Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has called on Islamic NGOs to play a greater role in social business to support development across the Muslim world. Speaking at a high-level meeting with NGO leaders from several Muslim-majority countries in Dhaka, Dr. Yunus highlighted the potential of social enterprises to empower women and improve healthcare, calling them powerful tools for poverty alleviation. NGO leaders praised Yunus’s model as a source of inspiration for initiatives in their own countries.