* “Sister, I cannot accept an education that my mother cannot study.”
On the 26th local time Afghanistan Tolo News aired.
A professor appearing on the news suddenly takes out his diploma and tears it up.
She held back her masters and doctorates, crying holding back tears.
In a trembling voice he said:
“These certificates are original and I will no longer need them from today.
This country is not a place for education.
If my sister and mother can’t study, I can’t accept this education.”
CNN, Guardian and local media reported this news.
Professor Lee is Professor Ismail Marshal, founder of the private Marshall University in Kabul, the Afghan capital, and also works as a lecturer at the prestigious Kabul University.
The video is spreading on social media.
Shabnam Nasimi, a political adviser to the former Afghan government, shared the video, calling it “a jaw-dropping scene of a Kabul University professor destroying his diploma on live Afghan television.”
The Taliban, who reoccupied Afghanistan in August last year, had initially promised to guarantee the rights of women and minorities.
However, recently, they are stepping up their women’s discrimination policy with Islamic law at the forefront.
The Taliban did not allow girls to be educated in middle and high schools and on the 20th, girls’ education was banned in universities.
Since then, armed guards have been posted at the main entrance to the local university.
The reason the Taliban revealed amidst numerous criticisms and backlashes was “violating the Islamic dress code”.
The Taliban then restricted the activities of women in non-governmental organizations and faced criticism from countries around the world.
