“UNA” praises the outcomes of the global conference of the Muslim World League’s initiative to educate girls in Muslim societies
Jeddah
Jeddah (UNA) – The Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) praised the outcomes of the global conference of the Muslim World League’s initiative to educate girls in Muslim societies, which concluded its work on Sunday (January 12, 2025) in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, amid high-level attendance of ministers, scholars, officials and diplomats, and wide participation from regional and international organizations.
The Director General of the Union, His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rabbah Al-Yami, referred to the “Islamabad Declaration on Girls’ Education” issued by the conference, which received historic approval from the nation’s leading scholars, Islamic jurisprudence councils, representatives of international organizations, governmental and civil academic institutions, and global activists.
Al-Yami also noted that the conference witnessed the launch of a platform for international partnerships, the “executive arm of the initiative,” with more than 20 global agreements and pledges, signed by a number of senior scholars, heads of Islamic academies and councils, United Nations organizations, and leaders of international, research, academic, and media organizations, governmental and civil institutions.
Al-Yami stressed that the conference comes as an affirmation of the roles of the League, led by His Excellency the Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, in serving the issues of the Islamic world, enhancing the image of Islam globally, highlighting the correct legal position on girls’ right to education, and enabling them to exercise this right without restrictions or obstructive conditions.
Al-Yami stressed the Union’s keenness to contribute to this important initiative to support the cause of girls’ education in the Islamic world, and to serve it through the media in a way that would convey its goals and achieve its noble aims.
The Federation participated in the conference “Education of Girls in Muslim Societies”, represented by its Director General.
During the conference, the Federation also signed a number of memoranda of cooperation aimed at supporting the issue of girls’ education through the media, and providing professional and cognitive training for girls, including a memorandum of cooperation with the Muslim World League, and a memorandum of cooperation with the University of Management and Technology in Pakistan.