Private universities are looking at imminent closure. (Representational)

Kabul:

A domino impact because of the Taliban banning increased training for ladies in Afghanistan is being felt by the nation’s non-public universities, which in keeping with an estimate are looking at imminent closure, Tolo News reported.

“The economic challenges have surged widely 30 to 35 universities are facing major economic problems,” stated Mohammad Karim Nasiri, media officer on the union of personal universities. Tolo News additional reported that some college homeowners have warned that many academic establishments would shut down if feminine college students aren’t allowed to attend college training.

The Tolo News report quoted, the founding father of the Moraa academic centre for females Azizullah Amir saying “There is no man at this educational centre. If the implementation of this order continues, we will be obliged to close the doors of this centre”.

The deputy head of Dawat University was cited within the report as saying that though universities are closed for ladies, he hopes this closure is just non permanent. Soon universities will likely be reopened for feminine college students to proceed their training.

The Taliban-appointed spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education, Ziaullah Hashimi, stated efforts are underway to resolve the problems within the sector. “We are trying to ease our principles and provide services for the universities and solve the problems that cause obstacles for universities,” Tolo News reported.

Previously, in December this 12 months, Taliban-appointed Acting Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan Nida Mohammad Nadim stated there isn’t any opposition to barring ladies from college training within the nation. This comes at a time when the Taliban is attracting criticism over the matter from around the globe.

However, to precise their frustration and anger on the problems of college training for feminine college students banned by the Taliban, many male college students from non-public and public universities have gone on strike chanting slogans like “education for all or none”.

Contradicting Nadim’s opinion on the training ban for feminine college students in Afghanistan, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, Ahmed El-Tayeb known as for the Taliban to rethink their choice to ban Afghan ladies from accessing college training, saying the choice contradicts Sharia.

The Grand Imam stated that he “deeply” regrets the choice issued by the authorities in Afghanistan, stopping Afghan ladies’s entry to school training.

Tayeb stated he warns “Muslims and non-Muslims against believing or accepting that banning women’s education is approved in Islam. Indeed, Islam firmly denounces such banning since it contradicts the legal rights Islam equally guarantees for women and men,” he stated.

A lecturer from Kabul Polytechnic University who’s in Turkey for his grasp’s diploma Ihsanullah Rahmani stated, “I have offered my resignation to the Ministry of Higher Education as a protest and in support of our sisters. There are some other lecturers who are trying to continue their process of resignation,”.

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