(Asghar Ali Mubarak)
ISLAMABAD (TNS) Girls’ education in the Muslim world has been considered an important challenge of the present time. In Islamabad, a 2 -day global conference has been inaugurated in the title of ‘girls’ education, challenges and opportunities in Muslim societies, ministers from 47 countries and representatives of various institutions are present at the conference. The Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the education of girls is an important challenge of the present time, the Muslim world needs to work on a large scale to tackle this challenge.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif emphasized the need for immediate and necessary steps to promote girls’ education in Pakistan and said that education is possible in every society, the challenges facing the education sector will have to be tackled. Girls’ education in countries will have to be accessed.
The Prime Minister said that Islam also emphasizes all sections of society including women, it is an honor for Pakistan to hold a global conference, Malala Yousafzai is proud of her participation in the conference. Malala is a symbol of courage and determination. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that this conference is very important in regard to girls ‘education, to make access to girls’ education in poor countries, work has to be accelerated, the challenges facing the education sector have to be tackled. In his speech, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also cited the efforts made by Hazrat Khadija (RA). He said that women should play their role in the development of men along with men, providing quality education to girls will strengthen the society.
Shahbaz Sharif said that modern laptops have been given to the high -performing students in the field of education. Students can play a vital role in the global economy by their ability. The challenges faced in the field of education have to be eliminated.
In his address, the Prime Minister added that Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of the Islamic world from Pakistan, pay tribute to them. Today, Maryam Nawaz is the first woman Chief Minister, our women are very brave and ironing their skills in every field. Yes, Arf Karim made a name in the IT sector. He also used ‘Arabic sentences’ while addressing the ceremony, on which the participants clapped to appreciate them.
The Afghan Taliban government has refused to attend a global conference on girls’ education in the Muslim world hosted by Pakistan. The conference was organized to promote girls’ education in the Muslim world.
“We invited Afghanistan to participate, but no representative of the Afghan government was present at the conference,” said Pakistan’s Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, in connection with the conference held in Islamabad on Saturday. Has said that neighboring country Afghanistan was invited to the two -day World Conference on education for girls in Islamabad, but the Taliban government has refused to participate.
The summit is being held hosted by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The global summit has gathered the educational leaders of Muslim -majority countries, but Pakistan’s neighboring country, Afghanistan, refused to attend. Remember that Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from going to school.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban government has various sanctions on girls’ education. Due to which the Taliban government has been facing severe criticism globally. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said at the inauguration of the summit, held in collaboration with Muslim World. There are important challenges in ensuring equal access to education. ”Shahbaz Sharif added,“ depriving girls of education is equivalent to destroying their voice and their choice, because from education. The deprivation of the bright future of the deprived girls will lead to deprivation. ”Pakistan itself is facing a severe educational crisis. According to government data, more than 26 million children are out of school, which is the largest number of non -school children in the world. Shahbaz Sharif cited the reasons, “Inadequate infrastructure of education, security concerns as well as deep social principles are hindering girls’ education.” Ka, who attended the inaugural session of the conference on the education of Muslim girls in Islamabad, said, “We have at least one good step in the education of Muslim girls.” He said, “People living in rural areas are still facing problems. In some cases, the families of the girls themselves are the first obstacles. ‘Madam Nasreen Akhtar Regional Director Rawalpindi Allama Iqbal Open University has said that on the topic of “girls education in Muslim communities: challenges and opportunities” in Islamabad. The two -day International Education Conference is a ray of hope and development for the world, which is a symbol of collective determination for education.
He said that the International Conference reaffirms the nation’s commitment to promote the education and gender equality of girls of Pakistan.World leaders are continuing to arrive in Islamabad to attend a two-day global conference on girls’ education titled ‘Girls’ Education in Muslim Societies: Challenges and Opportunities’. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has arrived in Islamabad for the conference. On her arrival, Malala Yousafzai was warmly welcomed by Parliamentary Secretary for Education Farah Akbar Naz and a book was also presented to Malala Yousafzai on the occasion. Malala wrote in a post on ‘X’ that ‘I am excited to join Muslim leaders from around the world at a conference on girls’ education’. Malala Yousafzai was transferred abroad after being injured in a shooting by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012. Some people in Pakistan were outraged by her activism and since then she has been able to return to the country only once. Malala Yousafzai said that on Sunday, she will speak about protecting the right of all girls to go to school, as well as why world leaders should hold the Taliban accountable for crimes against Afghan women and girls. Malala wrote in her post on social media that she will speak at the conference about “why the Taliban must be held accountable for crimes against Afghan women and girls.”
Since returning to power in 2021, the Afghan Taliban government has banned girls and women from participating in education and other fields, which the United Nations has called “gender discrimination.”
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Dr. Nazir Muhammad Ayyad is also in Pakistan to participate in the conference. He announced the opening of a campus of Al-Azhar University in Pakistan in a meeting with Federal Education Minister Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui yesterday. This is the second major international event to be held in Islamabad in recent months. Earlier, the Pakistani government had also hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference, which was attended by the Indian Foreign Minister and other heads of state and foreign ministers of the region. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and cabinet members were met by delegates from the education conference.
The education ministers participating in the international conference met the Prime Minister and cabinet members, while during the conversation, Shehbaz Sharif said that he was grateful for his participation in the conference on women’s education. The Prime Minister said that the federation and the provinces are taking steps to ensure that children, especially girls, enter schools. The Prime Minister added that a large number of out-of-school children are girls, while Pakistan faces many challenges in achieving women’s education.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the conference will prove to be a milestone in providing education to women, joint efforts must be promoted to provide education to women, other world leaders are also continuing to come to Pakistan to participate in the two-day international conference on the challenges faced by women’s education, Minister for Religious Affairs Mohdnim bin Mukhtar from Malaysia reached Pakistan with a delegation, religious scholar Aung Myint Tin from Myanmar was welcomed by the officials of the Ministry of Education upon his arrival in Pakistan.
Religious scholars Sheikh Ahmed Ahmadou and Sheikh Ahmed Al-Mustafi from Mauritania also reached Pakistan to participate in the international conference, Special Representative Leslie Elfresh from the United States reached Pakistan to participate in the international conference, and the officials of the Ministry of Education warmly welcomed them.
Religious scholar Muhammad Abbas Jawad Al-Talabi also reached Pakistan from Iraq, and Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Education and Science Kanderbayeva Dogdorkol Sharshiona reached Pakistan, and she also met Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai.
The Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan also arrived in Pakistan to attend the two-day international conference. The Kyrgyz Ambassador to Pakistan, Avazbek Atakhanov, welcomed the Minister of Education. 150 delegates from 44 Muslim and allied countries will participate in the international conference. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Education. The title of the conference is Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities. Challenges and Opportunities. The aim of the conference is to share achievements in girls’ education, exchange information, and identify problems in the field of education and discuss actionable measures to solve them. More than 22 million children are out of school in Pakistan. The majority of out-of-school children are girls, while Pakistan faces many challenges in achieving female education.
