Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai strongly condemned Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, stating they deny women’s humanity and have blocked their right to education for a decade.
Speaking at a girls’ education conference in Islamabad on Sunday, Malala thanked the Muslim World League for uniting participants. She highlighted that 120 million girls globally, including 10 million in Pakistan, lack access to education.
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Malala also denounced Israel’s aggression in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, where the educational system has been destroyed, causing children to lose their lives and futures.
She stressed that the conference’s goals would remain incomplete without addressing Afghan girls’ education, emphasizing the Taliban’s decade-long suppression of their educational rights.
Malala criticized the Taliban for imposing over 100 laws stripping women of their rights and portraying their actions as cultural or religious, which she clarified are neither Islamic nor acceptable.
She underscored that such practices are clear human rights violations, unjustifiable by culture or religion.
Malala arrived in Pakistan to attend the conference, welcomed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Education.
On X (formerly Twitter), she shared her enthusiasm for discussing global girls’ education and holding the Taliban accountable for crimes against Afghan women and girls.
The two-day international conference, themed “Challenges and Opportunities for Women’s Education in Muslim Societies,” is hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Muslim World League at Islamabad’s Jinnah Convention Center, with participants from 44 countries.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the event, joined by OIC Secretary-General Hussein Ibrahim Taha, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, and other officials.
The conference aims to build networks between governments, Islamic bodies, and civil organizations to advance girls’ education.
