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In Taliban's Afghanistan artists' fate to be decided as per Islamic law
Kabul/IBNS: Taliban has made it clear that the singers, actors, filmmakers will have to switch to other professions if what they do doesn't comply with Sharia law.
According to a Live Hindustan report, the Islamist insurgents started attacking civilians, singers, and filmmakers as they seized one district after another and finally took over Afghanistan after being thrown out in 2001.
On Tuesday, Zabihullah Mujahid was asked whether the Taliban would allow the artists to continue with their work. Mujahid answered that singers and filmmakers will have to switch their profession if assessed against Shariah, reported Hindustan Times.
According to media reports, many well-known filmmakers and singers in Afghanistan fled their homeland in the aftermath of the Taliban's siege of Kabul.
Aryana Sayeed, a pop star, who had a harrowing escape from the capital of Afghanistan, told news agency ANI that there was no future for the women in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to treat the common people in a more humane manner.
“I am worried for women who will be stuck inside houses and they will not be given their basic rights. While out, they will need to have a male relative accompanying them. They won’t be allowed to go to school,” she said.
Last month, the Taliban admitted to killing comedian Fazal Mohammad, popularly known as ‘Khasha Zwan’.
AFP reported that Khasha Zwan also worked as a police officer and was posted in southern Kandahar province.
“He was not a comedian, he fought against us in several battles. He had tried to flee when we detained him, prompting our gunmen to kill him,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP on July 29.
The Taliban have said they will respect women's rights within the framework of Sharia and also urged them to join their government.
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