In her speech during the G20 Interfaith Forum 2020, Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace, touched upon many vital issues relating to women’s empowerment.
“We should stop calling women victimized or marginalized, for we actually made big achievements in women’s empowerment,” Dr. Azza Said.
G20 Interfaith Forum 2020: Plenary 3 – Empowerment of women, youth and vulnerable people
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