RASC News Agency: The Taliban have reportedly prohibited Kabul University graduates from wearing traditional graduation attire and taking photographs during their graduation ceremony. Sources on Thursday, December 26, revealed that the Taliban collected 1,500 kabuli rupees from each student to organize the event but barred their families from attending. Reports suggest that family members attempting to participate were subjected to physical assault and mistreatment by Taliban authorities. Moreover, several students were denied the right to wear ceremonial graduation robes. This follows previous remarks by Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, who, during a graduation ceremony at Kabul Polytechnic University, declared such attire “un-Islamic” and deemed it disrespectful.
Although the Taliban have officially banned photography of living beings, they routinely exempt themselves from this prohibition. Hypocritically, the group indulges in various so-called “un-Islamic” Western luxuries, including armored vehicles, dollar-based salaries, American-manufactured weapons, Western-style military uniforms, opulent palaces, and diverse international cuisines. However, any demands by the public for personal freedoms or modern conveniences are met with outright rejection.
Islam, in its essence, does not prescribe a specific dress code for its followers. A review of Islam’s 1,400-year history unequivocally demonstrates that no singular type of attire has ever been mandated for Muslims. To this day, Arabs, Iranians, Pakistanis, and Muslims from various cultures maintain their distinct traditional clothing styles. Notably, the so-called “Afghanistan Islamic attire,” often promoted by the Taliban, has no inherent connection to Islam. In reality, this clothing style originates from Hindu culture and was introduced into Afghanistan via Pakistan.
