In Afghanistan, girls are being banned from primary school. Other Muslim nations hold the key to restoring their rights<\/p>
This week, the Taliban made a bombshell announcement<\/a> that it will ban women from attending university or teaching in Afghanistan. It is a decision that has done more in a single day to entrench discrimination against women and girls and set back their empowerment than any other single policy decision I can remember.<\/p> Since the Taliban returned to power, girls have been banned from attending secondary school. Now they are being <\/a>banned from primary school.<\/a> Thousands of female government workers have been told to stay at home. Other recent rulings prevent women from travelling without a male relative or attending mosques or religious seminaries. Last month, girls and women were banned from entering public places, including parks.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n