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Aid agency outcry puts spotlight on girls.

Authors :
Griffin, Michael
Source :
TES: Magazine. 3/7/97, Issue 4210, p20. 5/8p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Reports on restrictions for female education and employment in Afghanistan under the regime of the Muslim fundamentalist group Taliban. Case of the Aschiana Centre, a quasi-legal school for girls in Kabul; Taliban's implementation of a rigorous version of the sharia law; Proliferation of clandestine schools for girls in Pakistan.

Subjects

Subjects :
*WOMEN (Islamic law)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00407887
Issue :
4210
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
TES: Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9705164703