Malala Yousafzai asks Muslims to support gender apartheid
Malala Yousafzai asks Muslims to support gender apartheid
Islamabad, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai asked Muslim leaders on Sunday to work for the criminalization of gender apartheid in international law. At the same time, she called for the Taliban in Afghanistan to judge women and girls because of her discrimination.
appeal to Muslim leaders
At a summit for the formation of girls in Muslim communities, in which international leaders and scientists took part in their home country Pakistan, Yousafzai emphasized that the voices of the Muslims must be a leader against the discriminatory political measures of Taliban. These have denied girls and women to attend schools and universities.
a lost generation
"In Afghanistan, a whole generation of girls is cheated on their future," she said in a speech in Islamabad. "As a Muslim leader, the time has now come to raise your voice and use your power."
The reaction of the Taliban
The Taliban claim to respect the rights of women according to their interpretation of Afghan culture and Islamic law. For the time being, the spokesman for the Taliban did not react to Yousafzai's statements.
international recognition of the Taliban
Since the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan in 2021, no foreign government has officially recognized the Taliban. Diplomats have explained that steps to recognize require a change in the direction in relation to the rights of women.
The struggle for education
Yousafzai survived an assassination in 2012, in which she was shot by an assassin in Pakistan in Pakistan after fighting the paceman Taliban to refuse to provide education.
a summit for education and equality
The summit, which was organized by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Muslim World Association, attracted dozens of ministers and scientists from the majority of Muslim countries.
demand for basic changes
Yousafzai asked the scientists to "openly challenge and condemn the oppressive laws of Taliban" and urged political leaders to support gender apartheid as a crime against humanity in international criminal law.
The tense relationships with the Taliban
The summit took place in Pakistan, which has had tense relationships with the Afghan Taliban in recent months, in the course of allegations that militant groups use Afghan territory for attacks on Pakistan. However, these allegations on the part of the Taliban are vehemently contested.