The Taliban, women, and the Hegelian private sphere *.(Part III: individual, family, community, and state)

From: Social Research | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: Cole, Juan R.I. | Copyright information

THE society created by the Taliban in Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001 constantly evoked outrage and reactions of open-mouthed disbelief in the Western press. Even the ayatollahs in Tehran issued a statement condemning the Taliban for defaming Islam by confusing it with medieval obscurantism. Since the Islamic Republic of Iran had long been called "medieval" itself by political opponents, this criticism of the Afghan government has a delicious irony. One key to comprehending the s...

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