RAWA, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons It probably comes as no surprise to conservatives, but liberals protesting in favor, need to be reminded that the damage jihadist extremists do to education can return a country to the Stone Age. This astounding devolution of human development can be attributed to a number of extremist policies. Under jihadist regimes, women’s access to education is eliminated or heavily restricted. In Afghanistan, the Taliban banned girls from secondary school and university, and barred female teachers from working. In Syria and Iraq, ISIS limited women’s education to religious instruction and domestic tasks. These policies halve the skilled labor force and erase potential contributions from female scientists, engineers, and doctors. Jihadist groups often treat subjects like physics, chemistry, biology,…
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