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- Published: September 14, 2021 12:43
New Delhi: Since the terror group Taliban captured Afghanistan and came to power, Afghans, particularly women have seen the collision of persecution. Most of the progressive and financially secured women have already flee their homes, quit their jobs and settled life, to start again from the scratch.
Though, Social media is now seeing an online campaign launched by Afghan women to denounce Taliban’s strict orthodox dress-code for women.
Afghan women have been sharing their photos in traditional Afghan attire, displaying their cultural richness and diversity, under #DoNotTouchMyClothes on twitter.
Initially, the campaign was started by Bahar Jalali, a former history professor at the American University in Afghanistan, to protest against Taliban’s mandatory imposition of Hijab for women.
Recently Taliban’s new Higher Education Minister had announced that female students will be allowed to attend gender separate classes in universities, but only in the proper Islamic dress codes.
Posting a picture of herself in a stunning traditional dress with elegant embroidery, Jalali tweeted, “This is Afghan culture. I am wearing a traditional Afghan dress”.
This is Afghan culture. I am wearing a traditional Afghan dress. #AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/DrRzgyXPvm
— Dr. Bahar Jalali (@RoxanaBahar1) September 12, 2021
Several other Afghan women supported the trend on Twitter:
My mom (with me in her belly), my khalas, and my sisters in Afghanistan dresses ??? #donottouchmyclothes #afghanistanwomen #AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/P7i9bb0Em7
— ariana delawari (@arianadelawari) September 13, 2021
I thought about whether I should join this campaign & share vibrant photos of our traditional clothing when women back home are stripped of their choices & our people are getting massacred but this how we keep our traditions alive! #DoNotTouchMyClothes#AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/JT8VXQBwYk
— Elaha (she/her) (@dressingsonnets) September 12, 2021
This is another traditional Afghan dress from a different part of Afghanistan. I was a teenager in this pic. We will not let our culture to be appropriated by those who want to erase us. #DoNotTouchMyClothes #AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/dMwnBS7vuT
— Dr. Bahar Jalali (@RoxanaBahar1) September 12, 2021
Me wearing traditional Afghan attire in Kabul. This is Afghan culture and this is how Afghan women dress. @RoxanaBahar1 pic.twitter.com/fUZSqy4rRK
— Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi (@WasHasNaz) September 12, 2021
I wear my traditional Afghan dress proudly.
It’s colourful and beautiful.
Not at all like the images you saw circulating yesterday.
Thank you @RoxanaBahar1 who’s encouraging us #AfghanWomen to share the beauty of #AfghanistanCulture. pic.twitter.com/OAyNhku78l
— Tahmina Aziz (@tahmina_aziz) September 12, 2021
This is also Afghan culture. I am wearing a a simple dress. I’m allowing the wind to play with my hair. I’m allowing the sun to kiss my neck. I’m an Afghan woman. I’m a Muslim woman. I’m a citizen of this Earth. I’m a human and I love humanity #AfghanistanCulture #AfganistanWomen pic.twitter.com/trT8ye2sEq
— Nahid Fattahi ناهید فتاحی (@NahidFattahi) September 12, 2021
This is how Afghan women dress#DoNotTouchMyClothes #AfghanCulture #AfghanWomen pic.twitter.com/0E2iKIW2Ln
— Sophia Moruwat (@SophiaKhanm) September 13, 2021