Geopolitics
The Islamabad Declaration: A Masterclass in Diplomatic Theater and the Betrayal of the Global South's Women
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's Islamabad Declaration on women's empowerment attempts to bridge a staggering gap, from the UAE achieving full parliamentary parity to Afghanistan legally barring girls from secondary education. This cynical exercise in empty consensus, prioritizing the Westphalian need for a unified front over the real human rights of millions of Muslim girls, exposes the hollowness of international frameworks that refuse to hold the Global South's most regressive actors accountable.
