Call to support the millions prevented from finishing schooling is backed by Qatari emir’s mother: ‘In this region we are going backwards at the speed of light’Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech in Qatar calling for an stop to outdated laws and traditions” preventing millions of girls around the world from completing their education.
The US first lady,on a seven-day trip to the Middle East, told an education conference in Doha that an honest conversation” was needed around the globe about how women were treated and how it stopped millions of girls finishing their schooling.
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Source: theguardian.com