No justice for Malala Yousafzai is criminal
Most 11 year olds dread going to school. They drag their feet and whinge in protest. In Pakistan, where Taliban rule meant that education for girls was banned, a 14 year old girl got shot for wanting to go to school and blogging for the BBC about it. How many children do you know would do that?
Malala has quite rightly received the Nobel Peace Prize for this, the youngest person ever to do so. What Malala did was incredibly brave at any age, but at her tender age it's truly astonishing. Her maturity and courage makes me feel inadequate.
In a world that's in the dark ages, denying a woman an education is a way of life. Women have babies, you don't need an education to do that. Instead of allowing herself to be conditioned in this way or passively accept her situation, she fought. She's a credit to activist father.
This resulted in her being shot 3 times in the head while boarding a bus. Ironically, the assailants attempts to silence her only created more noise in the media about the mistreatment of women and the oppressive Taliban regime. So much so, that the Pakistani authorities issued a fatwa on the people involved in the attempted assassination.
Since then, Malala has become a public figure, talking at conferences and summits about the importance of education. She's won more prizes than I've had hot dinners. It seemed that she was on the cusp of influencing real change.
Until eight of the ten men trialled for the attempt on her life were freed. Unusually in the Pakistani judicial system, the whole case has been shrouded in mystery. The two men convicted are said to be those who physically carried out the attack, however it's widely believed that these religious militants actually fled to Afghanistan.
This is completely different to Pakistan's traditional enemy India. After Jyoti Singh was brutally gang raped and murdered on a Delhi bus, all of India's women took to the streets demanding justice. And it brought to light India's chauvinistic attitude towards women. Three of the men involved (who don't believe they did anything wrong) have been sentenced to death with the juvenile being sentenced to 3 years in jail. The authorities there sprung into action; caught the perpetrators within a few days and immediately put them through the judicial system. No messing. This was to make an example of them and show the world that they are not a brutal and backwards country.
It's a shame Pakistan couldn't have shown the same courage to the world and the Taliban that they will not be undemocratically ruled by a bunch of retards.
Malala is an inspiration, but it's a shame that her ordeal won't leave a legacy that will change her home country.
First published 18/06/2015
Malala has quite rightly received the Nobel Peace Prize for this, the youngest person ever to do so. What Malala did was incredibly brave at any age, but at her tender age it's truly astonishing. Her maturity and courage makes me feel inadequate.
In a world that's in the dark ages, denying a woman an education is a way of life. Women have babies, you don't need an education to do that. Instead of allowing herself to be conditioned in this way or passively accept her situation, she fought. She's a credit to activist father.
This resulted in her being shot 3 times in the head while boarding a bus. Ironically, the assailants attempts to silence her only created more noise in the media about the mistreatment of women and the oppressive Taliban regime. So much so, that the Pakistani authorities issued a fatwa on the people involved in the attempted assassination.
Since then, Malala has become a public figure, talking at conferences and summits about the importance of education. She's won more prizes than I've had hot dinners. It seemed that she was on the cusp of influencing real change.
Until eight of the ten men trialled for the attempt on her life were freed. Unusually in the Pakistani judicial system, the whole case has been shrouded in mystery. The two men convicted are said to be those who physically carried out the attack, however it's widely believed that these religious militants actually fled to Afghanistan.
This is completely different to Pakistan's traditional enemy India. After Jyoti Singh was brutally gang raped and murdered on a Delhi bus, all of India's women took to the streets demanding justice. And it brought to light India's chauvinistic attitude towards women. Three of the men involved (who don't believe they did anything wrong) have been sentenced to death with the juvenile being sentenced to 3 years in jail. The authorities there sprung into action; caught the perpetrators within a few days and immediately put them through the judicial system. No messing. This was to make an example of them and show the world that they are not a brutal and backwards country.
It's a shame Pakistan couldn't have shown the same courage to the world and the Taliban that they will not be undemocratically ruled by a bunch of retards.
Malala is an inspiration, but it's a shame that her ordeal won't leave a legacy that will change her home country.
First published 18/06/2015
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