"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 preventing girls and women from accessing education and work.

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

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday urged Muslim leaders to not "legitimize" the Afghan Taliban regime who has created a system of "gender apartheid." "Do not legitimize them (Taliban),