Malala Yousafzai said Taliban wants to keep girls out of school and women out of work, deny them the ability to travel without a male family member, and to force them to cover their faces and bodies completely
FP Staff
May 10, 2022 09:00:15 IST
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to take action against Taliban after Hijab made compulsory for women, girls in Afghanistan – Twitter/@Malala
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban issued a decree making the hijab mandatory for women in in the country. She urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women.
In a tweet, Malala said: “The Taliban want to erase girls and women from all public life in Afghanistan – to keep girls out of school and women out of work, to deny them the ability to travel without a male family member, and to force them to cover their faces and bodies completely.”
Malala also urged world leaders to take a collaborative action to hold the Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of millions of women and girls.
“We must not lose our sense of alarm for Afghan women as the Taliban continue to break their promises. Even now, women are taking to the streets to fight for their human rights and dignity – all of us, and especially those from Muslim countries, must stand with them,” Malala said.