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Ismailis in Afghanistan: \u201cThe Taliban Violate Our Rights and Treat Us as Enemies\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n Followers of the Ismaili faith in Badakhshan have issued an open letter describing their situation under Taliban rule as extremely dangerous.<\/strong><\/p>\n They state that the Taliban not only violate their religious and civil rights, but also label Ismailis as \u201cabsolute infidels,\u201d subjecting them to death threats, severe religious restrictions, and financial harassment, turning daily life into an unimaginable crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the letter, Taliban discrimination has forced many families to flee their homes and towns out of fear of potential attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the letter, the Ismailis reaffirm their commitment to the Holy Qur\u2019an, the Prophet of Islam, and the Ahl al-Bayt, stressing that jurisprudential differences can never justify humiliation or coercion.<\/strong><\/p>\n They call for an immediate end to harassment, the reopening of Jamaatkhanas, and guarantees for the physical and financial security of their community.<\/strong><\/p>\n The letter emphasizes that religious diversity is not a threat, but rather a historical and cultural asset of Afghanistan, warning that hostility toward minorities only deepens social divisions and the humanitarian crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n Addressing the authorities of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Ismailis urge respect for their rights and demand that local officials prevent all forms of abuse and discrimination.<\/strong><\/p>\n They stress that the Ismaili community is an inseparable part of Islam and Afghan society, entitled to equal rights, security, and a life of peace and dignity.<\/strong><\/p>\n The letter underscores how the Taliban\u2019s extremist approach toward religious minorities has pushed Afghanistan\u2019s humanitarian and religious crisis to its breaking point.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ismailis in Afghanistan: \u201cThe Taliban Violate Our Rights and Treat Us as Enemies\u201d. Followers of the Ismaili faith in Badakhshan have issued an open letter describing their situation under Taliban rule as extremely dangerous. They state that the Taliban not only violate their religious and civil rights, but also label Ismailis as \u201cabsolute infidels,\u201d subjecting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15271,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15259\/revisions\/15271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}