Norway: Taliban Delegation Arrives in Oslo to Discuss Women’s Rights

Obviously, this is a legitimization of the Taliban, contrary to denials. The attempt as a whole is absurd, because the Taliban’s treatment of women is based on Sharia. No stern lecture from Anniken Huitfeldt is going to move the Taliban to discard Sharia.

[According to the January 22 Euro News] There was a small protest of Afghan citizens in Oslo ahead of the Taliban’s visit to the Norwegian capital. They’re against the delegation meeting with Norwegian authorities and representatives from the international community for talks.

It’s the first visit to the West since they took control of Kabul in August.

“We do not want the Taliban here in Norway. They do not represent us,” said Shahia Soltani an Afghan citizen and one of the demonstrators. “The Taliban is on the blacklist for terrorists in the United States. So why should we invite and negotiate with them?” Soltani queried.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said Friday that it has invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo from January 23 to 25. Norwegian newspaper VG said special representatives from the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and the European Union were expected to take part.

The ministry did not comment on the newspaper’s report. Discussions on girls’ education, and women’s rights will be top of the agenda. The Minister of Foreign Affairs for Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt, said: “It does not in any way imply any recognition of the coup that took place. We will make strong demands on the Taliban, but we do not know if they will implement them afterwards.”…

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2022/01/norway-taliban-delegation-arrives-in-oslo-to-discuss-womens-rights-with-norwegian-authorities

[TBC: It wasn’t that long ago when “Muslim women organizations in Canada welcomed the Quebec legislature’s decision to disallow Muslim tribunals for family matters in the province, and that the laws of the state will apply to all its residents regardless of religion, ethnicity, or culture. Describing the motion passed unanimously by the Quebec legislature as a courageous act, the Canadian Council of Muslim Women said, ‘its message is strong that religious women will not be isolated and placed under any other form of law. Quebec has clearly understood that different laws for different citizens leads to discrimination and have nothing to do with multiculturalism or charter rights,’ said Alia Hogman, Executive Director of the Council. ‘We hope that Ontario will follow the same reasoning and demonstrate the courage of state unequivocally that all Ontario families must be treated equally under the laws of the land,’ Hogman said, referring to Women Muslim Organization’s struggle against Ontario’s move to bring the province under Sharia’.”]