Taliban bans higher eduaction for women 'until further notice' - DW News

[TexasTowelie]

The Taliban has closed universities for female students, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday in Afghanistan.

"You are all informed to immediately implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females under further notice," read a letter issued by the Ministry to all government and private universities.

A spokesman for the Education Ministry also tweeted the letter, with the ban meaning that girls and women have been effectively locked out of classrooms after 6th grade.

The ban on higher education comes less than three months after thousands of women took university entrance exams across the country, with many aspiring to become teachers or medical practitioners.

Universities had remained open to women since the Taliban swept back into power in August 2021, so long as they attended classes separated from male students.

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan also reportedly specified subjects that women could choose to study at their universities.

[CentralMass]

1. DeSantis is probably taking notes. Something he had thought of.for FL.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Banning people from higher education is definitely considered RACIST.

If he targets non-white people, Immigrants who fulfill legal requirements to be in this country(they pay taxes), determining gender, religious affiliation, or sexual orientation as a basis for admission, etc.

All this would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL under Federal and perhaps, State Law. With Fascist Ron DeSantis, anything is possible. Would he be referring to "Natural born Florida residents"?

[CentralMass]

3. I was not actually serious but with Ron D it is not too far fetched.

[Irish_Dem]

6. If women are pregnant all the time they don't go to college.

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So that is how the gop is preventing women from higher education.

[Timeflyer]

5. U.S. slave owners forbid teaching slaves to read.

Was shocked to read this in Frederick Douglas autobiography, but was young and naïve then. Now I understand--educated slaves are harder to control.

[llashram]

7. +++