On the Int’l Day for Education, Shirazi Foundation sends a message to support Afghan girls and women

On the International Day of Education for Afghan girls and women, Shirazi Foundation sent a message to the international community, affirming its solidarity with them by returning to their studies in schools and universities, as it is a human right.

The Foundation in its message, which Shi’a Waves Agency obtained a copy of, stated, “The General Assembly of the United Nations, and its affirmation of the importance of education as an authentic human right, in addition to being a responsibility, declared January 24 of each year an international day Education, to celebrate its role in peace and development.

The Foundation added that “everyone agrees on the importance of science in the progress of nations, but few realize the dimensions of the educational process in the path of development.”

It emphasized the importance of “promoting life skills, such as the ability to make balanced decisions, resolve conflicts responsibly, critical thinking, creative talents, and abilities that provide the child with the necessary tools to achieve what he chooses in life, for the benefit of all humanity in what is called today the concept of quality education.”

The Foundation warned that “narrow-mindedness and isolation from the development and society are among the most dangerous things facing education and hinder its quality. It leads to the imbalance of awareness of the surroundings out of ignorance or neglect, without paying attention to the repercussions of these dangerous steps in the future.”

In its message, the Foundation added, “On this day, we recall UNESCO’s declaration of dedicating the International Day of Education this year 2023 to celebrate Afghan girls and women who suffer from the most severe forms of injustice and oppression by the Taliban authorities, who deprived them of their most basic rights to education as a result of that group’s erroneous understanding of the teachings of Islam, which did not distinguish between men and women in seeking knowledge, as stated in the noble verses and authentic hadiths.”

The Foundation pointed out that this matter “requires all scholars and those in charge of religious affairs to take the initiative to assume their religious, moral and humanitarian responsibility by exerting pressure on the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to return to their senses and put an end to their practices that are far from the tolerant message of Islam.”

The Foundation reaffirmed its “full support for the immediate restoration of Afghan girls and women’s natural right to education, and the allocation of the first panel discussion to the issue of girls’ and women’s education in Afghanistan.”