Malala Yousufzai is probably the highlight of this week. Why shouldn't she be? I mean, she has achieved much more than her circumstances could achieve. Belonging to the town of Mingora in Swat, she is a 14 year old women's rights activist. She used to write blogs for the BBC concealing her identity using a pseudonym, and later on she gained popularity and even won Pakistan its first National Peace Prize.
But this time, unfortunately, Malala isn't in the headlines for her achievements. She's in the headlines because this spark of hope was tried to be blown away by the Taliban. On 9th October, 2012, she was shot in the head and the neck while returning home on a school-bus. She is still unconscious, and fighting for her life.
While in critical condition, many leaders reported to have expressed their views on this assassination attempt, including President Obama who found this news to be 'reprehensible, disgusting and tragic' and UN Secretary Ban-Ki Moon found this act to be a 'heinous and cowardly'.
Even if Malala survives or not, she has kindled a fire within the heart of every girl from KP: the flame to achieve education. The battle against Taliban will be won, sooner or later. We just need to wake the 'Malala' within ourselves.
Till then, I hope she gets well soon. I bet she won't give up that easy.
But this time, unfortunately, Malala isn't in the headlines for her achievements. She's in the headlines because this spark of hope was tried to be blown away by the Taliban. On 9th October, 2012, she was shot in the head and the neck while returning home on a school-bus. She is still unconscious, and fighting for her life.
While in critical condition, many leaders reported to have expressed their views on this assassination attempt, including President Obama who found this news to be 'reprehensible, disgusting and tragic' and UN Secretary Ban-Ki Moon found this act to be a 'heinous and cowardly'.
Even if Malala survives or not, she has kindled a fire within the heart of every girl from KP: the flame to achieve education. The battle against Taliban will be won, sooner or later. We just need to wake the 'Malala' within ourselves.
Till then, I hope she gets well soon. I bet she won't give up that easy.
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