International Desk: The education system of universities is being segregated on the basis of gender after the start of the new administration by hoisting its own flag at the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan. At the same time a new dress code will be introduced. The country announced the new education policy on Sunday (September 12th).

The country's higher education minister, Abdul Baki Haqqani, said women would be allowed to study, but not co-education with men. In addition, the subjects that will be taught to women will be reviewed and determined.

They say they will not interfere in women's education and employment. However, after taking control of the country on August 15, they have banned women from working in all sectors of the country except the public health department. That said, stay away from work until the security situation improves.

Until the rebels came to power, men and women studied side by side in every educational institution and there was no restriction on women's clothing.

Higher Education Minister Mohammad Haqqani thinks that sudden change will not be a problem. "The people of Afghanistan are Muslims, so this policy is easy to accept," he said. In this situation, many have said that under the new rules, women will be left behind in education, not only that, they may also be deprived.

This is because Afghanistan does not have the capacity to adequately allocate funds for anything that needs to change, starting with the infrastructure for a separate education system for women. Even then, Haqqani insisted that there were all opportunities, including adequate female teachers, to separate the female education system and that alternative arrangements would be made where there was a shortage.

He said it all depends on the capacity and goodwill of a university. A male teacher can also teach women from behind the scenes or it is possible through technology. However, primary and secondary will be completely differentiated between men and women, which was once prevalent in Afghanistan. Besides, women have to wear hijab, but Haqqani has not clarified whether it covers the whole face or not.

Incidentally, from 1996 to 2001, during the previous regime of the Taliban, women's education was banned in schools, colleges and universities.

Source: BBC

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