Nope, a seventeen year old American/Indian/Israeli/British agent most likely, a conspiracy of the West, with a sinister agenda underneath, trying to defame Pakistan and Islam, by speaking up against Taliban, opposing their barbaric animalistic ideology and trying to promote women education and others rights. Or so, I am seeing, the thought pattern and popular sentiments go, at the moment. Its ironic there, you know, because the time TTP was at large a few years ago, their propaganda could be shoved down the throats of large segments of society with much ease- the reason for continuing problems in tackling the terrorism, even if it were something as basic as agreeing with their idea of overthrowing the Western puppet Govt and installing the God's viceroy. Paranoia, it appears, has become a normal state of the mind, conspiracy theories are a plenty, introspection and the acceptance of the consequences brought by one's action is all but gone. I dont get my own countrymen any longer. I dont understand what they want for themselves. Because all I see, is a nation in delirium, extreme confusion.
A majority of sane Pakistanis have vehemently apposed tyrannic TTP throughout (hence support for military action and its success), yet are not in support of Malala. This shows that TTP and Malala are two separate issues and should be dealt, and analyzed individually.
1. Have you ever seen her conversing in English? This is her command (if it could be called command at all) of English today while staying in England for some time. Was she really the one who wrote for BBC at the age of 9? several years ago in Sawat?
2. Writing anonymously for BBC against TTP - what kind of bravery is this? If she had revealed her identity and publicly condemned, and wrote against TTP while staying in Sawat, it would be a different thing but did that happen? Obviously not.
3. There are much more prominent educationists in Pakistan who literally devoted their ENTIRE life for the cause of Education in general and girls education in particular. Late Professor Anita Ghulam Ali is one such example. She was not even nominated for an international award let alone Nobel. Has Malala worked more for girl's education in Pakistan compared to life-long struggle of Professor Ghulam Ali? Attitude towards education in general and girls education in particular of a Sindhi wadera, Punjabi choudhry, Baloch sardar, and Pashtoon khan/malik is any different than that of Taliban?
4. Her father owned a private (money-making, no charity) School in Sawat in which she was a student. Due to TTP, his business went down and completely shut down when Army went into Sawat and used the School as a post. In her book (albeit who wrote it), she has expressed her disgust against Pakistan Army for using the School as an Army post. This clearly appears to be a
case of conflict of interest. She did not speak for the girls of Sawat but for her father's business. More correctly, her father used her for his vested interests.
5. When Mr. Richard Holbrooke visited Pakistan, she managed to reach to US Embassy and there was a photo (which has been taken out from the internet,
why?) which showed her and her father meeting up with Mr. Holbrooke and other US Generals. What business she or her father had at that meeting?
Can you give me just one more example where a supposedly
girls-education-activist saw US military generals in the US embassy? Why would this not raise suspensions? In Urdu we say "
Paani nasheb mein marta hey".
6. Christina Lamb has been asked twice to leave Pakistan for her alleged
unprofessional activities in Pakistan. She obviously has issues with Pakistani intelligence agencies, and military establishment. When it came to put together an autobiography (which is nothing more than her personal narration of her father's ideology) they could find no one else but Miss Lamb? There is nobody in Pakistan who could help her with an autobiography? All Pakistanis were pro-Taliban and anti girl's education? Besides how many chapters in her book are devoted towards girls education or just education? Where is the analysis and suggested solution? Have you read the book? The correct title of the book should be "Ziauddin Yousafzai: My Father".
7. How many (if at all)
girls-education-activists get professionally promoted by PR firms such as Edelman? Was Mr. Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela (true heroes, who honored the Nobel prize by accepting it) managed by Edelman?
This is the difference between genuine and fabricated personalities. I for one do not believe in conspiracy theories but valid concerns cannot be and must not be brushed aside just like that. Something is not right about this girl, her father, and their ultimate goals.
