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Taliban expels schoolgirls who are 13, or have reached puberty
Kandahar: In recent weeks, the Taliban have carried out inspections of girls’ schools in the Kandahar province and expelled hundreds of pubescent female students, media reported. They have joined the estimated 3…
- Middle East
Iran: Schoolgirls protest against an official in Basij forces
Tehran: A video clip, which went viral on the social media, shows schoolgirls interrupting a speech by an Iranian official in the paramilitary Basij forces, after anti-government protests reached schools. The schoolgirls…
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School girls join protests that have swept Iran
London: In an unprecedented move, schoolgirls have joined the protests that have swept Iran since the death of a woman detained for breaking the hijab law, the media reported. Videos verified by…
- India
Punjab schoolgirls to get mobile phones
Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab): The Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved modalities for distribution of smartphones among girl students of class XI and XII, to pave the way for implementation of the scheme from…
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Dress code issued for schoolgirls in Pak district
Islamabad: Education authorities in Pakistan’s Haripur district have made it mandatory for all female students of government schools to wear an abaya, gown or chador, aimed at “protecting them from eve-teasing and…
