Afghanistan's Leena Alam Calls It 'Dangerous' To Be An Actress With The Taliban Around

Hundreds of female artistes and journalists are waiting for evacuation in Afghanistan after Taliban has taken control. Right now, they are?risking their lives, living with fear "wearing a hijab and lying to strangers who know (their) face".?

One of the best-known actresses of Afghanistan Leena Alam reveals how dangerous it is to be an actress with Taliban around.

"Who would know better than me how dangerous it is to be an actress with the Taliban? You cannot inflict me with one more drop of fear than I already have," she was quoted as saying by IANS?as part of a virtual performance of a monologue for the LA Writers Center.

"You offer me death and my children, or life without them? What would you do? I will go home."

Earlier this month,?her close friend and former co-star Sabera was offered a rare ticket to France, but declined it when it turned out there were no seats for her two young boys.

(Also Read:?After Being Stuck In Afghanistan For Over 4 Months, Nupur Alankar’s Brother-In-Law Returns Home)

While Taliban has claimed to the world that they are no longer the same brutal terrorists who reigned decades ago, but a new list of eight religious guidelines issued to local media this week shows their dehumanising view of women has not changed, says Variety.

Women may no longer appear in dramas and soap operas on television and women journalists must wear the hijab, says the first missive of its kind from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

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