban have imposed on girls and women in Afghanistan have sparked global anger, including from several predominantly Muslim countries.

The Taliban have said reports of women's treatment in Afghanistan are propaganda of international organisations.

They have said they have strengthened women's rights, in line with the principles of Islam.