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Taliban bans key university textbooks on womens rights, human rights and Western philosophy

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Universities were ordered to stop teaching 18 academic subjects deemed contrary to Sharia law, including Gender and Development, Women's Sociology, Human Rights, and Sexual Harassment, with 201 additional courses under review.</span

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Universities were ordered to stop teaching 18 academic subjects deemed contrary to Sharia law, including Gender and Development, Women's Sociology, Human Rights, and Sexual Harassment, with 201 additional courses under review.

A Taliban committee member confirmed to BBC Afghan that all books authored by women are prohibited from being taught, with banned titles including works like 'Safety in the Chemical Laboratory' and other academic texts.</span

Observer Voice

A Taliban committee member confirmed to BBC Afghan that all books authored by women are prohibited from being taught, with banned titles including works like 'Safety in the Chemical Laboratory' and other academic texts.

The book ban was implemented by Deputy Higher Education Minister Ziaur Rahman Aryubi, who stated the decisions were made by a panel of religious scholars and experts after reviewing content for ideological compliance.</span

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Zan Times

The book ban was implemented by Deputy Higher Education Minister Ziaur Rahman Aryubi, who stated the decisions were made by a panel of religious scholars and experts after reviewing content for ideological compliance.

Taliban officials said the ban on Iranian publications aims to prevent infiltration of Iranian content into Afghan curriculum, amid strained relations between the neighboring countries over water rights and refugee issues.</span

Al Jazeera

Taliban officials said the ban on Iranian publications aims to prevent infiltration of Iranian content into Afghan curriculum, amid strained relations between the neighboring countries over water rights and refugee issues.

Afghan professors expressed concerns that removing these textbooks creates substantial gaps in higher education, as many serve as primary links between Afghan universities and the global academic community.</span

Afghan professors expressed concerns that removing these textbooks creates substantial gaps in higher education, as many serve as primary links between Afghan universities and the global academic community.

This sweeping censorship devastates Afghanistan's higher education system by eliminating essential academic resources and isolating universities from global scholarship. Banning books simply because women wrote them has no basis in Islamic law and destroys educational quality. The removal of 679 textbooks leaves professors scrambling to create inferior replacements while students lose access to fundamental knowledge across all disciplines.

This sweeping censorship devastates Afghanistan's higher education system by eliminating essential academic resources and isolating universities from global scholarship. Banning books simply because women wrote them has no basis in Islamic law and destroys educational quality. The removal of 679 textbooks leaves professors scrambling to create inferior replacements while students lose access to fundamental knowledge across all disciplines.

Taliban Bans Books by Women Authors from Afghan Universities

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