Women's Manifesto

طالبان‎, 1994

GAIN AN EDUCATION.

HAVE EMPLOYMENT.

LEAVE HOME WITHOUT PERMISSION OF FATHER OR HUSBAND.

WALK OUTSIDE WITHOUT BEING ACCOMPANIED BY A MALE FAMILY MEMBER.

WEAR WESTERN CLOTHES.

The Messenger of Allah cursed the man who dressed like a woman and the woman who dressed like a man. -Abu Hurairah

WEAR MAKEUP.

WEAR PERFUME.

LAUGH IN PUBLIC.

HAVE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN.

PAINT THEIR NAILS.

WEAR SHOES WITH 'CLICKING' HEELS.

TALK TO MALES UNLESS THEY ARE RELATIVES, INCLUDING IN THEIR OWN HOMES.

GATHER AT ANY OUTSIDE EVENT.

WASH CLOTHES IN RIVERS.

RIDE IN TAXIS.

RIDE BICYCLES.

USE PUBLIC BATHS.

APPEAR ON THE BALCONY OF THEIR OWN HOME, EVEN IN FULL BURQA.

BE SEEN AT THE WINDOWS OF THEIR OWN HOME, EVEN IN FULL BURQA.

DENY THEIR HUSBANDS SEXUAL GRATIFICATION AT ANY TIME.

INDULGE IN SEXUAL PRACTICES IF UNMARRIED OR WITH ANYONE WHO IS NOT THEIR HUSBAND IF THEY ARE MARRIED.

ATTEMPT SUICIDE.