Sayyaf: Education is mandatory for girls in Islam

In the first reaction to the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, a former jihadi leader, said that in Islam, education is mandatory for girls and women.
This former Jihadi leader, who spoke on the anniversary of the death of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the former president, said: “Those who say that education is not mandatory for girls, are ignorant of Sharia and have no knowledge.”
In his speech, Sayyaf called it the responsibility of the Taliban to provide education for girls in Afghanistan and said that this group should recognize the religious obligations placed on the rulers.
While the leaders of Islamic countries and the delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation also emphasized the unconditional education of girls in Afghanistan, the Taliban, in the last two years, linked the ban on the education of girls and women to Sharia and cultural teachings.