Afghan religious scholars say the government's ban on girls' education is un-Islamic.
Afghan school girls attend their classroom on the first day of the new school year, in Kabul, Saturday, March 25, 2023. The new Afghan educational year started in Afghanistan, while high school remained closed for girls for the second year after Taliban returned to power in 2021. – Afghan religious scholars Saturday criticized a ban on female education, as a key Taliban minister warned clerics not to rebel against the government on the controversial issue.
The bans have raised fierce international uproar, increasing the country's isolation at a time when its economy has collapsed and worsenied a humanitarian crisis. Knowledge is obligatory in Islam for men and women, he told The Associated Press, and Islam allows women to study. Another scholar, who is a member of the Taliban, told the AP there is still time for ministries to solve the problem of girls' education. Toryali Himat cited ministries comprising the inner circle of the supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, who is based in Kandahar.
Acting Higher Education Minister Nida Mohammad Nadim said Friday that clerics should not speak against government policy.
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