Puan Remembers The Importance Of Women's Role In The OKI Forum

Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, emphasized the issue of women's participation when speaking at the 17th Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) Conference held in Algeria.Puan said Islamic countries need to increase women's participation in various fields of life, including in the political field. We must show that women can excel in the Muslim community. I, as Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives, represent the women's progress in my country, the largest Muslim majority state, quoted BY ANTARA, January 31. Puan said progress in Muslim countries would be greatly influenced by the leadership's willingness to provide equal opportunities for women to contribute in the development process.To achieve modernization and development progress, women are very important, because they constitute half the world population, she asserts. At the PUIC forum, Puan also talked about the long-term challenges of Muslim countries over the decades. One of them is the division that makes Muslim countries helpless on the global stage.Therefore, Puan emphasized the importance of united Muslim countries in order to play a very strategic role in overcoming global challenges. Including creating peace, improving the standard of living, and reducing emissions. Muslim countries should not be part of the problem. We must be part of the solution. We must be a manifestation of Islam's rahmathan lil BLAmin'n, a blessing for the universe,' said Puan.Puan asked the member countries of PUIC to unite in the face of the magnitude of current challenges. "Let us work together to strengthen solidarity among Muslims and make this conference contribute to the unity of the Islamic world, "he said.