Taliban in Afghanistan Ban Women From Attending Universities
“Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities”
Do you think the Biden administration will send a strongly worded letter? Maybe start a Twitter hashtag campaign?
Politico reports:
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms.
Despite initially promising a more moderate rule respecting rights for women’s and minorities, the Taliban have widely implemented their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
They have banned girls from middle school and high school, restricted women from most employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.
The Taliban were ousted in 2001 by a U.S.-led coalition for harboring al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and returned to power after America’s chaotic departure last year.
The decision was announced after a government meeting. A letter shared by the spokesman for the Ministry of Higher Education, Ziaullah Hashmi, told private and public universities to implement the ban as soon as possible and to inform the ministry once the ban is in place.
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This is a surprise?
In other news, water is wet.
“They have banned girls from middle school and high school, restricted women from most employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms.”
Why don’t they just identify as men? Duh!
What they call a Ministry of Higher Education we call Kindergarten. Apparently their favorite game is Rock …
Hmmmm, don’t let women go to the gym. Yeah, that’s a plan. smh