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The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 140 books by women – including titles like “Safety in the Chemical Laboratory” – were among 680 books found to be of “concern” due to “anti-Sharia and Taliban policies”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The universities were further told they were no longer allowed to teach 18 subjects, with a Taliban official saying they were “in conflict with the principles of Sharia and the system’s policy”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decree is the latest in a series of restrictions which the Taliban have brought in since returning to power four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just this week, fibre-optic internet was banned in at least 10 provinces on the orders of the Taliban’s supreme leader in a move officials said was to prevent immorality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the rules have had an impact on many aspects of life, women and girls have been particularly hard-hit: they are barred from accessing education over the sixth grade, with one of their last routes to further training cut off in late 2024, when midwifery courses were quietly shuttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now even university subjects about women have been targeted: six of the 18 banned are specifically about women, including Gender and Development, The Role of Women in Communication, and Women’s Sociology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Taliban government has said it respects women’s rights in accordance with their interpretation of Afghan culture and Islamic law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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