40% of global population denied education in their native language, says UNESCO
Globally 40% of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand, reported UNESCO on International Mother Language Day.
Category: Literature & Books
Books publishers denied license renewals for two years
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan Publishers Union say that in the last two years, the Ministry of Information and Culture has not renewed the licenses
Second roadside book exhibition launched in Kabul
KABUL (SW) – The second street book exhibition was launched here on Thursday in the west of Kabul city by the Kabul Municipality. This exhibition
MoHE asks university teachers to return to country
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Higher Education has issued a statement urging all university professors who have left the country following recent developments to return to Afghanistan.
Call for unconditional release of detained journalists
KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed grim concerns over the arrest of two private TV journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces in Kabul on Monday.
WB allocates $25m to promote primary education in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The World Bank has approved the allocation of an additional $25 million in financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, particularly for girls.
President vows to boost domestic publication of academic books
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday from now onwards all academic books would be published within the country.
Academic year for schools ends on a low note
The academic year for schools has ended on a low note with many students expressing dissatisfaction with the studies and the annual examinations.
Prominent literary figure Zaryab passes away
Prominent literary figure Mohammad Azam Rahnavard Zaryab died on Friday at the age of 76 in Kabul.
Abdullah rejects plan to move schooling to mosques
Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council of National Reconciliation, has called the proposed plan to move the first three grades of schools to mosques as a ‘wrong decision’.
MoE’s plan to move schooling to mosques stirs heated debate
The Ministry of Education’s proposed plan to teach primary education at mosques has stirred heated debate in the social media.
