Pak Sahafat – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation of Afghanistan called the Taliban’s statement on banning the registration of female students in private universities disappointing.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report, the Islamic Cooperation Organization of Afghanistan announced in a statement that the Taliban should reconsider their decision to ban girls’ education and their participation in university exams. This organization called the Taliban’s decision to prevent girls from enrolling in private universities disappointing.
The Ministry of Higher Education of the Taliban has recently ordered the private universities of this country to prevent the enrollment of girls.
Earlier, Nada Mohammad Nadim, Minister of Science of the Taliban, claimed that it is necessary to ban women from entering universities to prevent the mixing of men and women in universities, because according to him, some units taught in universities violate Islamic principles.
In a television interview, he noted: Efforts are underway to correct these problems, and as soon as these problems are solved, universities will be opened to women.
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation asked the Taliban to reconsider its decision regarding women
Ziaullah Hashemi, the spokesperson of the Taliban Ministry of Science, also said on Saturday: A warning letter has been sent to private universities not to allow women to participate in entrance exams.
In this warning, it is stated that women cannot participate in the entrance exam for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, and in case of disobedience of any of the universities, the wrong university will be dealt with according to the law.
On December 24 of this year, the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan prevented women from working in non-governmental centers on the pretext that they had received serious complaints about the non-observance of the hijab.
After this action, several non-governmental organizations, including the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Save the Children, and CARE stopped their activities in Afghanistan in protest against this decision.
Since the resurgence of the Taliban in August 2021, the group has imposed restrictions on Afghan women that have kept them away from their normal lives.
Among these restrictions is that high school is prohibited for girls and many women are not allowed to work in government centers.
Last Friday, the United Nations reported that “Amina Mohammad”, the deputy secretary general of this organization, during a trip to Kandahar, expressed her concern about the violations of women’s rights in Afghanistan to the Taliban officials.