A call for joint action is urgently required in Middle East countries due to prolonged school closures/banning of girl students: “Seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave” - Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) on education

Surasak Saokaew; Bahar Guciz Dogan; Rekha Pande; Mark D. Griffiths; Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed; Farooq Hosaini; Sudip Bhattacharya

doi:10.56101/rimj.v2i1.48

Authors

Surasak Saokaew University of Phayao
Bahar Guciz Dogan Hacettepe University
Rekha Pande University of Hyderabad
Mark D. Griffiths Nottingham Trent University
Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed Ministry of Public Health
Farooq Hosaini Herat University
Sudip Bhattacharya All India Institute of Medical Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56101/rimj.v2i1.48

Keywords:

School Closure, School Ban, Girls

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Surasak Saokaew, University of Phayao

Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Phayao 56000 Thailand.

Bahar Guciz Dogan, Hacettepe University

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

Rekha Pande, University of Hyderabad

Centre for Women's studies and History, University of Hyderabad, India.

Mark D. Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University

Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom.

Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Ministry of Public Health

Technical Advisor for AFETP, Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan.

Farooq Hosaini, Herat University

Department of Surgery, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan.

Sudip Bhattacharya, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, India.

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