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Afghan Women Turn to Online Courses as the Taliban Bans Education
- Murtaza Jafari began offering online courses in December to support women in Afghanistan, influenced by help he received in his youth.
- The Taliban has imposed restrictions on women's public presence, officially banning their voices and bare faces, but online education provides new opportunities for them.
- One student is now pursuing a computer science degree at the University of the People, despite the education ban.
- Jafari's own education was impacted by the Taliban's ban on schooling beyond the primary level, which he described as a cruel blow.
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13 Articles
Indian Express
The WeekAfghan women turn to online courses as Taliban bans education
With the Taliban government's restrictions increasingly confining women to their homes, and going as far as officially banning women's voices and bare faces in public, the web has opened a new world of possibilities for women in Afghanistan.
Winnipeg Free Press
Afghan women turn to online courses as the Taliban bans education
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
How the Taliban regime forbids girls from dreaming of a better future - Religious schools that teach only the Quran, bans and constant fear
Afghan women turn to online courses as the Taliban bans education - The Morning Sun
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One after the other, the opportunities vanished. Like so many other Afghan women, Sodaba could do little but watch as her country’s new Taliban government imposed a stranglehold on women’s lives. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, and quickly set about implementing a dizzying array of restrictions for women: No visiting parks or gyms, no eating in restaurants, no working, except in very few professions. Bu…
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