In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the critical questions surrounding the Taliban’s actions and their claims of implementing Islamic law. Are the bans on girls’ education and the erasure of women from public life truly rooted in Islam, or do they represent a misinterpretation of the deen? We explore the contradiction between their professed adherence to the Hanafi school—renowned for its rational legal reasoning—and their oppressive policies, questioning whether tribal customs o...