US Edition‘They do not teach us what we need’: Inside the expansion of religious schools for girls across Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN, AUG 3 – Since 2021, nearly 1.5 million girls have been banned from secondary school while 22,972 state-funded madrasas were established as alternatives, UNESCO and Ministry of Education data show.
- Amid Taliban restrictions, families are enrolling in religious schools, with Naji-e-Bashra madrasa's enrollment rising and madrasas expanding rapidly in Kabul’s alleys.
- Since August 2021, the Taliban has banned girls from secondary education as part of a broad crackdown on women’s rights, making Afghanistan the only country with such prohibitions.
- Despite many girls considering madrassas no substitute for mainstream education, one school north of Kabul expanded from 35 to over 160 students in five years.
- Working clandestinely, Nargis began teaching girls with her past textbooks, and she says `They do not teach us what we need to learn`.
- Amid international scrutiny, critics warn that new curricula promote violence and oppose human rights, raising concerns about indoctrination, as the International Criminal Court sought warrants for Taliban leaders.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Religious schools fill the education gap for Afghan boys
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In Kabul’s alleys and courtyards, boys in white caps and tunics recite verses from the Quran in a growing network of madrassas, the religious schools increasingly filling the gaps in Afghanistan’s fractured education system.
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‘They do not teach us what we need’: Inside the expansion of religious schools for girls across Afghanistan - Egypt Independent
“I want” – the girl stops herself – “I wanted to be a doctor in the future. But when the Taliban came to Afghanistan, all the doors of schools were closed.”
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