Taliban Rule and Religious Control in Afghanistan Flashcards

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What name did the Taliban give to the country they ruled, and what did this show about how they wanted to govern?

They called it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, showing they wanted to rule the country using very strict Islamic law.

What is Sharia law, and how did the Taliban use it in Afghanistan?

Sharia law is a system of rules based on the Qur'an and Islamic teaching. The Taliban said they were using Sharia, but they enforced a very strict version and applied it to almost every part of daily life.

What was the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice?

It was a religious police force that patrolled the streets to check people were following Taliban rules, such as dress codes and prayer times, and to punish anyone who broke them.

How did the Taliban control daily prayers for Muslims?

Men had to attend the mosque for the five daily prayers. Shops had to close at prayer times, and religious police could beat or arrest men who stayed at work instead of going to pray.

What dress rules did the Taliban bring in for men and women?

Women had to wear a full body covering called a burqa and go outside only with a male relative. Men were ordered to grow long beards and wear simple, traditional clothes instead of Western-style outfits.

What kinds of punishments did the Taliban use for breaking religious rules?

They used harsh public punishments, such as floggings, amputations and executions, often carried out in sports stadiums, to frighten people into obeying their laws.

Which forms of entertainment did the Taliban ban and why?

They banned music, films, television, many games such as kite flying, and pictures of people or animals. They said these things were un-Islamic and would distract people from religion.

How did the Taliban change education to fit their religious ideas?

Most schools focused on learning the Qur'an and religious rules. Many modern subjects were cut back, and older girls' schools were closed, so fewer people received a wide, non-religious education.

How did the Taliban treat religious minorities and Muslims who followed other traditions?

They gave no real freedom of religion. Shia Muslims, such as the Hazara group, were attacked and sometimes massacred, and non-Muslim groups like Hindus and Sikhs faced limits on worship and pressure to follow Taliban rules.

What did the Taliban do to the Bamiyan Buddha statues in 2001, and what reason did they give?

They blew up the ancient Buddha statues at Bamiyan, saying they were idols and offended Islam. This showed how far they would go to remove anything they saw as un-Islamic.

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