Hussain Ibrahim Taha; The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has expressed concern over the decision of the Islamic Emirate to ban women from working in non-governmental organizations and called it "self-inflicted and ignoring the interests of the people of Afghanistan."
Mr. Taha said that this "disturbed decision" not only deprives women of a source of livelihood; Rather, the humanitarian and relief activities of a wide network of domestic and international non-governmental organizations for vulnerable people will be seriously affected.
Ahmed Al Tayeb; Sheikh al-Azhar of Egypt called the Taliban's action in conflict with Islamic Sharia and said: Sharia teaching has asked men and women to seek learning from the cradle to the grave.
He said that this decision "has shaken the conscience of Muslims and non-Muslims" and such an order should not have been issued by any Muslim.
He is also mentioned in the book "Encyclopedia of Women's Faces" by Zainab Ameli, which contains the biographies of more than 450 prominent Muslim women scholars, linguists and writers.
These are two examples of the very broad reactions that have been expressed to the recent policies of the Islamic Emirate regarding the education of girls and women's work, and show that these decisions are never approved by the Muslim community, religious and religious authorities, and Islamic governments. And it is not implemented in any Muslim country except Afghanistan.
It seems that these stances are expressed in line with the similar positions of Western powers and so-called human rights organizations, and are not much different from them, in the sense that from Muslim authorities and assemblies, expressed, it should be seriously evaluated by the leaders of the Islamic Emirate.
To put it better, the policy makers of the Islamic Emirate, who have absolutely prohibited the education of girls and the work of women in domestic and foreign organizations, in order to justify their "Sharia" decisions, they should, among other things, refer to the opinions and positions of Muslim scholars and Islamic organizations. They should also answer and tell the public opinion of Afghanistan and the Islamic world why they have decided and acted contrary to all the rules governing Islamic countries regarding girls' education and women's work? Do other countries, organizations and Muslim authorities act against the "Sharia" or their understanding of the Sharia is incomplete and incorrect, or is there a problem in deducing the leaders of the Islamic Emirate from the orders and rulings of Islam regarding women?
This is something that needs to be clarified and without a doubt, one or two specific officials do not have the scientific knowledge and competence for such a matter, nor can they represent the general Muslim scholars of Afghanistan and even the leadership of the Islamic Emirate in this regard. Therefore, as previously suggested by Mawlavi Abdul Salam Zaeef; The senior officials of the former government of the Islamic Emirate also said that a council of Muslim scholars should discuss and consult on this matter based on Islamic jurisprudence and rulings and present the results of their investigations to the leaders of the Islamic Emirate, the people of Afghanistan, and Muslim scholars in other countries and governments and Islamic organizations.
The officials who made these controversial decisions, in response to widespread opposition to it, have argued that foreign countries should not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
This position regarding other policies of an independent government is completely correct and defensible, and an independent country should have the power to decide on its internal issues without external pressure or interference; But the recent decisions about girls' education and women's work, as claimed, were made on the basis of "Sharia" and Islamic Sharia is not necessarily an internal issue; Rather, it is a common issue among all Islamic countries and the general Muslim community. The sources and authorities of Sharia are completely common and clear, and the ways of deriving Sharia rulings from these sources have been determined by Islamic sects and religions. With this in mind, it is not possible to apply and implement a policy attributed to Sharia without providing Sharia and Fiqh documents, just by warning others from interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs. If this is the case, thousands of religious sects would have been born in the Islamic world by now, and everyone would attribute their personal views to the Sharia and, by naming it internally, would warn others from expressing their opinion and opposing it!
According to these points, in addition to the speech and writing of the Prophet, his pure family and his honorable companions, as well as the history of Islam and Islamic hadith, narrative and historical sources about women's education and work, the clear positions of scholars and Islamic organizations against The recent decisions of the Islamic Emirate also require serious attention and a clear and decisive response from the officials of these decisions, which should be taken into consideration.
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