Once the Taliban came to rule, all social aspects of life drastically changed for the women in Afghanistan. Women had the freedom to dress and present themselves according to their liking. Women dressed themselves wearing high heels, skirts that showed their bare legs, and freely styles hair and makeup. They could leave their house to go where they wanted, like any person should be able to do. Horia Mosadiq, and Afghan women, was a young girl at the time of Russia’s invasion in Afghanistan. Dealing with many changes throughout her life in Afghanistan, Horia has many memories of her life pre soviet and Taliban involvement. “As a girl, I remember my mother wearing miniskirts and taking us to the cinema” Horia says (Women in Afghanistan). With no restrictions on leaving their homes, women were allowed to venture out into the town and enjoy themselves on their own. Women didn’t need a
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Day to day life for women has become a scare because of repercussions of not following Taliban orders. Because of the Taliban’s desire for female modesty, “Women could be flogged for showing an inch or two of skin under her full body burqa, beaten for attempting to study, stoned to death if she as found guilty of adultery” (Women in Afghanistan). Even though showing skin was often a mistake, the repercussions of making this mistake were very intense. Proving that any women who broke this law should be made an example of, “An elderly woman was brutally beaten with a metal cable until her leg was broken because her ankle was accidently showing from her burqa” (The Taliban & Afghan Women). Even though showing skin was a complete accident, this elderly woman was beaten almost to her death because of the Taliban’s bizarre ways. In addition to beatings of many different Afghan women, death and violent murders were also a custom of the
Day to day life for women has become a scare because of repercussions of not following Taliban orders. Because of the Taliban’s desire for female modesty, “Women could be flogged for showing an inch or two of skin under her full body burqa, beaten for attempting to study, stoned to death if she as found guilty of adultery” (Women in Afghanistan). Even though showing skin was often a mistake, the repercussions of making this mistake were very intense. Proving that any women who broke this law should be made an example of, “An elderly woman was brutally beaten with a metal cable until her leg was broken because her ankle was accidently showing from her burqa” (The Taliban & Afghan Women). Even though showing skin was a complete accident, this elderly woman was beaten almost to her death because of the Taliban’s bizarre ways. In addition to beatings of many different Afghan women, death and violent murders were also a custom of the