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women’s rights, including education, women enjoyed relative respect during
employment, and public life. However, certain periods, political and social
the future of Afghan women’s status will turmoil significantly affected their
depend on several following factors: status. Despite Islam promoting
cultural tolerance and respect for
• International and Regional Pressures
Continued support from the women, the ‘Umayyad and ‘Abbāsid
international community and regional governments perpetuated class and
countries may influence the Ṭāliban’s racial discrimination, leading to a
policies towards women. decline in the status of non-Arabs and
women in Afghanistan.
• Emergence of Popular Movements While local governments brought
The resistance and determination of about political and social development,
Afghan women to defend their rights the lack of prominent women figures
could lead to wider protests and act as among the prominent figures of the
a catalyst for change. period reflects their low status in
• Cultural Change society. It was the rise of the Ġaznavīds
Efforts to foster sustainable cultural that created a more favorable
change could gradually change society’s environment for the advancement of
attitudes towards women’s rights, women's rights, which reached its peak
especially as younger generations during the Timūrīd era. However, after
th
advocate for equality and education. the 19 century and the rise of the
Abdali dynasty, Afghan women once
• Political Dynamics again faced a decline in their social
Domestic and external political role. Overall, from a historical
developments, including negotiations perspective, the status of women in
with opposition groups and possible Afghanistan clearly witnessed
changes in Ṭāliban leadership, will fluctuations, deeply influenced by the
affect women’s rights. While the prevailing political and social
current outlook is bleak, there is conditions.
potential for change driven by both
domestic and external factors. Acknowledgment
This article is taken from the thesis
Conclusion entitled The Social Status of Women in
This article examines the historical Islam With An Emphasis on the
social status of Afghan women and its Traditional Context of Afghanistan. I
impact on their current lives, revealing would like to express my gratitude to Dr.
how cultural and social influences have Mohsen Ghanbari for his guidance and
shaped their experiences. Although
supervision in compiling the article.
