Rifts growing in the Taliban over the ban on girls' schooling

Surrey secondary students protest 'gender apartheid' in Afghanistan

'Open the schools so you can open the future of Afghanistan': student

Taliban View Even Women’s Cosmetics as a Threat to Their Rule

In Afghanistan, the Taliban are intensifying restrictions on women by raiding homes to confiscate cosmetics

Rifts growing in the Taliban over the ban on girls' schooling

Rifts are growing among Taliban officials over the group’s decision to ban girls from secondary education, leading at least one minister to leave Afghanistan and forcing families to move so their daughters can continue their schooling.  As religious police patrol large parts of the country to ensure that rules are enforced, the restrictions have become so repressive that some senior members of the militant group have called for them to be rolled…

Empowering Communities: How Girls' Education Initiatives Thrive When

Education remains a fundamental pillar for the advancement of individuals and societies. Yet, in lower-income countries, particularly in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, girls often encounter formidable barriers to achieving educational parity with their male counterparts. A recent evaluation conducted by the University of Cambridge, focusing on the Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC)—a UK Government-supported initiative designed to …

Condemned To Silence: The Regression Of Women’s Rights In Afghanistan

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Toronto MU chapter. As a woman born and raised in Canada, I understand my privilege to what seems ordinary. For instance, walking around my neighbourhood alone or attending social gatherings with friends. These are common activities in Canada, yet it’s a privilege that has been taken away from women and girls in Afghanistan. Along with this, women and girls have been prohibited f…

Since 2021, Afghan girls have been deprived of secondary education, but internally, several Taliban figures denounce this policy as unfair. Divisions between Kandahar radicals and moderates in Kabul could crack the regime.