Published 1 year ago

Taliban minister defends ban on women's university studies

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Nida Mohammad Nadim says ban is necessary to prevent mixing of genders in universities. He says he believes some subjects being taught violated the principles of Islam. Nadim said foreigners should stop interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs. Ban met by widespread global condemnation, including from Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

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Times of India

Concerned about Taliban banning women from universities: India

India News: India expressed concern over the Taliban ban on university education for women in Afghanistan saying it has consistently supported the cause of female

1 year ago·India

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News18 India

Afghan Women Banned from University 'for Not Following Dress Code': Taliban Minister

Afghan universities were declared off limits to women because female students were not following instructions including a proper dress code, the Taliban's minister for higher education said. The ban announced earlier this week is the latest restriction on women's rights in Afghanistan ordered by the Taliban.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows

Neda Mohammad Nadeem says ban was necessary to prevent mixing of genders as rare protests break out

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Taliban minister defends ban on women's university studies

The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from universities -- a decree that had triggered a global backlash.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows

Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in a decision that was condemned globally.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Afghan Women Stage Street Protest Against Taliban's University Ban

A small group of Afghan women staged a defiant protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from universities, an activist said, adding that some were arrested.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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