Protest in Germany for 10 days over gender apartheid, Malala Yousafzai's father condemned anti-women policies

The father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has strongly condemned anti-women policies and "gender apartheid" in Afghanistan. Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai, an international advocate for girls' education, shared a post on the social media platform 'X' announcing support for the campaign by women's rights activists in Cologne, Germany.

“We call on the world to recognize Afghanistan as a place where gender apartheid is prevalent,” he said. In a post shared on Twitter, Yousafzai included a photo of himself and his wife holding a placard with the hashtags "End gender apartheid" and "Educate Afghan girls."

Let us tell you that this campaign has been going on for several months and its purpose is to draw the world's attention towards this issue. According to Khama Press, about ten days earlier, some activists had started a hunger strike in Cologne, Germany. However, Tamanna Jaryab Paryani, who participated in the hunger strike, was admitted to the hospital due to her health deteriorating on the ninth day of the strike.

Expressing her disappointment on the fourth day of the strike, Tamanna Zaryab stressed the neglect by the world community in supporting the rights and freedom of Afghan women despite their struggle and suffering. Furthermore, Tamannaah's hunger strike has attracted international attention. An Afghan gender activist has started a hunger strike in Sweden in support of activists in Germany.

Additionally, Afghan women refugees in Pakistan have also shown support for the strikers and warned that if the global community does not pay attention to their demands, more and more people around the world will face hunger, Khaama Press reports. Will join the strike.

The German Foreign Ministry, along with a representative and a vice-speaker of the regional parliament, met with the hunger strikers on Monday. Of these, two were admitted to the hospital. He further demanded an end to the hunger strike.