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Beautiful Interview with Fawzia Koofi, exiled MP of Afghanistan on women's situation in Afghanistan:
A few quotes
"The Talban announced a full fletched war against women, they are all afraid of educated women."
"The international Community, the UN, they talk about women in Afghanistan with beautiful words, but words are not enough."
"As the Media focus has shifted to conflicts and wars in other countries, the Taliban became more and more repressive."
"Over the past 6 months they have issued a law with 135 Articles, most of them are about oppressing women, to the extent that women cannot go to nursing classes."
"In 5 years time maternal mortality or child mortality will probably rise again, because Afghanistan was already the worst place to be a mother or a child."
"The impact on women being excluded from the job market amounts to 3 billion Dollar every year. It's not only about women's human rights, it’s about the economy but also about the global security."
"The Taliban have inspired a lot of military extremist groups all over the world, including in Europe. So we must collectively act and hold them accountable."
On the reluctant boycott of the afghan cricket team:
"Unfortunately everything has become so ‚politicised’. Everything is about politics instead of about women. I wonder if (..) that had happened with another group of men anywhere in the world, would the world still watch and prioritise politics over the principles of equality. Everything else is priority just not women. As women, we have to collectively stand together. "
On the 2019/2020 Doha Peace Conference with the Taliban:
"They said women could become Ministers, get PHDs, be in business, but they couldn’t be presidents or judges in an Islamic state. The "Taliban 2.0' was a narrative that was promoted by some western diplomats unfortunately, and they still want to promote that some Talibans have changed, I want to know where are these Talibans? They were never genuine, they were lying to get that agreement signed with the United States. The US should hold them accountable."
On the missing outrage from the Muslim world:
"The Taliban unfortunately demonstrate a complete different picture of Islam, which can create Islamophobia. It's a responsibility of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), the Muslim League…they really need to challenge Taliban Narrative (There are a few statements, but not enough). I think militant small groups exist in many countries: Northern Africa, Libya, Yemen…and they are empowered and inspired by the Taliban. The Taliban presents equally a threat to the Muslim world, who has to meaningfully challenge this Narrative."
Is it down to making gender apartheid international law that would end this situation? What is going to take?
"It’s a combination of many efforts. Yes codifying gender apartheid and holding the Taliban accountable before the national rule and order, stopping the money that goes directly to the Taliban, holding them accountable for the political process they have committed to in the Doha agreement and giving women a space to organise for political opposition. Three years after the collapse we still don’t have an office for women’s groups. "
A few quotes
"The Talban announced a full fletched war against women, they are all afraid of educated women."
"The international Community, the UN, they talk about women in Afghanistan with beautiful words, but words are not enough."
"As the Media focus has shifted to conflicts and wars in other countries, the Taliban became more and more repressive."
"Over the past 6 months they have issued a law with 135 Articles, most of them are about oppressing women, to the extent that women cannot go to nursing classes."
"In 5 years time maternal mortality or child mortality will probably rise again, because Afghanistan was already the worst place to be a mother or a child."
"The impact on women being excluded from the job market amounts to 3 billion Dollar every year. It's not only about women's human rights, it’s about the economy but also about the global security."
"The Taliban have inspired a lot of military extremist groups all over the world, including in Europe. So we must collectively act and hold them accountable."
On the reluctant boycott of the afghan cricket team:
"Unfortunately everything has become so ‚politicised’. Everything is about politics instead of about women. I wonder if (..) that had happened with another group of men anywhere in the world, would the world still watch and prioritise politics over the principles of equality. Everything else is priority just not women. As women, we have to collectively stand together. "
On the 2019/2020 Doha Peace Conference with the Taliban:
"They said women could become Ministers, get PHDs, be in business, but they couldn’t be presidents or judges in an Islamic state. The "Taliban 2.0' was a narrative that was promoted by some western diplomats unfortunately, and they still want to promote that some Talibans have changed, I want to know where are these Talibans? They were never genuine, they were lying to get that agreement signed with the United States. The US should hold them accountable."
On the missing outrage from the Muslim world:
"The Taliban unfortunately demonstrate a complete different picture of Islam, which can create Islamophobia. It's a responsibility of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), the Muslim League…they really need to challenge Taliban Narrative (There are a few statements, but not enough). I think militant small groups exist in many countries: Northern Africa, Libya, Yemen…and they are empowered and inspired by the Taliban. The Taliban presents equally a threat to the Muslim world, who has to meaningfully challenge this Narrative."
Is it down to making gender apartheid international law that would end this situation? What is going to take?
"It’s a combination of many efforts. Yes codifying gender apartheid and holding the Taliban accountable before the national rule and order, stopping the money that goes directly to the Taliban, holding them accountable for the political process they have committed to in the Doha agreement and giving women a space to organise for political opposition. Three years after the collapse we still don’t have an office for women’s groups. "
quoting nevent1q…q9paTaking on the Taliban: The need to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24 English
https://youtu.be/L0O5rdHDJjU
"We focus on how Afghanistan under the Taliban, has literally become hell on earth for women and girls. Annette Young meets Fawzia Koofi, a women's rights activist and a former member of the Afghan parliament who has also survived several assassination attempts. The two talk about the need for international efforts to end gender apartheid and the role of international sporting boycotts. Also, our colleagues at FRANCE 2 meet a group of Afghan women exiled in Paris who are producing a TV broadcast for women still living inside Afghanistan, offering a much-needed spark of hope"
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