{"id":40910,"date":"2025-01-13T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/taliban-do-not-see-women-as-human-beings-malala-yousafzai-says\/13\/01\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T11:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:14:29","slug":"taliban-do-not-see-women-as-human-beings-malala-yousafzai-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/taliban-do-not-see-women-as-human-beings-malala-yousafzai-says\/13\/01\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Nobel Peace Prize laureate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/malala-yousafzai-new-doc-bread-and-roses-afghan-women-taliban-rcna180652\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Malala Yousafzai;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Malala Yousafzai<\/a> decried the state of women\u2019s rights in Afghanistan as \u201cgender apartheid\u201d on Sunday and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against the Taliban government\u2019s repressive policies on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/woman-shares-story-of-educating-herself-escaping-afghanistan-and-helping-others-207729733860\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:women and girls' education;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">women and girls&#8217; education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">\u201cSimply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,\u201d she said, speaking in Islamabad during a summit on advancing girls\u2019 education in Islamic countries, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Muslim World League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Pakistani education activist added there was \u201cnothing Islamic\u201d about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/violence-imploding-economy-discrimination-afghanistan-year-taliban-rec-rcna42806\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:government\u2019s policies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">government\u2019s policies<\/a>, which ban teenage girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade and women from attending university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Yousafzai, 27, also urged the attendees, which included dozens of ministers and scholars from Muslim nations, to \u201copenly challenge and denounce\u201d the Taliban by recognizing gender apartheid as a crime against humanity under international criminal law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">\u201cIn Afghanistan, an entire generation of girls will be robbed of its future,\u201d she said. \u201cAs Muslim leaders, now is the time to raise your voice, use your power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Gender expert and Wilson Center Fellow Gaisu Yari told NBC News that \u201cMalala took a bold step by engaging with Muslim leaders, understanding that their influence could have a significant impact when addressing the Taliban.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Afghan women weave carpets at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Afghan representatives did not attend the summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid declined to comment, telling NBC News, \u201cWe don\u2019t want to comment on Malala Yousafzai\u2019s remarks about us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The Taliban has stated that it will use its own interpretation of Afghan culture and Islamic law, known as Sharia, to guide its policies on women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Afghanistan is now the only country in the world that bars women and girls \u2014 nearly 1.5 million Afghans \u2014 from accessing secondary and higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Since it swept back to power in 2021, the Taliban has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/taliban-publish-laws-ban-womens-voices-bare-faces-public-rcna167904\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:systematically stripped women and girls;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">systematically stripped women and girls<\/a> of their fundamental rights by passing laws that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/afghan-women-cannot-pray-loudly-recite-front-women-says-taliban-minist-rcna177990\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:restrict access;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">restrict access<\/a> to education, work and freedoms of movement and speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In December, it banned women from training as midwives and nurses, effectively ending women\u2019s only available access to further education and putting women and children\u2019s lives at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Earlier this month, it passed another order that prevents residential buildings from having windows where women can be seen while at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">For women, living in Afghanistan is \u201cakin to living in a prison\u201d Yari said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The Taliban's &quot;abusive&quot; educational policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Wednesday. (Ebrahim Noroozi \/ AP file)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kzNAtxvtFo.V3qz7dy0hYw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/9a9bcbf75604583363545ace7cc6a728\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Afghan school girls in Kabul attend class on the first day of the new school year in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">No foreign government has formally recognized the Taliban due to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/afghan-womens-rights-activist-says-world-talk-taliban-rcna127126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:restrictive stance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">restrictive stance<\/a> on women, while the United Nations has <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2024\/12\/1157866\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:repeatedly denounced the government;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">repeatedly denounced the government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">While gender apartheid has not yet been formally codified in international law, women activists, experts and the women\u2019s movement in Afghanistan contend that the Taliban\u2019s rule over the past three years has shown clear characteristics of the practice, Yari said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endgenderapartheid.today\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Legal experts define;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Legal experts define<\/a> gender apartheid as the \u201csystemic, institutionalized discrimination and segregation of individuals based on their gender, designed to maintain male dominance by controlling women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In September 2023, the international legal expert and civil society representative Karima Bennoune <a href=\"https:\/\/press.un.org\/en\/2023\/sc15421.doc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told the U.N. Security Council;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told the U.N. Security Council<\/a> that \u201cwhat has been tried since the Taliban returned to power is not working\u201d and urged the U.N. to wield all available measures to induce the Taliban to reverse its course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">She added that codifying the crime into international law would be one of the most effective ways to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/taliban-not-see-women-human-beings-malala-yousafzai-says-rcna187355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBCNews.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBCNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/taliban-not-see-women-human-152750825.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women&rsquo;s rights in Afghanistan as &ldquo;gender apartheid&rdquo; on Sunday and urged Muslim<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/taliban-do-not-see-women-as-human-beings-malala-yousafzai-says\/13\/01\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}