Taliban

Author: Kathy Enger

Taliban Information:

(Sept. 27, 1997). The Taliban reign of terror. CNN. [online]. Available: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/29/afghanistan
CNN report outline the Taliban's reign of terror in Kabul, Afghanistan.

(January 18, 2000). Afghanistan and the Taliban news stories. Yahoo
News [online]. Available: http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/world/Taliban
A collection of current news stories detailing life in Afghanistan and the Taliban.

(Dec. 12, 1999). The Taliban Islamic movement official web site and home page. Taleban Islamic Movement. [online]. Available: http://www.taleban.com
The official site for the Taliban, which now controls some 90% of Afghanistan.

Maroofi, Musa M. (April 1998). The Afghan Taliban: Like it or not, it occupies two-thirds of Afghanistan and shows no signs of weakening.Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. [online]. Available: http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0498/9804047.html
Concise, special reports vividly outlining Taliban practices.

Women's Role in Society:

Physicians for Human Rights. (1999). The Taliban war on women in relation to health and human rights. [online]. Available: http://www.phrusa.org/campaigns/af_exec1.html
An interesting look at the lives of women in Afghanistan from a medical/human point of view.

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). (1997-2000). If you are a freedom loving and anti-fundamentalist, you are with RAWA. [online]. Available: http://www.rawa.org/
Read numerous articles related to the Taliban practice and see the photo gallery of the Taliban's graphic, public actions.

Afghanistan Information:

QAZICO. (1997-2000). Afghanistan Online: The friendliest country in the world, possible the universe. [online]. Available: http://www.afghan-web.com/
A nice overview of Afghan general facts, news, economy, culture, geography and language and much more.

ITA. (August, 13, 1997). Afghanistan. [online]. Available: http://www.immigration-usa.com/flags/afghanistan_flag.html
Visit to examine Afghanistan Flags and numerous links to country maps and facts.

Islamic Information:

Islamic Center of El Paso. (1996). In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful. [online]. Available: http://rgfn.epcc.edu/users/ay956/icenter.htm
Welcome to Islamic Center of El Paso (ICEP) Homepage! The intention of this page is to provide one stop for Muslim & non-Muslim communities interested in Islamic issues. An overview helping to raise Fundamental Muslim awareness and the role that Muslim women play in society.

Insha-Allah. In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful. [online]. Available: http://members.aol.com/TrueIsOne/index.html
A culmination of sites in regard to Islam, women's roles and fundamentalism.

Raham, Abdur. Women in the Quran and the Sunna. [online]. Available: http://rgfn.epcc.edu/users/ay956/women.htm
In Islam there is absolutely no difference between men and women as far as their relationship to Allah is concerned, as both are promised the same reward for good conduct and the same punishment for evil conduct.

Western Nations View of Taliban Practices:

Scott Peterson. (Dec. 30, 1999). Lives still restricted. Afghan women see hope. [online]. Available: http://www.csmonitor.com
Christian Science Monitor offers articles on current issues around the world. To view the above article, hit the archive link and type in the date in the above citation.

Library Resources:

ABI/INFORM
Primarily a business database, but includes full text articles on the Taliban. To access ABI/INFORM, go to the library homepage at: http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/
Under databases, click on ABI/INFORM; then from the ProQuest screen, choose ABI/INFORM Global.

Expanded Academic Index http://www.pals.msus.edu/cgi-bin/pals-cgi
Expanded Academic Index will link you to scholarly resources on the Taliban. Perform a keyword search on Taliban. Any articles that have an asterisk next to them are in full text online. All others are either available in the library or through interlibrary loan.

Project MUSE http://muse.jhu.edu
Provides full text electronic articles in the humanities and social sciences. Once you link to Project MUSE, select Search; then mark All Journals. Search by Taliban.

United Nations and Human Rights:

http://www.mcmun.org/1998/hr/un.html