Afghan Girls Turn to Religious Schools After Taliban Bans Higher Education

Education Ban in Afghanistan

• 🚫 The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned girls from secondary school and universities, making it the only country in the world to do so.
• 🎓 This ban has been in place for three years.

Madrassas as an Alternative

• 📚 With higher education inaccessible, many girls and women are turning to religious schools, known as madrassas, for continued education.
• 🕌 These madrassas focus their teachings on the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad.

Personal Aspirations Interrupted

• 🩺 Fiser, who once dreamed of studying medicine and had completed 12th grade, is now enrolled in religion courses.
• 🎯 Her goal was to become a doctor, but the educational ban has shifted her path.

A Center for Learning

• 🏫 Fiser is one of 400 students at an Islamic study center in Carbal, with approximately 90% of students being girls or women.
• 🙏 She states that religion is important to her and her society.