Women will have to finish the lesson five minutes earlier than men so that there is no mixing after classes, the Taliban dictatorship said.
As some private universities in Afghanistan plan to resume classes on Monday, the Taliban have released a detailed dictum specifying how women attending universities should dress, the AFP news agency reported. . Earlier, the Taliban ordered that women be allowed access to higher education, but there will be no provision for co-education and male teachers will not be allowed to teach students. In the recent order, it has been mentioned that good old men can teach students if there are not enough teachers in the universities.
The new order makes no mention of a full-body burqa, but the niqab does cover most of the face, AFP reported, with the burqa and niqabs returning to Afghanistan after the Taliban took over.
“Universities are required to hire teachers for students based on their facilities,” the decree states, which adds that men and women should use separate entrances and exits.
The new dictum has also said that women will have to finish the lesson five minutes earlier than men so that there is no possibility of mixing after class.
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan put Afghan women in uncertainty, as women saw dark days in the former Taliban regime between 1996 and 2000. The Taliban have promised an accommodating position for women. and they have said that women will have their rights under the Taliban regime, as allowed. by Sharia law.
However, there is likely to be no participation of women in the government that the Taliban have not yet announced. In recent days, women have been protesting in Herat and Kabul demanding inclusion in government. In a protest on Saturday in Kabul, the Taliban sprayed tear gas to prevent protesters from marching on the president’s palace.
Many women, including artists, journalists have left the country for fear of persecution by the Taliban. Earlier, the Taliban leadership called on women to stay at home, as Taliban fighters who controlled Afghanistan’s security were not trained to respect women, the Taliban spokesman had said. Later, women associated with health services were urged to join the work.
(With agency contributions)
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