ABSTRACT
In Afghanistan, the physical segregation of women and men, the seclusion of women within the domestic space, and the veiling of women in public space are all consequences of a conservative interpretation of Muslim values. These conditions pervade village and city culture: only in the capital city of Kabul had large numbers of women become emancipated before communist rule began in 1978. Among nomad populations, women and men are not physically separated to the same degree, but tribal codes of honor secure men’s interests at the expense of womens’.
