web counter
LEXO PA REKLAMA!

SHKARKO APP

App Store
Google Play

E fundit!

x

Taliban arrest boys who dress up as 'Peaky Blinders' characters in Afghanistan

2025-12-14 16:33:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Taliban arrest boys who dress up as 'Peaky Blinders' characters in

The morality police of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, known for its strict approach, have arrested four young men for dressing up as characters from the British series, Peaky Blinders.

They were detained this week in the western Afghan city of Herat.

The Taliban accused them of "promoting foreign culture" after photos of them, dressed in clothes similar to those of the Shelby family in the popular historical crime drama, were spread widely online.

Asghar Husaini, Jalil Yaqoobi, Ashore Akbari and Daud Rasa are members of a group calling themselves the "Thomas Shelby Group" and are known to locals as the "Jabrael Shelbys", after the Herat neighborhood where they live.

Over the past month, young men – all in their 20s – have been seen strolling the streets of Herat in flat hats, suits, gloves and long coats. The outfits resembled the style of the era depicted in the drama Peaky Blinders, which portrays the period after World War I.

The arrests are part of a broader campaign by the Taliban to eradicate what they see as modernity and Western influences in Afghanistan.

The Taliban's Law for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, officially adopted in 2024, specifically prohibits Afghan men from wearing Western clothing in public.

"They wanted to protest and show that they are against this system of coercion and domination," Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi told Radio Free Europe's (RFE/RL) Radio Azadi, commenting on the young people's motive for wearing those clothes.

"Such clothing is completely normal around the world, and these young people live in this world, have access to social networks, watch movies and television series," she added.

The Taliban's attempt to eradicate modernity

Since returning to power, the Taliban have imposed drastic restrictions on how Afghan men and women can look and behave in public.

Women are required to wear the niqab, a head-to-toe Islamic veil, and must be accompanied by a male guardian. Men are encouraged to grow beards and wear traditional Afghan clothing.

Most Taliban officials wear turbans and loose clothing.

The spokesman for the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Saiful Islam Khyber, said that the behavior of the "Thomas Shelby" group contradicts "Islamic values ??and Afghan culture."

He also released a video of one of the young men apologizing for their behavior.

Before their arrest, Husain, the group's leader, said they were motivated by a "particular interest in the classic style of dress" of the Peaky Blinders.

Ai tha për Herat Mic, një kanal lokal në YouTube, se planifikonin të prezantonin më vonë stile tradicionale të veshjeve nga komunitete të ndryshme afgane.

Rasa, një tjetër anëtar i grupit, tha se ishin përballur me kritika online.

“Pati shumë zhurmë në hapësirën virtuale”, tha ai, duke shtuar se edhe disa të afërm i akuzuan për promovim të kulturës perëndimore.

“Por, kjo nuk është vetëm kulturë perëndimore. Në vitet ‘50 dhe ’60, ne patëm një stil të ngjashëm edhe këtu në Afganistan”, tha ai.

Në Afganistan, veshja perëndimore u bë simbol i modernitetit dhe liberalizmit pasi mbreti reformator afgan, Amanullah Khan, adoptoi kostume për burrat dhe funde për gratë si veshje formale në vitet 1920.

Në dekadat pasuese, shumë afganë të arsimuar përqafuan veshjen perëndimore, ndërsa zyrat shtetërore dhe ngjarjet zyrtare kërkonin veshje formale perëndimore.

Megjithatë, grupet islamiste afgane e kanë kundërshtuar veshjen dhe sjelljet perëndimore.

Talebanët i kanë ndaluar zyrtarisht veshjet e tilla dhe i shënjestrojnë vazhdimisht afganët që i mbajnë ato.

Ata kanë ndërmarrë gjithashtu një fushatë të gjerë kundër shkeljeve të kodit të veshjes, duke gjobitur dhe burgosur shkelësit.

I krijuar nga skenaristi dhe regjisori britanik Steven Knight, drama Peaky Blinders paraqet aventurat e familjes Shelby, një trillim artistik, në Birmingëm pas Luftës së Parë Botërore.

Seriali ka fituar një bazë të madhe adhuruesin në gjithë botë që nga debutimi i tij në vitin 2013, ka transmetuar gjashtë sezone dhe ka tërhequr qindra milionë shikues në mbarë botën. /REL





Lajmet e fundit nga