Kabul: It is reported that the Taliban’s religious police will check marriage halls in Kabul, Afghanistan.
German press agency DPA said in an online statement on Sunday that hall owners had been instructed that music would no longer be allowed at wedding parties.
Last year, the Taliban advised business owners to avoid music at public gatherings, but the ruling was not strictly enforced.
“If there’s no music at a wedding, what’s the difference between a wedding ceremony and a funeral?” a manager of a festival hall in the Afghan capital asked dpa on Monday. Name withheld for security reasons.
After the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, many artists and musicians fled Afghanistan and sought refuge in Western countries.
The Taliban consider music to be against the teachings of Islam. According to the group’s strict interpretation, only the human voice should make music – only by praising God.
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Between 1996-2001, the Taliban banned dozens of harmless activities in Afghanistan, including flying kites, watching TV soap operas, getting fancy haircuts and playing music.
Although such entertainment has made a comeback since the Taliban returned to power after the US-led invasion ousted the armed group, repression has escalated again.
Afghan women and girls faced the most restrictions, including bans on studying in high schools and universities and on many types of work.
In April, a radio station run by women in northeastern Afghanistan was shut down after Taliban officials said it violated the Islamic emirate’s laws and regulations by playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, said Moisuddin Ahmadi, director of information and culture in Badakhshan province.
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2023-06-13 05:09:50
