Taliban attack wounds teen
activist blogger
Tuesday afternoon, Taliban militants sought out
14 year-old Malala Yousufzai, an activist for the education of young girls in
Pakistan. Taliban militants stopped a
van carrying the Malala and three other students from school. They asked the girls to identify her and out
of fear they pointed to Malala. Once she
had been identified, they opened fire shooting her in the neck and only
slightly injuring the other passengers before the driver could speed away. The young girl was targeted for her internet
blog speaking out against extreme Taliban rule prohibiting the education of
women in their country. Living in one of
the more conservative regions of Swat Valley, Pakistan, Malala was considered
to be defiant and bold. The valley was
under Taliban rule restricting female education up until 2009. At times, there would be raids on their homes
to monitor the activities of families.
Malala told CNN, that sometimes she would have to hide her books under
the bed in fear that she would be punished for reading. To others in the Swat Valley region, she was
considered a hero the rights of many young girls. Her online blogs got her
awarded Pakistan’s first National Peace Prize last November. President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned
the attack on the young blogger.
The attack on such a young girl is outrageous and
unacceptable by the Taliban. This attack
shows how much respect they have for the women of their country. Justice must be received for Malala Yousufzai
to restore the rights of the women of Pakistan.
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