[A graveyard for women] Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows

By artappraiser on Mon, 12/26/2022 - 5:41pm |

As the head of Ireland’s leading Medical School @trinitymed1
I condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing assault on the education of women. It’s not just a person tragedy for individuals but also for the future of #Afghanistan https://t.co/I0jwGxL7as
— Colin Doherty (@gastaut) December 23, 2022

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not just universities but schools above grade 6:

In a sign of stricter enforcement of restrictions on teenage girls’ education, a letter from the education ministry on Thursday instructed all educational institutions not to allow girls above grade 6 to access their facilities.

A little girl cries to her father — “the Taliban closed my school today and told us not to come back.”

Her father consoles her and said he will teach her at home but she says she wants to go to school.

This is Afghanistan in 2022. What a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/qohlHJpcmo
— Shabnam Nasimi (@NasimiShabnam) December 21, 2022

and things like working for NGO's

Tragedy after tragedy. Afghanistan to become a graveyard for women. pic.twitter.com/cvzB4Flc0J
— Bina Shah (@BinaShah) December 26, 2022

The US said the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions of people https://t.co/qoPvI5tC0x
— Bloomberg (@business) December 25, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/26/2022 - 5:50pm

Top story: Aid Groups in Afghanistan Suspend Work After the Taliban Ban Female Staff https://t.co/j1ICatA79C, see more https://t.co/zzBv2oN2Nv
— hitesh sangani (@hiteshsangani) December 27, 2022

Three foreign aid groups announced they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from workinghttps://t.co/yxjs97zRK6 @AFP
— Jim Stevenson (@VOAStevenson) December 27, 2022

The Taliban are reportedly shooting and beating male students who walked out of their exams in Afghanistan today in protest against the ban on women going to university.

This is truly barbaric and horrifying. The world must watch, listen and act now.
pic.twitter.com/iaP3dwutVE
— Shabnam Nasimi (@NasimiShabnam) December 24, 2022

The Taliban are "trying to erase women" from society in Afghanistan, says Foreign Minister James Cleverly UK Newshttps://t.co/BYw8HOmVX1
— Ethel Okey (@EthelOkey) December 27, 2022

More Repressive Measures In Pipeline As Taliban Reverts To 'Old Practices' In Afghanistan https://t.co/4BlowS4tRP
— Anthony Miller (@Gilbarad) December 26, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/26/2022 - 8:09pm

Protesting Taliban's Recent decrees, university lecturer Ismail Mashal tears his bachelor's and master's degree certificates live in a program on @TOLOnews
pic.twitter.com/Z1A6ussT7Y
— Abdulhaq Omeri (@AbdulhaqOmeri) December 27, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 4:50pm

Taliban to #media: No call-in shows for women, no shared offices, no male-female co-hosting, no visible face of women, including guests, no music, no question about legitimacy, mention #Taliban leader's full title, & limited coverage of security incidents. https://t.co/LiBz3FOMNT
— Sahraa Karimi/ صحرا کریمی (@sahraakarimi) December 29, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 4:02pm

Afghan mother and child sit in the harsh winter waiting and hoping for bread. Millions are facing famine and #AfghanWomen are banned from working and getting an education. The lack of media coverage is appalling. We cannot and will not abandon our sisters in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/aiJ5hAE0Zx
— Dr. Nina Ansary (@drninaansary) January 10, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 4:19am

they just got hit by a major suicide bombing claimed by "ISIS-K"

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bombing outside foreign ministry - BBC https://t.co/iSLOgvpmKw
— Ńasser Million Tweets  (@nasser_mo3gza) January 12, 2023

remember back when the rest of the world cared about such things?

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 3:44am

the real graveyard for her:

Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead in Kabul https://t.co/LbQShNEw3e
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) January 15, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/15/2023 - 7:23pm

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