Defiance in Afghanistan under the Taliban looks like girls studying with paper and pencils.
Since the extreme group’s decision prohibiting females between the ages of 12 and 17 from attending the majority of government-run schools a year ago, an increasing number have enrolled themselves in unauthorised schools dispersed around the nation.
Imitaz Tyab, a CBS News journalist, visited one that was founded by Dr. Zainab Mohammadi.
She said that it is challenging to support it solely out of her own resources, but she told CBS News that she thinks it is her “duty” and that she has no plans to quit.
Although the Taliban officially prevent adolescent females from attending school, Mohammadi claims the government often ignores unauthorised schools like hers as long as rigorous guidelines are followed.
Following those rules has allowed Mohammadi’s pupils to continue attending lessons in anything from religious studies to crochet for the time being. However, they look forward to English class the most.
Tyab questioned the students on whether they thought it was important for females to get an education.
The response was a loud “Yes!”
Even though the girls are adamant about getting an education, they find it difficult to attend Mohammadi’s school.
One girl expressed her regret about having to adhere to the clothing code and conceal her desire to pursue a college degree by saying, “I feel horrible.”
She was questioned by Tyab whether she thought her life would ever seem normal once again.
She answered, “No, no.
It’s a sensation that Huda Sediqi is all too familiar with.
Just a few months after the Taliban announced their ban on girls’ education, Tyab met her last year.
She is still not enrolled in school one year later.
She told CBS News, “It was awful for me to sit at home.” I have no idea what will transpire in the future.
Siddiqui didn’t hesistate when asked what she wanted the world to know about the predicament of hundreds of Afghan girls like her who desire an education but don’t have access to a school like Mohammadi’s.
She said that “they should compel the Taliban regime to reopen the girls’ schools.” “I don’t believe they will be recognised by any nation until they reopen these schools,”
Tyab questioned Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a representative of the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on whether the group was aware of the reasons why almost all other countries on the earth had rejected the Taliban’s request for official recognition.
Regarding females’ education, he said, “This topic is being militarised.” The policy of education, which calls for equal access to education for all Afghan students and residents, is extremely clear when it comes to this domestic Afghan topic.
He stressed that it was merely a “temporary suspension” of the prohibition on older females receiving an education.
But since the Taliban seized control in the nation a year ago, females in high school have been barred from attending formal education, and many people are certain that won’t change.