The Malala Debate

The Malala debate There is a groundswell of sympathy for Malala and also a strong demand for the Pakistani body politic to do something virtually the issue. very much of the discontent is directed toward the Pakistani Taliban, the extremist group that has claimed responsibility for the injure and decl ard it has vowed to kill Malala if she recovers from her injuries. Also, it has issued fresh threats to another girl Hina Khan of capital of Pakistan who is also known for her female rights activism and pro education stance.This threat comes dickens weeks later on the Taliban chance counterbalancet Malala. Hina is originally from the Swat valley but was oblige to move with her family to Islamabad in 2006 after she publically criticised the Talibans atrocities. The Malala disaster has renewed the attention on the plight of women in Afghaniistan. Twenty hotshot year old Afghan activist Noorjahan Akbar, who has been leading a fend for for womens rights in Afghanistan, has arti culated that Malalas case ordain inflect her and others fight for girls rights.Cofounder of a non profit group called issue Women for Change she has been instrumental in organising trailblazing efforts such as the first Afghan march against road harassment, radio campaigns about gender equality and street posters against child marriage and abuse. This year, her group opened a womens network cafe in Kabul, providing a forum for women to gather and share ideas. Although women in Afghanistan are for the condition of Malala and reenforcement her fight but there are many other women activists like Akbar who are fighting for the kindred cause and not getting the have got they deserve.No doubt, Malalas case is more scare as she is immature and nobody would look at her as a threat as a 14-year old girl promoting education, no angiotensin-converting enzyme has heard about Hanifa Safi women activist who was killed this summertime. Fifteen girls had acid thrown on their face a coup le of years ago but no public protest was held. More than 300 girls were poisoned in Afghan schools this summer specifically because they wanted to cede access to education unfortunately no one talks about it. Malalas case has created a bombilation which it deserves and the way its gaining popularity can help to highlight these cases which re otherwise completely ignored. The Civil Society Movements The Malala incident and eventually her cause got support from almost all parts of the World especially from the South Asian Countries where humankind rights activists, acedemicians, students and members of civil society took to streets to condemn the attack. From Madonna to Angelina Jolie to top Politicians like Hina Rabbani Khar and Rehman Malik, people from all walks and corners of the World are appreciating her courage and have vowed to support her delegating to ensure education for girls in Pakistan.The Pakistan government has offered to provide security to Malala when she wil l return to Pakistan and has promised to provide all necessary help. Even the Sunni clerics in Pakistan have issued a Fatwa against the Taliban, decrying an attack on a girl as un-Islamic, which speaks volumes about Malala and her cause and how people from diverse background are in the same boat for the cause. In a message of defiance to the Taliban, authorities in Swat have decided to rename a government college after Malala. The College offers high school and undergraduate education for 2,000 girls and young women.Can this be sustained? Although the cause for womens rights in Taliban affected areas has been support by the developing countries and the western world, it has always been very hard to pass it at the grass root level. The women activists or others spreading education or fighting for womens rights have to face the brunt of the Taliban. Malalas cause has gained support from every corner, the blog she wrote for BBC with the pseudo name Gul Makai about the poor state of gi rls in Swat under the Taliban earned her innumerable sympathizers.The International Childrens wild pansy prize in October 2011 and Pakistani first National peace prize further gave recognition to her work and the documentaries made on her added to the popularity. The Taliban feared that she is world held as a hero by the World and thus shot her which only added to more support for her cause. Thus, considering all the above factors and the debate and support she has generated, it is not wrong to say that the momentum evoked by the Malala effort is likely to sustain for a longer period of time and even more so if she returns to Swat and take the battle to its logical end.