Role of women and youth vital

KUALA LUMPUR: The Muslim world must discard bias against women and youth who have not been given the opportunity to contribute to society, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

He added Muslims must acknowledge that women and youth have the greatest potential to contribute constructively to the advancement of the Muslim world.

Unfortunately, said the Deputy Prime Minister, some societies in the Muslim world give scant attention to women and youth, (which is) a worrying trend that has already proved detrimental to the development of Muslim societies all over the world.

“We witness a serious lack of representation of women in certain Muslim societies, giving rise to gender marginalisation.

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