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OIC reiterates support for girls' education, women's employment in Afghani
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
At a time when the basic rights of Afghan women are crushed under the Taliban regime, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), too, reiterated once again during its 15th summit in Gambia that women's work and girls' access to education are important issues in Afghanistan.
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Afghan girls, deprived of education says 'no joy' during Eid holidays
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid the Taliban's restrictions on basic rights of women, and girls to attain education, female students in Afghanistan have expressed that their lack of education has diminished the spirit of Eid holidays.
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Under global spotlight for its oppressive policies, Afghanistan ranks 178t
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amid global concerns over the denial of basic rights to women and girls in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the World Bank, in its latest report, stated that the country ranks a lowly 178th when it comes to the participation of women in economic pursuits.
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Educate Girls debuts on the Social Stock Exchange with Issue Opening
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 14: Educate Girls, a leading non-profit focussing on mobilising communities for girls' education in India's remote and rural areas, is now registered on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) under the Social Stock Exchange segment (SSE). The NGO opened its Zer
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Taliban's decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annually
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, emphasised that the Taliban's restrictive decrees on women and girls in Afghanistan are costing the nation more than USD 1 billion annually, reported Khaama Press.
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Former President Karzai calls for reopening schools, universities for girl
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called upon the Taliban regime to allow girls back into schools and universities, and stressed that active involvement of both men and women is essential to Afghanistan's future, reported Khaama Press.
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami distributes Rs 358.3 crore to girls' beneficiaries un
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday distributed Rs 358.3 crore through PFMS to one lakh beneficiary girls under the Nanda Gaura Scheme of Women Empowerment and Child Development Department and a total amount of Rs 3.58 crore under Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana at the Secretariat.
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International organisations urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As for over two years now, girls are barred from accessing education in Afghanistan, International organisations have called for lifting the ban on girls' education as soon as possible, TOLO News reported.
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National Girl Child Day: CM Dhami awards students under 'Meritorious Girls
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday presented awards to meritorious students under the 'Meritorious Girls Education Promotion' programme on the occasion of National Girl Child Day.
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Woman activist calls for action against ban on girls' education in Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A woman activist in Afghanistan has come out openly against the Taliban's draconian policies, putting curbs on the education of girls in the country, Khaama Press reported, adding that she called for strict action against the ban.
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Afghanistan: One year since education ban, girls demand reopening of unive
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
After the completion of one year of the ban on girls' education, women in Afghanistan are demanding that the Taliban regime reopen universities, Khaama Press reported.
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Pakistan: Villagers burn wheat storage facility of farmer who allowed his
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Villagers set ablaze the wheat shortage facility of a farmer who allowed his daughter to study and ride a motorcycle with her younger brothers to school in Ratodero town of Larkana district in Sindh province of Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported on Monday.
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