Books written by women have been removed from Afghan university curricula. In addition, the Taliban government has banned universities from teaching 18 subjects that it considers to be contrary to sharia law (such as human rights) and has prohibited the discussion of sexual harassment, the BBC reports.
Six hundred seventy-nine books have been removed from university curricula that it considers to be “contrary to sharia law.” About 140 of them are written by women, including, for example, “Safety in the Chemical Laboratory.”
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan four years ago and continues to impose new restrictions.
This week alone, fiber-optic internet was banned in 10 provinces by order of the Taliban’s supreme leader, officially to “prevent immorality.”
The new rules have particularly affected women and girls. They are prohibited from receiving education beyond the sixth grade.
