Taliban fails to recognize women as human beings: Malala

ISLAMABAD: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has strongly criticized the ruling authorities in Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban do not consider women as human beings and have been depriving them of their right to education for a decade.

She expressed these views while addressing a conference on girls’ education in Islamabad on Sunday.

Addressing the conference, Malala Yousafzai thanked the Muslim World League for bringing everyone together. She highlighted that 120 million girls around the world are unable to go to school, including 10 million girls in Pakistan.

The Nobel laureate strongly condemned the ongoing aggression of the Zionist state in Palestine, especially in Gaza, where Israel has destroyed the entire education system. She said that Palestinian children have sacrificed their lives and future.

She also said that the purpose of the conference will not be fulfilled if attention is not paid to the education of Afghan girls. She said, “For a decade, the Taliban have denied the right to education.”

Malala further said that the Taliban have made over a hundred laws to take away women’s rights and do not consider women as human beings. She pointed out that the Taliban present their crimes as cultural and religious justifications, adding that it is important to make it clear that none of them are Islamic and these policies do not reflect Islamic teachings.

She stressed that these are human rights violations, which cannot be justified by any cultural or religious excuse.