Statement by Islamic World Studies Association about Taliban’s Ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls
| Post date: 2023/01/22 |
Taliban’s ban on education for Afghan women and girls is a step backwards in Afghanistan’s destiny. This bigoted decision which is against human conscience not only prevents the Afghan women and mothers from their individual progress and development, but also threatens Afghanistan’s future generations. Such decisions unfortunately will perpetuate the potentiality for violence, ethnic bigotry and regress in the sophisticated and art-rich land of Afghanistan. What is more regrettable is ascribing this wrong decision to the enlightening religion of Islam. While the holy prophet of Islam has ordained education as a religious duty for all Muslim men and women, imposition of such limitations implies superficial and deviant impressions from the holy religion of Islam that has regretfully occurred in the Islamic world in the recent decades. While expressing solidarity with the academic colleagues in Afghanistan and expressing deep regret for this decision that is against the teachings of Islam and basic human rights, the Islamic World Studies Association
1. requests the Taliban leaders to reconsider this decision with respect to the divine laws and the well-being of the Afghan nation.
2. Welcomes the decision by some universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to accept female Afghan students and hopes that various universities in the Islamic world will make a similar decision to reduce the sufferings and consequences of Taliban’s ban on education for Afghan women and girls.
The Board of Directors of the Islamic World Studies Association
January 21, 2023
1. requests the Taliban leaders to reconsider this decision with respect to the divine laws and the well-being of the Afghan nation.
2. Welcomes the decision by some universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to accept female Afghan students and hopes that various universities in the Islamic world will make a similar decision to reduce the sufferings and consequences of Taliban’s ban on education for Afghan women and girls.
The Board of Directors of the Islamic World Studies Association
January 21, 2023
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