High school in Afghanistan

Video from a mixed high school in Mazar-i- Sharif, Afghanistan

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News & Politics

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• High
• school
• Mazar
• Afghanistan
• girl
• boy
• student
• class
• education
• teaching
• dari

[gogreenclean]

Why I refer to my *ancient background* ( we all come from ancient peoples), is because we do not live 2000-6000 years ago. We live today.

I don't want to cause a huge argument. I am stating what this looks like to me. However, explanations are welcome. I still see that many times women in some countries do not have same privileges and rights as men.

I don't want women dressing horrible or acting horrible. I would like to see equal rights in education and life.

[gogreenclean]

1. This video has been put on youtube, people are free to discuss it or not.

2. Ancient civlization. My roots go to ancient celtic peoples and family lineage can be traced for 600 years and peoples for 6000 years. So even though I live in Canada I come from ancient peoples.

3. I agree about outside influence making their life hell.

4. I still don't agree with women being treated as less than men. It seems the girls in video have less importance than the men. That was my comment.

[73mandala]

@coolwater55 well firstly just by your "asking" is an affront,why would you need to know? 2nd exactly,so what is your point here? 3rd I "declare" that they are an ancient civilisation because they've been around for 1000s of years but your country has only been around for a few hundred as it is now. 4th well that's your opinion 5th well if that's your biggest problem with their education and life don't worry because they have an "outside" influence making their country hell and dangerous.USA

[coolwater55]

1. I did not say to interfere with their customary code of dress. I asked respectful questions.

2. There are two extremes and everthing inbetween about codes of dress or treatment of women.

3. Why would you declare them an ancient civilization? If we lived 2000 years ago fine. We live in 21 st century.

4. I agree about the way some western women dress, but I do not agree with keeping some women from dressing how they please.

5. These women should be sitting upfront with boys IMHO.

[73mandala]

@coolwater55 i really don't think we can tell an ancient civilization how they should dress or how they have the seating arrangement in a classroom,this is their country and we have no buisness telling them how they should be and anyway i for one wish our western women would take a lesson from these Afghan women and dress modestly,the way some western women get around in the street is disgraceful and embarrassing

[coolwater55]

Ah, I see. Thanks for explanation.

[DelilahZoe]

What it is is that mainstream AFGHANS were never strict about the scarf thing. It's about the SPIRIT of LOVING GOD, your fellow man. Modesty in dress in one part of that.

Muslims in other countries are strict about scarves, but not Afghans. We coo'.

[coolwater55]

See, at this statement alone I see there are restrictions for women, even placed on how she must wear a scarf, verses, wearing a scarf in any fashion or manner.

Scarves can be worn many, many ways, it is fact they must not show their hair that is a concern. And why is this so? Men are allowed to expose their head of hair.

Is this cultural, religious edict or law?

[coolwater55]

You are correct. People should not be so narrow minded. Perhaps I spoke out of turn or did not make disclaimers.

Then tell me, are women enouraged in the following manners: to be educated after highschool, to be allowed to marry whom they please, to not wear hijabs, to live on their own as single indepedent women who can direct their own lives?

If not, it is cultural? religion? law?

Finally, Is a woman allowed the exact same rights as males in all categories of Afghan life?

[saheehmuslim]

Most if not all have put on their headscarf correctly - even without pins, may be the sisters in Canada learn how to put their Hijab onwithout pins as well - just incase she loses any of her pins and needs to go out to the shops to get some.