After the university ban for women in Afghanistan, the Iranian government wants to admit more students from the neighboring country. For example, the budget for scholarships for Afghan students at the University of Tehran was increased fivefold.
The state news agency IRNA reports this on Tuesday. In addition, tuition fees for Afghan women will be reduced. Iranian politicians had strongly condemned the Taliban’s university ban two weeks ago.
Women systematically disadvantaged
However, Iran itself is a Muslim country with Islamic law. Although women are systematically disadvantaged, as in Afghanistan, they make up the majority of enrolled students. The education and university system is considered modern.
Iran is currently being criticized internationally for its brutal crackdown on nationwide protests. The trigger was the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody in mid-September. The Kurdish woman was arrested by the moral police because she allegedly violated the applicable dress code. Since then, there have been repeated protests against the repressive course of the government and the Islamic regime.
French accused of espionage
On Tuesday it was announced that two people from France have been charged with espionage charges. According to the judiciary, at least 40 foreigners have been arrested in connection with the protests. The accusation of espionage is general. Critics accuse Iran of taking foreign citizens as political hostages.
Source: Krone
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