Malala Yousafzai

Why do we need a country ruled by us, women? A lot of reasons all along history teach us that is the best solution.

Miss Malala Yousufzai (Mingora 1997)

In 2009, when Malala was a child, the BBC published her diary, in which she recounted the excesses and injustices committed by the Taliban as part of their campaign against the education of girls. Three years later, in October 2012, was shot in the head by the Taliban as she was leaving school in the Swat Valley (Pakistan). This act drew international condemnation. Her case became well-known; Malala gained fame in the West and was even featured on the cover of Time magazine in May 2013.

Malala, the daughter of teachers, valued (even at her young age) the importance of education and learning for all people, whether men or women. She has risked her life for her beliefs, a truly admirable and noble act. But is it normal for a 14-year-old girl to have to go to school in fear of losing her life?

No, it is not normal, nor should it be tolerated in any country in the world. That is why we need a world entirely directed and governed by us, by women.

Some might think that we, women in the West, are better off than women in Afghanistan. But that is not true; in fact, the West uses women’s rights as a political tool. For instance, during the 1980s, the West provided weapons and funding to the Mujahideen and Taliban groups to fight against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. These extremist groups are the ones now suppressing the rights of Afghan women.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai

Malala Yousufzai: Derecho a educación en Pakistán.

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