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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
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Episode 291 - What was life like for women under the Taliban?
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Phil Gurski
If it is one thing jihadi terrorists are known for it is their hatred of women. While they claim to be 'pure' Muslims who treat women in accordance with Islamic law they are in fact vile misogynists. Of these extremists there is no better example than the Taliban in Afghanistan. Not only have they restricted women's movements in public, fired women from jobs and closed schools for girls after the sixth grade, but have prevented women from speaking in public. Luckily, some women have escaped this Islamic totalitarian state to resume a normal life outside Afghanistan. I speak with two such women in this podcast.