Syria Bars Women From University, Technical Programs Under New Rules
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Several subjects at two Syrian universities are open only to men. This triggered open criticism of the Islamist authorities
Disciplines are reserved for men in some universities, the Ministry of Education announced at the end of September. These restrictions are worrying in a country led since 2024 by the Islamist coalition that overthrew Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian Ministry of Education has announced that women will not be admitted to most of the disciplines of two technical institutes created in July by the new government. These include management and economics, reserved for male students.
Syria's new government has banned women from enrolling in some university and technical education programs. The policy has sparked public criticism. The government...
A decision by the Syrian government to exclude women from certain university courses has provoked open criticism of the Islamist authorities in the country. Teachers Ahlam Othman called the restrictions discriminatory and "an additional obstacle for women". The measures include that at the National University for Defense Studies in Damascus, several subjects such as economic management and social sciences are only open to men.
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