Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect bans ‘dangerous’ higher education for women

‘It is “dangerous” for women to be university-educated and the practice is now banned among the Satmar sect of ultra-Orthodox Jews, according to a decree viewed by The Independent. The ban is to prevent “secular influences” in the “holy environment.”
“It has lately become the new trend that girls and married women are pursuing degrees in special education. Some attend classes and others online. And so we’d like to let their parents know that it is against the Torah,” reads the decree, written in Yiddish and translated by The Independent.
The decree was issued by Satmar rabbis in New York, where the sect is based, but will apply to all its followers globally.’
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