By Dr. Gamal
Serour, Director of the International Islamic Center for Population Studies and
Research at Al Azhar University
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On April 5th, the world began the 1,000-day
countdown to the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline. Created in
2000, the MDGs spurred action from governments, international organizations,
and civil society.
In recent years, we have cut the global poverty rate in
half, reduced the prevalence of deadly diseases, improved sanitation, narrowed the
gender gap, and more. Although we have made progress toward these Goals, there
is still much to be done, especially for the girls and women of the Muslim world.
