'Instead of beating the regime with a stick, we should praise the regime for the good things they're doing' Journalist yvonneridley says 'we've got to learn the ways of the Taliban' to understand why they've banned girls from university. lewis_goodall
Journalist and author Yvonne Ridley believes there are things to "praise" the Taliban for, as she reports shock among the regime towards the new ban on women attending university.
On Tuesday the Taliban's higher education minister announced a ban on women attending university in Afghanistan.was joined by Yvonne Ridley to discuss the topic. Yvonne was held captive by the Taliban for 10 days in 2001 and wrote the book 'In the Hands of the Taliban' detailing her experience. "It's a bit hard to praise a regime that is making it hard for women and girls to get an education!" came Lewis Goodall's response to Yvonne Ridley.
The author and journalist had told him: "Instead of continually beating the regime with a stick, we should praise the regime for the good things they are doing."At the start of their conversation, Yvonne said: "I was totally surprised and I think this announcement has caught a lot of people out - especially in their own ranks in Afghanistan.
"I have been in communication with several members of the Taliban asking what on earth is going on and I can tell you they share my utter frustration. Many of them are fathers with daughters who have ambitions of going to university," she claimed.Yvonne told Lewis she believed it was a ploy to "jolt the international community to give support to the regime", he swiftly told her it was "exactly the opposite direction to go about that".
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