The Afghan Islamist Taliban has issued a fine-grained definition of the "hijab" worn by women and guidelines for punishing families if women do not obey.
The Taliban have been increasingly restricting women's rights since August last year when they regained control, and it is expected that criticism from the West will increase in the future.
On the 7th, the Ministry of the Propagation and Discipline under the Taliban in Afghanistan released guidelines on the "hijab," a scarf used by Muslim women to hide their hair in public.
According to that, after defining the "hijab" that women wear as wrapping the body, do not use transparent materials that allow you to see a part of the body, and wear something that shows the lines of the body. It is not.
Unless there is a specific reason, women should stay at home, and they are obliged to keep their eyes open and cover their faces in front of men other than their families.
If women do not follow these guidelines, they will be punished by detaining men in their families such as fathers and husbands for three days, and if women work for government agencies, they will be excluded from the workplace.
During the old administration, the Taliban severely restricted women's rights and required them to wear a "burqa" that covers their entire body.
Since August last year when he regained power, he has been asking for the "hijab" to be worn, but it is unusual to define it in detail and punish it.
It is expected that criticism from Europe and the United States will intensify in the future against these movements to limit women's rights.