The Taliban’s Burning of Musical Instruments: A Violation of Freedom and Cultural Censorship

2023-07-31 05:28:11

The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan set fire to musical instruments. Various musical instruments collected in Herat province were set on fire saying that music is immoral. Images of burning fire are circulating.

Aziz Al-Rahman, head of the Herat department of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, justified the action by saying, “Promoting music leads to the loss of morality. Using musical instruments will lead the youth astray. That’s why this was done.” Al-Muhajir said.

After assuming power in August 2021, the Taliban is implementing many types of prohibitions in Afghanistan. In the meantime, the Taliban have seized musical instruments and burnt them on fire, alleging that music will lead the youth astray.

On Saturday, the authorities seized the musical instruments and burnt them. It is said that most of the musical instruments were seized from the wedding venue of the place. It contains harmonium, tabla, guitar, amplifier and speakers. It is believed that the Taliban authorities burned musical instruments worth hundreds of dollars.

Recently, the Taliban ordered the closure of beauty parlors in Afghanistan. The Taliban have issued strict orders to close down beauty parlors, saying it would increase the cost of weddings, as well as for religious reasons. Similarly, the Taliban recently expressed displeasure with men wearing ties. A senior Taliban official, Mohammad Hashim Shaheed, said the use of ties as symbols of the cross should be voluntarily stopped.

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