The victory, even if symbolic, is seen as a small boost for women’s rights at a time when the future of women’s role in Afghan society hangs in the balance amid imminent government negotiations over a power-sharing deal with the Taliban. Millions of girls attend schools and universities across the country, and women hold important government jobs. But activists say a misogyny justified by religiosity still runs deep, with the Taliban’s bullying of women emblematic of a wider problem. “Most of the limitations on women in society have not foundation in religion, and I realised the depth of that in my four years as a student of Islamic law,” Osmany said. “In Islam, there is nothing that limits women’s identity.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2020 04:41 UTC