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KOHAT: An al-Qaeda-affiliated commander of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abu Zar Azzam, in a video message on Monday said the Taliban were not against educating girls in the Muslim world.
He said the Taliban were not preventing girls from getting education if they observed purdah and stayed within the parameters of the Islamic code of conduct.The TTP commander said Muslims, including women, could spread the message of Islam by acquiring higher education. He said Muslim women took part in jihad 1,400 years ago while following the Islamic code of conduct, particularly purdah.
He pointed out that the Western society banked on the research and learning of early Muslim thinkers and educationists as they were leading the world at the time in terms of knowledge and scholarship.
The TTP commander said the Taliban wished the Muslim youth to receive education in the Islamic way of life. He said the Taliban were in favour of providing equal opportunities in terms of education to all the Muslims, including girls.
He said the Taliban were not preventing girls from getting education if they observed purdah and stayed within the parameters of the Islamic code of conduct.The TTP commander said Muslims, including women, could spread the message of Islam by acquiring higher education. He said Muslim women took part in jihad 1,400 years ago while following the Islamic code of conduct, particularly purdah.
He pointed out that the Western society banked on the research and learning of early Muslim thinkers and educationists as they were leading the world at the time in terms of knowledge and scholarship.
The TTP commander said the Taliban wished the Muslim youth to receive education in the Islamic way of life. He said the Taliban were in favour of providing equal opportunities in terms of education to all the Muslims, including girls.
