Terrorism won't stop education of Pakistani girls.
The article was published in SCMP, on Tuesday, 30 October, 2012, by Shahid Javed Burki and its main issue is connected with an attempt to kill 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan whose active involvement since the age of 11 in campaigning for the rights of girls in her region to be educated was well known. The author admits, that it is a well-known fact that Malala's efforts, while applauded by the West and some segments of Pakistani society, were deeply resented by the obscurantist forces that go by the name of the Taliban. Burki also adds , thatthe choice of name is ironic, for Taliban means those seeking to be educated, whereas the Taliban's principal aim is to keep Muslim societies backward so that they can be persuaded to adopt a seventh-century version of Islam. The author is convinced that several religious leaders joined the chorus of condemnation that followed the attack on Malala. A council of Sunni Muslim scholars in the eastern city of Lahore issued a fatwa, signed by 50 clerics, saying that the justifications cited by the girl's attackers were "deviant" and had no basis in Islamic law. Moreover , analysing the situation in the word it is necessary to emphasize that extremists wanted to silence the majority that was waking up to the existential threat that radical Islam poses to their country. It would be unfair for Burki, not to mention that fact that Pakistani women have made extraordinary education progress in recent years. Their share of total college enrolment has increased from 36 per cent to 57 per cent over the last couple of decades. The article draws the conclusion that Malala's survival - and possible full recovery - provides a vibrant symbol for a troubled country. She will begin to be identified with the change that is already under way.
In my opinion, an armed attack against a young child, girl - an awful sin and dread event in todays Pakistan. Firmly believe in thier own faith, and using a firearm to ruin Malala's lively bright mind, so young and innocent, in order to to plant the seeds of terror in minds of citizens - these actions of Taliban rebel warriors will be punished by the hand of God.
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1072535/terrorism-wont-stop-education-pakistani-girls
The article was published in SCMP, on Tuesday, 30 October, 2012, by Shahid Javed Burki and its main issue is connected with an attempt to kill 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan whose active involvement since the age of 11 in campaigning for the rights of girls in her region to be educated was well known. The author admits, that it is a well-known fact that Malala's efforts, while applauded by the West and some segments of Pakistani society, were deeply resented by the obscurantist forces that go by the name of the Taliban. Burki also adds , thatthe choice of name is ironic, for Taliban means those seeking to be educated, whereas the Taliban's principal aim is to keep Muslim societies backward so that they can be persuaded to adopt a seventh-century version of Islam. The author is convinced that several religious leaders joined the chorus of condemnation that followed the attack on Malala. A council of Sunni Muslim scholars in the eastern city of Lahore issued a fatwa, signed by 50 clerics, saying that the justifications cited by the girl's attackers were "deviant" and had no basis in Islamic law. Moreover , analysing the situation in the word it is necessary to emphasize that extremists wanted to silence the majority that was waking up to the existential threat that radical Islam poses to their country. It would be unfair for Burki, not to mention that fact that Pakistani women have made extraordinary education progress in recent years. Their share of total college enrolment has increased from 36 per cent to 57 per cent over the last couple of decades. The article draws the conclusion that Malala's survival - and possible full recovery - provides a vibrant symbol for a troubled country. She will begin to be identified with the change that is already under way.
In my opinion, an armed attack against a young child, girl - an awful sin and dread event in todays Pakistan. Firmly believe in thier own faith, and using a firearm to ruin Malala's lively bright mind, so young and innocent, in order to to plant the seeds of terror in minds of citizens - these actions of Taliban rebel warriors will be punished by the hand of God.
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1072535/terrorism-wont-stop-education-pakistani-girls
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some segments of THE Pakistani society ...
Burki also adds , that the choice of THE name is ironic, for 'Taliban' means ...
The author is convinced (WHAT A STRANGE CHOICE OF THE WORD!)that several religious leaders joined the chorus of condemnation that followed the attack on Malala.
analysing the situation in the WORLD ...