Item Summary

Rights and Freedoms

“ Since taking power in August 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has introduced increasingly severe restrictions on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls that have reverberated across families and communities. The new rules have bolstered traditional male roles as women’s ‘gatekeepers’, determining what they can and cannot do. At the same time, these laws have also undermined men’s roles as supporters and facilitators of the ambitions of their female family members – in particular their daughters, but also wives and sisters.Overall, they have taken choices away from families, putting more power over Afghans’ personal lives into the hands of the state and its officials.”

Descriptive Information

Title
In pursuit of virtue : men's views on the Islamic Emirate's restrictions on Afghan women
Sort Title
in pursuit of virtue : men's views on the islamic emirate's restrictions on afghan women
Creator of work
Martine van Bijlert
Contributor
Roxanna Shapour and Kate Clark
Publisher
Afghanistan : Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN)
Language
English
Date Created
2025
Format
Reports
Provenance
Open-access link provided by the Library of Congress Office, Islamabad, Pakistan
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated

Discovery Information

Subject
Gender and sexuality
Family
Feminism
Gender
Sex discrimination against women
Women
Women in development
Women--Education
Women--Identity
Human and civil rights
Civil rights
Freedom of expression
Human rights
Geographic Subject
Afghanistan
Geographic Origin
Afghanistan

Physical Characteristics

Page Count
96
File Count
96

Institutional Information

Collection
Born Digital Monographic Reports and Papers
Box number
Monographic Reports and Papers (Publicly Accessible)
Folder number
e16ab041-dd1d-40a4-adb6-671f227a09d1
Barcode
e16ab041-dd1d-40a4-adb6-671f227a09d1
IIIF Manifest URL

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