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Badghis Clerics Issue Decree Prohibiting Women From Work |
2014-09-20 |
[Tolo News] A number of provincial holy mans in Badghis have warned women and girls not to leave their homes to attend school and work in a co-ed environment with their male counterparts, calling it a "prohibited" act. According to the provincial Chief of Women's Affairs department, Zarghoona Sherzad, the ruling issued has led to serious concerns for the females of the province. She said that Mullah Imam of Jam-e Mosque of Qala-e Naw City have given the females of the province a week's time to stop working and attending school. However, |
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