ISLAMABAD Islamic scholars on Sunday said that obstructing girls from education constitutes societal bias against women and called on Muslims across the world to provide equal opportunities for girls' education. A nine-page "Islamabad declaration" issued on the final day of the two-day International Conference on Girls' Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities, in the capital Islamabad, said such actions represent a grave misuse of religious principles to legitimize

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