The Taliban-installed authorities in Afghanistan have stressed that they are committed to upholding women’s rights «as defined by Islam» and rejected the interpretation given «by the international community» to these fundamental rights.
The Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Mohamad Khalid Hanafi, has indicated that the application of the ‘sharia’ is one of the main objectives of the group and has emphasized that they will not bet on «personal theories», as reported by the Afghan news agency Jaama Press.
He also emphasized that «not all Islamic scholars have tried to occupy government positions» and pointed out that «they work to implement the ‘sharia’ and guide society on the right path», before defending that a «decent» environment is necessary to reopen women’s institutes.
Hanafi said that the ministry he heads has not yet taken a position on the right to education for girls and stressed that the reopening of centers, closed since the Taliban came to power, «depends to a large extent on the creation of a decent cultural and religious environment».
Taliban spokesman and Deputy Information Minister Zabihullah Mujahid said in October that the return of girls to schools is «inevitable» and said the government is making efforts to enable women to work in a «proper environment.»
Taliban authorities have faced criticism over the closure of schools and the exclusion of female students from them, amid a raft of discriminatory measures against women that keep them away from their jobs and govern aspects of their daily lives.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
