Kabul: the takeover of Afghanistan Taliban Despite the group’s assurances to protect their rights, it has been harsh for the women and girls of the war-torn country.
Holly McKay, a writer on war and foreign policy, is writing in time limitA US entertainment daily said the status of girls’ education is in oblivion. The Ministry of Education is full of the most devout men in the Taliban government – as evidenced by their long beards and the frequent turning of prayer beads, without a single woman inside the bustling halls or walls.
McKay said it was reminiscent of the state of girls’ education inside Afghanistan, with no input from the gender that suffered most during the Taliban takeover.
While boys of all ages were ordered back to classes last month, after sixth grade girls’ education – including at some universities – has been indefinitely halted by the Islamic emirate.
While private schools continue, most Afghan girls and women who rely on the public education system are sent home until further notice.
“The amendments will be made based on our new laws. Islamic scholars will decide,” said Abdul Hakim, the education minister’s chief of staff.
“We want an Islamic approach, and that means separate classes and transportation. Once this is sorted out, girls can continue education for the rest of their lives.”
“We cannot teach our children music and other things that are not part of our society,” Hakim said. He said the 2021 Taliban would be far more open-minded than the rule introduced in the 1990s.
“Now, we have advanced policies and strategies to capture the world. At the time, we had no access to resources and no capacity for new buildings or schools. Now we have a lot more power to make changes.” ”
McKay said he heard such justifications on several occasions.
Mawlawi Noor Ahmed Saeed, director of information and culture for Kandahar province, stressed that “the whole issue is about transportation” and that it will “take time” to ensure that girls and women have completely separate transit and infrastructure. .
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Hafiz Habibinsisted that Islam allows “absolute rights” to the education of women. A leader inside the much-anticipated ministry for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of evil, Mohammad Yusufechoed that the new government would not deny girls their right to full and proper schooling, Deadline reported.
Mackay also mentioned his meeting with Imam Mawlwik. Hayat Khan, who said the reason for the separation – and why women should cover their entire face except for the eyes – is so that men are not “tempted too much”.
As in Afghanistan, most students spend half a day in regular school and half a day in madrassa to intensify their religious studies.
Meanwhile, Taliban official spokesman Bilal Karimi assured that the pause was only temporary.
With each passing day, Afghanistan as a whole continues to deepen in poverty. With economic wealth frozen and little diplomatic recognition from the outside world, the United Nations estimates that 97 percent of the 38 million would have sunk into destruction by mid- 2022 without immediate action from the outside world, reports Deadline.
And needless to say, it is almost always women and girls who suffer, McKay said.
Holly McKay, a writer on war and foreign policy, is writing in time limitA US entertainment daily said the status of girls’ education is in oblivion. The Ministry of Education is full of the most devout men in the Taliban government – as evidenced by their long beards and the frequent turning of prayer beads, without a single woman inside the bustling halls or walls.
McKay said it was reminiscent of the state of girls’ education inside Afghanistan, with no input from the gender that suffered most during the Taliban takeover.
While boys of all ages were ordered back to classes last month, after sixth grade girls’ education – including at some universities – has been indefinitely halted by the Islamic emirate.
While private schools continue, most Afghan girls and women who rely on the public education system are sent home until further notice.
“The amendments will be made based on our new laws. Islamic scholars will decide,” said Abdul Hakim, the education minister’s chief of staff.
“We want an Islamic approach, and that means separate classes and transportation. Once this is sorted out, girls can continue education for the rest of their lives.”
“We cannot teach our children music and other things that are not part of our society,” Hakim said. He said the 2021 Taliban would be far more open-minded than the rule introduced in the 1990s.
“Now, we have advanced policies and strategies to capture the world. At the time, we had no access to resources and no capacity for new buildings or schools. Now we have a lot more power to make changes.” ”
McKay said he heard such justifications on several occasions.
Mawlawi Noor Ahmed Saeed, director of information and culture for Kandahar province, stressed that “the whole issue is about transportation” and that it will “take time” to ensure that girls and women have completely separate transit and infrastructure. .
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, Hafiz Habibinsisted that Islam allows “absolute rights” to the education of women. A leader inside the much-anticipated ministry for the promotion of virtue and the prevention of evil, Mohammad Yusufechoed that the new government would not deny girls their right to full and proper schooling, Deadline reported.
Mackay also mentioned his meeting with Imam Mawlwik. Hayat Khan, who said the reason for the separation – and why women should cover their entire face except for the eyes – is so that men are not “tempted too much”.
As in Afghanistan, most students spend half a day in regular school and half a day in madrassa to intensify their religious studies.
Meanwhile, Taliban official spokesman Bilal Karimi assured that the pause was only temporary.
With each passing day, Afghanistan as a whole continues to deepen in poverty. With economic wealth frozen and little diplomatic recognition from the outside world, the United Nations estimates that 97 percent of the 38 million would have sunk into destruction by mid- 2022 without immediate action from the outside world, reports Deadline.
And needless to say, it is almost always women and girls who suffer, McKay said.
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