"Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings," she told an international summit hosted by Pakistan on girls education in Islamic countries. Ms Yousafzai told Muslim leaders there was "nothing Islamic" about the Taliban's policies which include banning female education and stopping women from working.

Malala Yousafzai condemned the Taliban for their oppressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, describing it as 'gender apartheid.' Speaking