Afghanistan, July 12 -- The ninth Ministerial Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Women opened in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Sunday, bringing together ministers, senior officials and delegates from member states to discuss women's empowerment, education, economic participation and social inclusion across the Islamic world.
The two-day conference is being jointly hosted by the OIC and Pakistan's Ministry of Human Rights under the theme "Women's Rights in Islam: Promoting Equality, Empowerment and Development." According to Pakistani officials, ministers responsible for women's affairs, senior government representatives and OIC officials from dozens of member states are participating in the meeting, alongsid...