Syria's Idlib University bans mixed-gender online groups
Idlib University, managed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s government in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, issued a decision banning mixed-gender groups on social media, causing uproar and division among students.
IDLIB, Syria — Idlib University, which is run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Syrian Salvation Government in the northwestern province of Idlib, recently banned mixed-gender education groups on social media.
The university’s administration said in a circular that was widely available on social media June 10 that the creation of social media rooms for mixed-gender students including on Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram, is strictly forbidden.
The statement, signed by Idlib University head Ahmed Abu Hajar, stated that single-gender rooms should be open under the supervision and following the approval of the university’s head and student council.
It also warned that violators will be held accountable in accordance with the regulations and laws in force, and that the group administration shall be responsible for what is being posted on social media.
