World Shia Forum condemns the shooting of Malala Yousafzai – by Ali Taj
Malala was a symbol for resistance against the oppression and school burning by Talibaan. A beacon of hope for young girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan desiring empowerment and education. Much has been written about this in Pakistani and international media, mostly condemnation. We support LUBP’s 2009 call for her nomination for Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize.
We would like to share some Facebook comments:
1. I’d really like to see IK (Imran Khan) lead a rally against this attempted murder of a young girl who’s done us proud. A thousand curses on these animals!:
2. Ask malala and her family whether drones should be stopped or increased?
3. Taliban Faith is not based on the Quran, but on ‘Traditions of the Prophet’ that were concocted by the ancestors of the Taliban, some centuries ago. This is how the liberal ideology of the Quran was shackled. The Taliban are the epitome of this is the Anti-Islam that has plagued the world for centuries, transforming Muslims into a nation of helpless lepers. Muhammad the messenger of God achieved it through the power of the pen and the written word. The Messenger was the greatest human being in history who fought a crusade against the religious fundamentalists of his time. We need to educate the local population. Not an easy solution. What they need is Education, Development and Security. This will take at least one or perhaps two generations and then Taliban will die a natural death as their supply routes will automatically choke off. Pakistan has failed miserably in all these three areas and we are reaping the fruits of our own seeds.
4. Dictator Zia-Ul Haq was the first to openly work against education/information/knowledge. Immediately after seizing power he closed down ALL THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ESTABLISHED BY ZULIFQAR ALI BHUTTO. Those who called Zia-Ul-Haq “AMEER-UL-MOMINNEN” WERE THESE Jahil mullahas of Pakistan.
5. Zia Ameer al Munafiqeen, imported this sad sorry rotten religion from Saudi Arabia to breed war mongering religious zealots in the tradition of Yazeed Mavia and Abu Suffain.
6. I hear the hue and cry from everyone condemning the Taliban. But everyone seems to forget who is the source of inspiration for Taliban. Will you dare to condemn Muawiyah and Abu Sufiyan who are the role models for Taliban.
Do you know what Muawiyah did to those who still believed in the caliphate of Ali after Muawiya?
If Malala survives, we will target her again: Taliban
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/my-small-video-star-fights-for-her-life/?smid=fb-share
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19882799
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/taliban-pakistan-shoot-girl-malala-yousafzai
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/interview-with-education-activist-shot-by-taliban-video/2012/10/09/9bb912aa-1211-11e2-a16b-2c110031514a_blog.html
Ms. Yousafzai came to public attention in 2009 as the Pakistani Taliban swept through Swat, a picturesque valley once famed for its culture of music and tolerance and as a destination for honeymooning couples.
Her father ran one of the last schools to defy Taliban orders to end female education. As an 11-year-old, his daughter Malala — named after a mythic female figure in Pashtun culture — wrote an anonymous blog documenting her experiences for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
“I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taliban,” she wrote in one post titled “I Am Afraid.”
Later in 2009, the army launched a sweeping operation against the Taliban in the area, displacing many militants into neighboring districts or across the border into Afghanistan.
Ms. Yousafzai continued to grow in prominence, becoming a powerful voice for the rights of children in the conflict-affected area. In 2011, she was nominated for an International Children’s Peace Prize; later, Yousaf Raza Gilani, the prime minister at the time, awarded her Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize.
In recent months, she led a delegation of children’s rights activists, sponsored by Unicef, that made representations to provincial politicians in Peshawar.
“We found her to be very bold, and it inspired every one of us,” said another student in the group, Fatima Aziz, 15.
“She had this vision, big dreams, that she was going to come into politics and bring about change,” said Ms. Minallah, the documentary maker.”
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