Recently, a number of former officials, politicians, and others like Halim Fidai, who served as governors of several provinces during the Republic, have raised the call for punishment under the banner of women’s rights against the caretaker government.
Halim Fidai and other officials of the Republic, who were part of the republican system and indeed the creators of this crisis, today shamelessly condemn every action of the caretaker government that apparently shows the protection and welfare of the people. However, during the time of the Republic, corruption, tribalism, nepotism, tyranny, injustice, and the symbolic use of women were so prevalent that the people distanced themselves day by day and turned away from the republican system.
During the fallen republic, project-based activities under the name of women’s rights, which were often disconnected from the people and funded by foreign sources, clashed with Islamic and national values and became a significant cause of social distrust. In reality, these activities did not serve women’s justice but rather used women as a tool for various agendas and made them victims of systematic oppression.
The officials, politicians, activists, and others of the fallen republic are those who were installed in their positions by the force of the American spear and were nourished by them, but why are they now raising their voices in dissatisfaction against them?
For the past four years, whenever the high-ranking officials of the fallen republic have faced political weakness and defeat, the issue of women’s rights has been raised not due to religious and cultural principles, but merely as a political tool. However, this is happening at a time when they have lost their political status and are increasingly becoming more isolated.
The high-ranking officials of the fallen republic openly display hypocrisy in their writings and statements, which is the most evident form of political hypocrisy; the media has also reported that the political appointments of women by these high-ranking officials and their limited use within the power structure were treated as tools rather than valued entities. Yet, after the downfall, these same people shamelessly present themselves as defenders of justice and compassion.
Now that these officials are defending women’s rights according to Western standards, they must be asked why these voices were not so strong during their time in power? It is a moral responsibility for a person to first acknowledge their past, evaluate themselves, and then demand accountability from others.
The previous fallen republic, which was on the brink of moral decay, saw hundreds of girls becoming victims of violence, sexual assault, abduction, and murder, but there was no organization to hear their voices and address their problems. However, today, even though the caretaker government has granted relative Sharia rights, it is still accused of violating women’s rights.
During the Republic, women were not symbols of progress; rather, they were used for gatherings, conferences, and photographs, which was not genuine but rather a performative justice. In the past, it sacrificed women’s rights, and today, it trades in the name of women.
The senior officials of the fallen republic and similar individuals who have always politicized in the name of women’s rights not only whitewash themselves but also try to bring the caretaker government under international pressure, which is a form of their political revenge.
The politician who talks about justice, freedom, and rights today, if they truly want to gain the trust of the people, must first clarify their past negative legacy, seek forgiveness, and choose the way of real action over emotional slogans.
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