Latest items for Afghanistan
March 6, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 81:Marriage of person with his/her ascendants, descendants, descendants of father and mother, and first category of descendants of ancestors shall be eternally forbidden. Article 82: Marriage of person with wife of his ascendants and wife of his descendants shall be eternally forbidden. Moreover, marriage of person with ascendants of his wife shall be eternally forbidden and his marriage with descendants of his wife, in case of consumption of marriage, shall be eternally forbidden."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 81:Marriage of person with his/her ascendants, descendants, descendants of father and mother, and first category of descendants of ancestors shall be eternally forbidden. Article 82: Marriage of person with wife of his ascendants and wife of his descendants shall be eternally forbidden. Moreover, marriage of person with ascendants of his wife shall be eternally forbidden and his marriage with descendants of his wife, in case of consumption of marriage, shall be eternally forbidden."
Feb. 22, 2023, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 3 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Islamic populations: Afghanistan's overall consanguineous marriage is, on average, 50%. (7)
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 3 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Islamic populations: Afghanistan's overall consanguineous marriage is, on average, 50%. (7)
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "Fahima, a woman living in the western province of Herat, ran a business before the Taliban took over but now must wait for her teenage son to come home from school so she can leave the house with him just to buy groceries. 'I can barely leave home,' she said" (Para.16-17).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "Fahima, a woman living in the western province of Herat, ran a business before the Taliban took over but now must wait for her teenage son to come home from school so she can leave the house with him just to buy groceries. 'I can barely leave home,' she said" (Para.16-17).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials since Saturday were becoming much stricter on dress code, telling her on Monday that her colourful headscarf was unacceptable and she must wear all black" (Para.15).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1
"Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials since Saturday were becoming much stricter on dress code, telling her on Monday that her colourful headscarf was unacceptable and she must wear all black" (Para.15).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad.The consequences of disobedience are aimed at a woman's closest male family member, ranging from a warning to imprisonment" (Para.2-3).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad.The consequences of disobedience are aimed at a woman's closest male family member, ranging from a warning to imprisonment" (Para.2-3).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In Kabul, one of the more liberal areas of Afghanistan, there were indications that women were pushing back. At least two protests took place this week, as demonstrators criticised growing attempts to limit women from public life.'We want to be known as living creatures, we want to be known as human beings, not slaves imprisoned in the corner of the house,' one protester said" (Para.6-8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In Kabul, one of the more liberal areas of Afghanistan, there were indications that women were pushing back. At least two protests took place this week, as demonstrators criticised growing attempts to limit women from public life.'We want to be known as living creatures, we want to be known as human beings, not slaves imprisoned in the corner of the house,' one protester said" (Para.6-8).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of orders from Islamist Taliban rulers, others are staying at home and some have been wearing COVID-19 face masks anyway" (Para.1). "The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-2
"Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of orders from Islamist Taliban rulers, others are staying at home and some have been wearing COVID-19 face masks anyway" (Para.1). "The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.14).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.14).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2). "The U.N. Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the order and the United States said it would increase pressure on the Taliban administration" (Para.4).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2). "The U.N. Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the order and the United States said it would increase pressure on the Taliban administration" (Para.4).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"A seller of all-enveloping burqas in Kabul told Reuters in the days after the announcement sellers had lifted prices around 30%, but they had since come back to around 1,300 Afghanis ($15) as there was no increased demand.'Most women prefer to buy a hijab (a headscarf), not a burqa. A burqa is good according to the Taliban, but it is the women's last choice,' he said" (Para.9-10). "Reuters spoke to two female doctors and a teacher - the few formal jobs still available to women - who said that covering faces and wearing loose garments would interfere with their work" (Para.11). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials...more
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1
"A seller of all-enveloping burqas in Kabul told Reuters in the days after the announcement sellers had lifted prices around 30%, but they had since come back to around 1,300 Afghanis ($15) as there was no increased demand.'Most women prefer to buy a hijab (a headscarf), not a burqa. A burqa is good according to the Taliban, but it is the women's last choice,' he said" (Para.9-10). "Reuters spoke to two female doctors and a teacher - the few formal jobs still available to women - who said that covering faces and wearing loose garments would interfere with their work" (Para.11). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2). "Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials since Saturday were becoming much stricter on dress code,...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban, who swept back to power as the government collapsed, on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions on girls and women that are causing anger at home and abroad." (Para.2). "Outside the capital there were some signs that Saturday's announcement was fuelling stricter oversight of women's dress. A doctor in southeastern Afghanistan said Taliban officials had told her not to treat female patients who did not have a male chaperone and were not fully covered" (Para.13-14). "A university student in northern Afghanistan said university officials since Saturday were becoming much stricter on dress code,...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Reuters spoke to two female doctors and a teacher - the few formal jobs still available to women - who said that covering faces and wearing loose garments would interfere with their work" (Para.11).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Reuters spoke to two female doctors and a teacher - the few formal jobs still available to women - who said that covering faces and wearing loose garments would interfere with their work" (Para.11).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
" 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
" 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Mariam Maqsoodi, a 29-year-old resident doctor, says that after a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of. 'We register families who can’t have children and would like to adopt, and if we can’t find a family for the babies, one of our staff usually adopts,' she says, adding: 'It’s sad. We recently had a little boy whose mother died while giving birth, and his father ran away without taking him home. We make sure each child is taken care of.' " (Para.8-9).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Mariam Maqsoodi, a 29-year-old resident doctor, says that after a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of. 'We register families who can’t have children and would like to adopt, and if we can’t find a family for the babies, one of our staff usually adopts,' she says, adding: 'It’s sad. We recently had a little boy whose mother died while giving birth, and his father ran away without taking him home. We make sure each child is taken care of.' " (Para.8-9).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). "But behind the walls of several female-run hospitals in Kabul, a different reality exists: here, women save lives on a daily basis, offer marriage advice, care for and adopt abandoned children. Many of the doctors and nurses working here have raised children and often remain their family’s sole financial supporters. And they all agree: things work better...more
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CUST-LAW-4
"[A]fter a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of" (Para.8).
Variables: CUST-LAW-4
"[A]fter a rise in abandoned newborns at the hospital – probably due to Afghanistan’s economic crisis – they have formed an 'adoption committee' to ensure the babies are taken care of" (Para.8).
Feb. 18, 2023, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). " 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4). "Faizli, 31, says her position at the hospital has given her the opportunity to talk openly and...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-1
"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1). " 'We actually had a few men working here before the Taliban took over, but since this is mostly a maternity hospital, they kicked them out. Today it’s women working for women,' Jagona Faizli, a gynaecologist, tells the Guardian" (Para.4). "Faizli, 31, says her position at the hospital has given her the opportunity to talk openly and...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban officials have repeatedly insisted in public that girls schools will reopen, but also admit that female education is a 'sensitive' issue for them. During their previous stint in power in the 1990s, all girls were prevented from going to school, ostensibly due to 'security concerns' " (Para.14). "In private, other Taliban members have expressed their disappointment at the decision not to open girls' schools. The Taliban's Ministry of Education seemed as surprised as anyone when the leadership overruled their plans in March, and some senior Taliban officials are understood to be educating their daughters in Qatar or Pakistan" (Para.16). "In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban officials have repeatedly insisted in public that girls schools will reopen, but also admit that female education is a 'sensitive' issue for them. During their previous stint in power in the 1990s, all girls were prevented from going to school, ostensibly due to 'security concerns' " (Para.14). "In private, other Taliban members have expressed their disappointment at the decision not to open girls' schools. The Taliban's Ministry of Education seemed as surprised as anyone when the leadership overruled their plans in March, and some senior Taliban officials are understood to be educating their daughters in Qatar or Pakistan" (Para.16). "In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"The Taliban have said the correct "Islamic environment" needs to be created first, though given schools were already segregated by gender, no-one seems sure what that means" (Para.13). "After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"One Taliban member with a large following on social media, had tweeted critically about the closure of girls' schools, as well as new rules ordering government employees to grow their beards. However, according to one source, he was called in for questioning by the Taliban intelligence department, later deleting his tweets and apologising for his earlier comments on beards" (Para.26).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"One Taliban member with a large following on social media, had tweeted critically about the closure of girls' schools, as well as new rules ordering government employees to grow their beards. However, according to one source, he was called in for questioning by the Taliban intelligence department, later deleting his tweets and apologising for his earlier comments on beards" (Para.26).
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4) "Back in March, it seemed as if girls' schools were about to reopen. But just an hour or so after pupils began arriving, the Taliban leadership announced a sudden change in policy. For the students at the secret school, and many other teenage girls, the pain is still raw" (Para.7-8) " 'It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened,' one 19-year-old in the makeshift classroom told us. 'It makes me so sad,' she added, covering her face with the palms of her hands to hold...more
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4) "Back in March, it seemed as if girls' schools were about to reopen. But just an hour or so after pupils began arriving, the Taliban leadership announced a sudden change in policy. For the students at the secret school, and many other teenage girls, the pain is still raw" (Para.7-8) " 'It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened,' one 19-year-old in the makeshift classroom told us. 'It makes me so sad,' she added, covering her face with the palms of her hands to hold...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban" (Para.1) "In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4). "It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened," one 19-year-old in the makeshift classroom told us" (Para.9). "Primary schools for girls have reopened under the Taliban, and have in fact seen a rise in attendance following the improvement in security in rural parts of the country, but it's not clear when or if older girls will be allowed back into...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban" (Para.1) "In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4). "It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened," one 19-year-old in the makeshift classroom told us" (Para.9). "Primary schools for girls have reopened under the Taliban, and have in fact seen a rise in attendance following the improvement in security in rural parts of the country, but it's not clear when or if older girls will be allowed back into...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban" (Para.1). "In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4) "Back in March, it seemed as if girls' schools were about to reopen. But just an hour or so after pupils began arriving, the Taliban leadership announced a sudden change in policy. For the students at the secret school, and many other teenage girls, the pain is still raw" (Para.7-8) " 'It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened,' one...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Hidden away in a residential neighbourhood is one of Afghanistan's new "secret" schools - a small but powerful act of defiance against the Taliban" (Para.1). "In all but a handful of provinces in the country, girls' secondary schools have been ordered to remain closed by the Taliban" (Para.4) "Back in March, it seemed as if girls' schools were about to reopen. But just an hour or so after pupils began arriving, the Taliban leadership announced a sudden change in policy. For the students at the secret school, and many other teenage girls, the pain is still raw" (Para.7-8) " 'It's been two months now, and still schools haven't reopened,' one...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn" (Para.17). "There appears to be very little grassroots opposition to female education in Afghanistan, but some Taliban figures cite concerns about the Islamic State group using the issue as a recruitment tool, if girls' schools are opened up" (Para.27).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn" (Para.17). "There appears to be very little grassroots opposition to female education in Afghanistan, but some Taliban figures cite concerns about the Islamic State group using the issue as a recruitment tool, if girls' schools are opened up" (Para.27).
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn" (Para.17). "Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani is an Afghan cleric, based largely across the border in Peshawar, Pakistan...He's careful not to criticise the continued closure of schools but, speaking at his madrassa in Peshawar, with his mobile phone in hand, scrolls through the text of his 'fatwa', which shares decrees from earlier scholars and accounts from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. 'There is no justification in the sharia [law] to say female education is not allowed. No justification at all,' he tells the BBC. 'All the religious...more
Variables: AFE-LAW-1
"In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn" (Para.17). "Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani is an Afghan cleric, based largely across the border in Peshawar, Pakistan...He's careful not to criticise the continued closure of schools but, speaking at his madrassa in Peshawar, with his mobile phone in hand, scrolls through the text of his 'fatwa', which shares decrees from earlier scholars and accounts from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. 'There is no justification in the sharia [law] to say female education is not allowed. No justification at all,' he tells the BBC. 'All the religious...more
Feb. 13, 2023, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2
"After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1, RCDW-LAW-2
"After initially adopting a more flexible attitude when taking power last August, the Taliban have recently been issuing more and more hardline edicts, including making the face veil compulsory for women and encouraging them to stay at home" (Para.24).