Pro-Taliban Cleric Cites Islamic Law to Challenge Ban on Women's Medical Education

A pro-Taliban cleric, Mufti Hedayatullah Hikmat, has challenged the ban on women's medical education in Afghanistan, using classical Hanafi jurisprudence. He argues that training female doctors and midwives may be a religious obligation to meet societal needs, questioning the religious justifications for the prohibition.

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