Ban on Girls Singing in Afghanistan: In many countries of the world, women still face many restrictions. Something similar is happening in Afghanistan. Here last week, the officials associated with the education sector banned the singing of girls in public places. After which he had to face the anger of the people and now the authorities have withdrawn their decision. A campaign was launched against this ban on social media, in which women shared videos of themselves singing songs. This ban was imposed in the capital city of Kabul.
The choirs of school girls perform in many programs in Afghanistan. It is also considered quite common here. But when authorities banned the participation of teenagers in Kabul, they faced opposition from them (Afghanistan Ban On Woman Singing). This decision was severely criticized. After the decision, people got scared that the authorities are making the country ‘Taliban’. Under Taliban rule in the country, there has been a rule for girls to stay away from all the activities of society outside the home.
#IAmMySong Trend
On Sunday, the Ministry of Education issued a statement saying that ‘this ban does not reflect the position and policies of the Ministry’. After which a campaign was launched on social media with #IAmMySong. Former captain of the national women’s football team, Shamila Kohestani, tweeted, “Today in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Education has stifled our voices by making it illegal for our little girls to sing songs. He is teaching girls that their voice is not #IAmMySong ‘
On Wednesday Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education reportedly banned girls 12yo&up from singing in public.
People are now recording songs in solidarity with Afghan women’s right to expression #IAmMySong
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– Megha Mohan (@meghamohan) March 11, 2021
We raise our voices in protest against the extremist and discriminatory order of the Ministry of Education!#IAmMySong pic.twitter.com/EnfycjiMtf
– MyRedLine – My red line (@myredline_afg) March 12, 2021
Fear of Taliban coming
Another woman said, “I think the Taliban is back.” This decision was taken at a time when peace talks are going on between the Taliban and America. The US has signed an agreement under which it will return its troops in the coming weeks (Girls Singing Ban in Afghanistan). The peace talks between the Taliban and the government have been closed for months. This is because even in the midst of talks, the Taliban is targeting women and attacking them. Despite decades of international help and the fall of Taliban in Afghanistan, Afghanistan remains a very dangerous country for women.
