Didn't know of #IsmailMashal
"The #Taliban arrested university professor Ismail Mashal, one of the few men to bravely protest against the move... [He teared] up his academic degrees on live TV. He declared that if his sister and mother couldn’t study, he wouldn’t accept his #education either. Subsequently, he closed down the private university he ran, stating that education should be accessible to all or none at all. Later, he distributed free books to the public in #Kabul using a wooden cart."

Ismail Mashal’s defiance of the Taliban’s restrictions on female education finally caught up with him. The professor was beaten and arrested by Taliban fighters.

“He was arrested and beaten,” Ustad Farid, a friend, told Radio Azadi. “They beat him because he distributed books to the people. They took him to an unknown location.”

Mashal is not the first Afghan university professor to be arrested by the Taliban.

#IsmailMashal
#Afghanistan
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn

https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-professor-prison-women-education-ban-protest/32254677.html

Is this being discussed on the fediverse somewhere?

"Kabul university professor, who ripped up his diplomas on live TV in Afghanistan has been arrested by the Taliban — “if my sister & my mother can’t study, then I DON’T accept this education.”"

Seems important to back this guy up #IsmailMashal #Afghanistan

https://twitter.com/NasimiShabnam/status/1621839816374493185

The #Taliban detained and beat Professor #IsmailMashal, who tore up his diplomas on live television in support of women's right to education.

#Afghanistan