Summary
Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, reportedly fled to the UAE after criticizing the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education.
In a January 20 speech, he condemned the restrictions as unjust and contrary to Islamic teachings.
Following his remarks, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada allegedly ordered his arrest and imposed a travel ban. Stanikzai claims he left for health reasons.
This comes amid increasing international pressure, with the ICC seeking arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for crimes against humanity over their treatment of women.
There is no Islamic rule preventing girls education, which is what the foreign minister was arguing for. It is the Pashtun tribal traditions hardliners which are banning it.
Yeah, I said the “established, local” version of Islam very deliberately. Like every other religion it’s flexible to whatever religious leaders find convenient.
On top of that, the idea that the teachings of Islam are limited to the Quran is not accepted by the mainstream at all, so you can’t even nail them, the way you can nail evangelicals on all the non or anti-biblical stuff they do.