Türkiye's first lady meets Malcolm X's daughter in Türkiye

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's first lady Emine Erdogan met Friday in Türkiye with Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of US civil rights leader Malcolm X.

Erdogan said the two women addressed activities of the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.

“The resistance courageously initiated by Malcolm X in the fight against racism and Islamophobia became the first spark of a global transformation,” Erdogan wrote on the X social media platform as she voiced happiness at hosting Shabazz in Türkiye,

“Through the efforts of the Education Center established as a symbol of this understanding, I wish for Malcolm X's beliefs and determination to reach all young people in the world,” said Erdogan.