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[–] cyberfae@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Just under the article was a video about how they also banned music. With all these strict, bizarre rules, I wonder what you are allowed to do there besides stare at the wall.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Read the holy book, pray and work. What else would you even need, unless you're an infidel?

Muhammad, bring the stones!

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 month ago

Praying is a little bit like music though... Now that I think of it, breathing has this weird rhythmic quality. Maybe ban it plz?

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 3 points 1 month ago

I mean it's bizarre to us. But many followers of Islam do not condone images of living (often specifically sentient) beings. As with all things religious this is of course adhered to, from every possible extreme and sometimes not at all.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 29 points 1 month ago

I’m dead inside so I could be the next biggest actor in Afghanistan.

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 month ago

Very sensible, thank you. I've seen a picture of a flower today, I'm still shaking. Witchcraft!

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

Dictators and twisting/misinterpreting religious texts; name a more iconic duo.

[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Banning is easy. Actually formulating policies to handle geopolitics and develop the socioeconomy of a country is hard.

Reminds me of that Vice article about the Taliban being disillusioned by all the "office work" involved in running the country after they retook Afghanistan. It was almost laughable. Like a dog that caught the car only to discover that it wanted the chase more than the car itself.

[–] DMerald@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago

This is my favorite line from Hamilton.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

At some point it's just going to be easier to ban everything.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 71 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, they're not called the Tali-permit

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

*slow clap*

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago

Let's provide them with graphic images of their dead dictators, they aren't living, are they

[–] BomberMan9865@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Come Mr Taliban, tally me banana.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You took a photo of a wall, but there's a little bit of grass showing in the corner. Off with your head!

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Don't forget all the microorganisms you will be accidentally photographing!

[–] Voltage@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are images of anime girls allowed?

[–] Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Probably not, also many animes have themes they probably don't like.

[–] Voltage@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

It sucks that the people of Afghanistan wouldn’t be able to watch Kill La Kill.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 4 points 1 month ago

They like harem isekai.

[–] flemtone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

how very backwards of them.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Does that include mud flaps??