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Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan: Does Islam give you a right to education?
By Faheem Younus
Pakistani civil society activists carry placards with a photograph of the gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai as they shout ant-Taliban slogans during a protest rally against the assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, in Islamabad on Oct. 10, 2012. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Someone is missing from this picture. Because just when I was wondering if extremists could do anymore damage to Islams image, they committed yet another despicable act.
As if flogging the adulterers, executing the civilians, and selling the women were not enough, on Oct. 8, the Taliban attempted to assassinate a 14-year-old girl, Malala Yousafzai. She was coming home from school in the battle-scarred valley of Swat, Pakistan, when Taliban shot her in the head and neck for her public advocacy for education. She is in critical condition.
Its so heartening to see most media outlets applauding Malalas courage. Yet, some commentators are using this cowardly act to attack my faith by casually suggesting: Well, Islam does not give women the right to seek secular education.
Pakistani Islamist activists carry photographs of the gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai during a protest rally against her assassination attempt, in Lahore on Oct. 10, 2012. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Excuse me? Why should we let a bunch of uneducated cowards and thugs be the press secretaries of Islam when the faith, much like Western secular values, is an illustrious enabler of women education? Please. Understand that we have a shared enemy here.
Education is a fundamental right of women - said Leila Zerrougui, the U.N. special representative for children in armed conflict. But 1,400 years ago in Islamic history, someone stated, Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman. Islam, therefore, presents education as a duty, not a mere right, for all.
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, said novelist Jane Austen. But someone 1,400 years ago went a step further, If a daughter is born to a person and he brings her up, gives her a good education and trains her in the arts of life, I shall myself stand between him and hell-fire.
The word rabbi means a teacher. Going by this definition, Islam gave women the rabbinical status centuries before any other faith. The first female rabbi, Regina Jonas was ordained on Dec. 25, 1935 in Germany; an atypical practice, which even today is limited to the non-orthodox sects of Judaism. But 1,400 years ago someone elevated, Ayesha, the daughter of the Prophets companion, to the status of a teacher and jurist.
Where the first Western University in Bologna, Italy, spontaneously emerged due to the efforts of male foreign students groups in 1088 A.D., it was the singular effort of a Muslim woman, Fatima-al-Fihri in 859 A.D. that helped found the University of Karueein in Fez, Morocco. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the University of Karueein is the oldest existing, and continually operating university in the world.
Why would the Taliban shatter the dreams of young Malala to become a student, a teacher, or a scholar? It was fear, not faith, which drove them to attack this gallant girl. After all, she was writing a blog for BBC about her life under the Taliban and was the recipient of the national peace prize in 2011. You could see the leader in her. So the Taliban used the old ploy: hide your rotten fears and cultural dogmas in the shopping bag of Islam.
Malala wanted to be a doctor. But her father knew - Pakistan needed a change agent. So he inspired her to become a politician. What if she became Pakistans next president? Taliban have reasons to fear that thought; the three most populous Muslim countries (Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh) have all elected female presidents and prime ministers in the recent past.
In yet another shot across the bow to the ailing Malala who must be considering whether to bow to Taliban pressure or pursue her dreams the Taliban have threatened to fatally attack her again if she survives.
It would be galling to see the Pakistani governments ineptness in protecting this young hero. That someone in the Muslim history would never have allowed such a travesty of Islamic values. That someone would have ensured that Malala gets her education and fulfills her dreams.
So here is my message to Malala: You are not alone. Millions of voices, including Americans, are with you. In this war of love and passion against hate and aggression, the Taliban will never win. That someone will win. That someone who enshrined the right of a girls education in the Muslim faith. That someone whose name is prophet Muhammad.
Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan: Does Islam give you a right to education? - Guest Voices - The Washington Post
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Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan: Does Islam give you a right to education?
By Faheem Younus
Pakistani civil society activists carry placards with a photograph of the gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai as they shout ant-Taliban slogans during a protest rally against the assassination attempt on Malala Yousafzai, in Islamabad on Oct. 10, 2012. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Someone is missing from this picture. Because just when I was wondering if extremists could do anymore damage to Islams image, they committed yet another despicable act.
As if flogging the adulterers, executing the civilians, and selling the women were not enough, on Oct. 8, the Taliban attempted to assassinate a 14-year-old girl, Malala Yousafzai. She was coming home from school in the battle-scarred valley of Swat, Pakistan, when Taliban shot her in the head and neck for her public advocacy for education. She is in critical condition.
Its so heartening to see most media outlets applauding Malalas courage. Yet, some commentators are using this cowardly act to attack my faith by casually suggesting: Well, Islam does not give women the right to seek secular education.
Pakistani Islamist activists carry photographs of the gunshot victim Malala Yousafzai during a protest rally against her assassination attempt, in Lahore on Oct. 10, 2012. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Excuse me? Why should we let a bunch of uneducated cowards and thugs be the press secretaries of Islam when the faith, much like Western secular values, is an illustrious enabler of women education? Please. Understand that we have a shared enemy here.
Education is a fundamental right of women - said Leila Zerrougui, the U.N. special representative for children in armed conflict. But 1,400 years ago in Islamic history, someone stated, Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman. Islam, therefore, presents education as a duty, not a mere right, for all.
Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, said novelist Jane Austen. But someone 1,400 years ago went a step further, If a daughter is born to a person and he brings her up, gives her a good education and trains her in the arts of life, I shall myself stand between him and hell-fire.
The word rabbi means a teacher. Going by this definition, Islam gave women the rabbinical status centuries before any other faith. The first female rabbi, Regina Jonas was ordained on Dec. 25, 1935 in Germany; an atypical practice, which even today is limited to the non-orthodox sects of Judaism. But 1,400 years ago someone elevated, Ayesha, the daughter of the Prophets companion, to the status of a teacher and jurist.
Where the first Western University in Bologna, Italy, spontaneously emerged due to the efforts of male foreign students groups in 1088 A.D., it was the singular effort of a Muslim woman, Fatima-al-Fihri in 859 A.D. that helped found the University of Karueein in Fez, Morocco. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the University of Karueein is the oldest existing, and continually operating university in the world.
Why would the Taliban shatter the dreams of young Malala to become a student, a teacher, or a scholar? It was fear, not faith, which drove them to attack this gallant girl. After all, she was writing a blog for BBC about her life under the Taliban and was the recipient of the national peace prize in 2011. You could see the leader in her. So the Taliban used the old ploy: hide your rotten fears and cultural dogmas in the shopping bag of Islam.
Malala wanted to be a doctor. But her father knew - Pakistan needed a change agent. So he inspired her to become a politician. What if she became Pakistans next president? Taliban have reasons to fear that thought; the three most populous Muslim countries (Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh) have all elected female presidents and prime ministers in the recent past.
In yet another shot across the bow to the ailing Malala who must be considering whether to bow to Taliban pressure or pursue her dreams the Taliban have threatened to fatally attack her again if she survives.
It would be galling to see the Pakistani governments ineptness in protecting this young hero. That someone in the Muslim history would never have allowed such a travesty of Islamic values. That someone would have ensured that Malala gets her education and fulfills her dreams.
So here is my message to Malala: You are not alone. Millions of voices, including Americans, are with you. In this war of love and passion against hate and aggression, the Taliban will never win. That someone will win. That someone who enshrined the right of a girls education in the Muslim faith. That someone whose name is prophet Muhammad.
Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan: Does Islam give you a right to education? - Guest Voices - The Washington Post
Pakistani media is pretty much a ***** of secular world. These days they will resort to a whole new level to satisfy their secular masters by dancing on their tones. Her case has been hijacked by opportunists who will use it for their own agendas and i hope that liberal douchebags and Politicians stays away from her....
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There were prayers organised in Ajmer for good health of Malala.
Everybody loves and likes the people with fighter attitude.
Salute to Malala.
Everybody loves and likes the people with fighter attitude.
Salute to Malala.
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Islamabad While President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have condemned the
attack on Malala Yousufzai, describing it disgusting and tragic, Pakistani
authorities believe the US was equally responsible because of the
repeated refusal of US-led Allied Forces in Afghanistan to arrest or
dislodge Mullah Fazlullah, who freely operates from Afghanistan and
whose henchman have targeted Malala. According to well informed diplomatic circles in Islamabad, the
Pakistani establishment has decided to exploit the Malala assault to its
own advantage by reminding the Obama administration that the grisly
attack was carried out by the shooters of Mullah Fazlullah a.k.a. Mullah
Radio operating freely from Afghanistan despite repeated requests by
Pakistan to proceed against him. Fazlullah had ordered Malalas assassination for challenging his
extremist brand of Islamic Shariah in Swat and opposing the burning of
the girls schools. Fazlullahs spokesman Sirajuddin Ahmed threatened on Friday to kill
Malalas father as well for speaking against them. He confirmed that
two assassins from Fazlullahs special hit squad had been dispatched to
target the young schoolgirl. We had no intentions to kill her but were
forced when she would not stop speaking against us, the spokesman
added. The News was the first one to name Fazlullah as the prime suspect. Fazlullah was the commander of the Pakistani Taliban in the Swat
valley but had to flee to Afghanistan in the wake of a massive military
operation conducted in May 2009. He then regrouped in Afghanistan
and established strongholds in the Nuristan and Kunar provinces,
posing a threat to Pakistan once again. He is responsible for a series of
cross border ambushes conducted from eastern Afghanistan that have killed more than 100 Pakistani soldiers. Fazlullahs gruesome approach can be gauged from the fact that in a
cross border ambush in June 2012, his henchmen kidnapped and
beheaded 17 Pakistani soldiers and then released a video showing
their heads along with their identification cards. It was on June 25, 2012 that a spokesman for the Fazlullah group had
admitted for the first time using Afghanistan as a springboard to
launch attacks on the Pakistani security forces. Pakistani military
authorities subsequently approached their US counterparts as well as
the military commanders of the Nato forces stationed in Afghanistan,
seeking the arrest of Fazlullah and the elimination of his hideouts. However, no action could be taken even to contain the growing cross
border ambushes of Fazlullah who constantly stays in touch with his
followers in the Swat district which is still under the control of the
Pakistan Army. During his subsequent August 2012 visit to Washington, ISI Director
General Lt General Zaheerul Islam had focused talks with CIA Director
David Petraeus and other senior US officials on the repeated attacks by
the Afghanistan-based Fazlullah group in the Pakistani border regions
of Dir, Chitral and Bajaur. The ISI chief reportedly provided concrete
evidence to senior CIA and American military officials about the hideouts of Fazlullah-led militants in Kunar and Nuristan provinces. He
had further sought urgent steps by US and Nato forces to counter the
growing activities of Fazlullahs men, adding that they quite operate
freely from the Afghan side of the border despite a heavy presence of
the Nato forces there. Though the American officials came up with an assurance that the Nato
forces would proceed against Fazlullah and his alleged hideouts in
Kunar and Nuristan, they did remind the Pakistani spy chief that
Fazlullah was using the Afghan terrain to target the Pakistani security
forces, just as the Haqqani network is using the Pakistani territory as a
base to launch cross border attacks on the Nato forces in Afghanistan. In a way, the US officials had drawn a parallel between the reluctance
of the Pakistani establishment to proceed against the Haqqani militant
network and the unwillingness of the Nato forces to act against
Fazlullah. The US has long accused the Pakistani intelligence establishment of
backing the Haqqani militants operating from its soil who cross the
border to attack the Nato forces. Islamabad obviously denies the
allegations as simply baseless and frivolous. In the process, however,
Mullah Fazlullah has re-emerged as a major security headache for the
Pakistani military establishment.
www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-137421-Pakistan-thinks-US-has-a-role-in-Malala-episode
attack on Malala Yousufzai, describing it disgusting and tragic, Pakistani
authorities believe the US was equally responsible because of the
repeated refusal of US-led Allied Forces in Afghanistan to arrest or
dislodge Mullah Fazlullah, who freely operates from Afghanistan and
whose henchman have targeted Malala. According to well informed diplomatic circles in Islamabad, the
Pakistani establishment has decided to exploit the Malala assault to its
own advantage by reminding the Obama administration that the grisly
attack was carried out by the shooters of Mullah Fazlullah a.k.a. Mullah
Radio operating freely from Afghanistan despite repeated requests by
Pakistan to proceed against him. Fazlullah had ordered Malalas assassination for challenging his
extremist brand of Islamic Shariah in Swat and opposing the burning of
the girls schools. Fazlullahs spokesman Sirajuddin Ahmed threatened on Friday to kill
Malalas father as well for speaking against them. He confirmed that
two assassins from Fazlullahs special hit squad had been dispatched to
target the young schoolgirl. We had no intentions to kill her but were
forced when she would not stop speaking against us, the spokesman
added. The News was the first one to name Fazlullah as the prime suspect. Fazlullah was the commander of the Pakistani Taliban in the Swat
valley but had to flee to Afghanistan in the wake of a massive military
operation conducted in May 2009. He then regrouped in Afghanistan
and established strongholds in the Nuristan and Kunar provinces,
posing a threat to Pakistan once again. He is responsible for a series of
cross border ambushes conducted from eastern Afghanistan that have killed more than 100 Pakistani soldiers. Fazlullahs gruesome approach can be gauged from the fact that in a
cross border ambush in June 2012, his henchmen kidnapped and
beheaded 17 Pakistani soldiers and then released a video showing
their heads along with their identification cards. It was on June 25, 2012 that a spokesman for the Fazlullah group had
admitted for the first time using Afghanistan as a springboard to
launch attacks on the Pakistani security forces. Pakistani military
authorities subsequently approached their US counterparts as well as
the military commanders of the Nato forces stationed in Afghanistan,
seeking the arrest of Fazlullah and the elimination of his hideouts. However, no action could be taken even to contain the growing cross
border ambushes of Fazlullah who constantly stays in touch with his
followers in the Swat district which is still under the control of the
Pakistan Army. During his subsequent August 2012 visit to Washington, ISI Director
General Lt General Zaheerul Islam had focused talks with CIA Director
David Petraeus and other senior US officials on the repeated attacks by
the Afghanistan-based Fazlullah group in the Pakistani border regions
of Dir, Chitral and Bajaur. The ISI chief reportedly provided concrete
evidence to senior CIA and American military officials about the hideouts of Fazlullah-led militants in Kunar and Nuristan provinces. He
had further sought urgent steps by US and Nato forces to counter the
growing activities of Fazlullahs men, adding that they quite operate
freely from the Afghan side of the border despite a heavy presence of
the Nato forces there. Though the American officials came up with an assurance that the Nato
forces would proceed against Fazlullah and his alleged hideouts in
Kunar and Nuristan, they did remind the Pakistani spy chief that
Fazlullah was using the Afghan terrain to target the Pakistani security
forces, just as the Haqqani network is using the Pakistani territory as a
base to launch cross border attacks on the Nato forces in Afghanistan. In a way, the US officials had drawn a parallel between the reluctance
of the Pakistani establishment to proceed against the Haqqani militant
network and the unwillingness of the Nato forces to act against
Fazlullah. The US has long accused the Pakistani intelligence establishment of
backing the Haqqani militants operating from its soil who cross the
border to attack the Nato forces. Islamabad obviously denies the
allegations as simply baseless and frivolous. In the process, however,
Mullah Fazlullah has re-emerged as a major security headache for the
Pakistani military establishment.
www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-137421-Pakistan-thinks-US-has-a-role-in-Malala-episode
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Pakistanis and their conspiracy theories will prove their undoing.
Pakistan will never do a deep analysis of its own faults when it continues to invent bogus conspiracy theories to blame others for the total mess that Pakistan has become.
Pakistan doesn't need Democracy, it needs a Hitler type Dictatorship that cleans house and starts anew.
Pakistan will never do a deep analysis of its own faults when it continues to invent bogus conspiracy theories to blame others for the total mess that Pakistan has become.
Pakistan doesn't need Democracy, it needs a Hitler type Dictatorship that cleans house and starts anew.
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Oh really?
Do you have any documented evidence to back up this ridiculous claim?
Any intercepted communications between ISAF and Fazlullah stating that is being sheltered by ISAF?
Any confessions by his henchmen stating that he is being protected over there?
What about evidence seized from dead bodies of Fazlullah foot soldiers?
Anything?
I would expect this kind of post from people like RazPak, not from people who are in JR. Think Tank club.
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Isn't fazlullah in kunar..?
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While I think democracy is in the end the best government (until we find something better) I have to admit there are certain times in a nations history were a strong (but civic minded) dictator can help a nation through a crisis (even the ancient Greeks knew this....while one of the first with "democracy"...they also invented the "Tyrant" which didn't have the negative vibe it does now).
i have not heard of this...
Yea, good luck with that.
By the way countries, unlike machines, are not an assembly of "component parts".
You can blame all your traditional enemies and keep ignoring the evil within you, and that's precisely the attitude that has led you to where you are. There is only one country in the neighbourhood that is regarded as a threat to world peace by all and sundry, and it's not India.
Nobody is going to take up your call and cut up India - not big daddy china, not USA, not Europe. Every one of them is worried more about Pakistan. Its a fact. Now if paksitanis like you want to cut up India instead of dealing with your terrorist countrymen, as I said, good luck with that. We have a professional defence force that will prevent you from doing it. And while you keep trying, your own country descends into deeper and deeper mess because people like you want to keep bad mouthing India, even when something so terrible has been done by YOUR countrymen deep in YOUR country.
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