Taliban Forbids Girls Higher Education Despite Earlier Proclamations
Taliban said schools will reopen after decision over the uniform of female students was made in accordance with “Sharia law and Afghan tradition”.
Taliban said schools will reopen after decision over the uniform of female students was made in accordance with “Sharia law and Afghan tradition”.
Taliban bans female mannequin heads in Afghanistan’s Herat as it is considered to be un-Islamic.
Along with this guideline, the ministry has directed the channels to not show any programme or films which insults Prophet Mohammed and are against Islamic and Afghan values.
Afghans, particularly women, have been vocal in dissenting against the Taliban’s policies that, so far, have kept them out of consideration for equal participation in public life.
“Afghanistan national (TV) will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-islam contents, girls dancing & the attendance of barred (sic) hair women in the (stadium) by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban.”
As per reports, some schools have managed to operate lately where girls up to Class 6 and attended classed and some women have been able to go to universities but high schools have not seen female students.
The new sign on the former women’s ministry read “Ministries of Prayer and Guidance and Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”,
Taliban bans for women indicate a massive pushback on human rights and raise concerns of a crisis where sports, politics, art, even free movement is restricted for women.
A bunch of pro-Taliban women assembled at Kabul University to listen to and give speeches in support of the new regime and its policies.
Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Taliban rule said the group should rule by real sharia law, which includes women’s rights. She recently said the world was watching Afghanistan.