The Taliban’s latest assault on Afghanistan’s higher education system was laid bare in a new investigation by Zan Times, exposing how the regime is working to erase women, knowledge, and critical thought from public life. Under two new decrees issued in August, more than 700 textbooks and 18 university subjects — including journalism, gender studies, political science, human rights, and international law — have been banned as “un-Islamic.”
Women authors make up a large share of the list of banned books. At least 140 of the banned books are by women.
In another article, Zan Times documents how families are quietly resisting the ban on girls’ education by building radio-based classrooms, where girls can listen to lessons, take notes, and submit homework through underground networks of fathers, brothers, teachers, and radio operators.
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Banning 700 books and 18 subjects: The Taliban’s latest effort at dismantling higher education
