Malala Yousafzai Urges Muslim Leaders to Condemn Taliban's Gender Apartheid

At an education summit in Islamabad, the Nobel laureate called for global action against the Taliban's repression of women and highlighted education crises in Gaza and beyond.

Malala Yousafzai called on Muslim leaders to reject the Taliban's policies, describing their treatment of women as 'gender apartheid' and urging them to support making it a crime under international law.
The Taliban has barred Afghan girls and women from secondary and higher education, restricted their public roles, and imposed laws isolating them from society since regaining power in 2021.
Yousafzai criticized the lack of decisive action from the Muslim world and emphasized the need for leaders to hold the Taliban accountable for their actions against women and girls.
She also condemned Israel's destruction of Gaza's education infrastructure, citing the bombing of universities and schools, and pledged to continue advocating for Palestinian children's rights.
The summit, attended by representatives from dozens of Muslim-majority nations, excluded the Taliban government despite an invitation, underscoring the divide over how to engage with Afghanistan's rulers.

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