Saturday 13 July 2013

Malala Yousafzai, a representative of Pakistan?

Yesterday was yet another big day in the history of Pakistan when a Pakistani citizen, Malala Yousafzai got a chance to address the UN assembly. (Malala Yousafzai was a BBC blogger and an activist of women's right to education. She was supposedly shot by a Taliban gunman on 9 October 2012 as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan’s Swat Valley). As a Pakistani I was pretty excited to see a fellow Pakistani addressing the great UN assembly. I was comfortably seated on my living room couch before the news channels began broadcasting the speech. Malala was dressed as a typical Pakistani girl in light pink shalwar kameez with a matching head scarf and had loosely wrapped a white shawl around her shoulders. Malala’s attire pleased me more than a little and I wished that her speech too pleases me. I paid thorough attention to each and every word she uttered but my hopes were turned into sheer disappointment by the time she finished her address.

I was disappointed in Malala for telling the BIG LIE to the world that there is a country called Pakistan where if a girl goes to school she is shot in the head not just a few girls in a specific region, but ALL GIRLS. I am disappointed in Malala for reinforcing the prejudiced image in the minds of civilized world that Muslims and especially Pakistanis are barbaric and women are treated as cattle. I am disappointed in Malala for so faithfully serving the Jewish controlled media which is giving you unprecedented coverage and persuading world's most prestigious organizations to shower you with honors

I wonder why Malala forgot to mention so many women from Pakistan who have won laurels for the country. Why did she not mention Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy who won an Oscar award for her documentary, ‘Saving face’? Why did she not mention Naseem Hameed a Pakistani athlete, who became the fastest woman in South Asia when she won a gold medal in the 100-metre event of the 11th South Asian Federation Games? Why did she not mention Sana Mir, the captain of Pakistan’s Women Cricket Team? Why did not mention Badam Zari of the Tribal Areas who had the guts to contest in the elections from an area where women are not allowed to vote let alone contest?  Why?
Only if she had known, it was a golden chance of clear the negative image of Pakistan and put ahead of the world a brighter and much more peaceful picture of the country.

As a matter of fact it’s all over again. Benazir’s 'Jamhuriat kay lyay qurbani' is now Malala’s 'taleem kay lyay qurbani'. That’s how the propaganda machines work. Getting shot at is not an achievement. We don't even know the name of the school teacher who escaped the burning vehicle and then came back and died trying to save the children. We don't know the name of the 23 year old girl who stood in front of an Israeli bulldozer and got run over. We don't know the names of these heroes because they don't serve the purpose of the people who own the global propaganda machine. 'It is easier to fool people than convince them that they have been fooled’.



NOTE: This article is purely based on personal opinion and has no intentions of imposing personal views on anyone else.

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  1. This is what I have been looking for. The inside story, the real one. And who knows it better than the ones living amongst these people. Political advocacy, indeed and how. I was proud of Malala but after reading this, I am ashamed of her as well. It is every citizen's responsibility to portray the truth, no matter if it doesn't get you the international perks. I am an Indian and I am happy about the pride the people of Pakistan hold for being who they are, deep within that is no different from any citizen who is proud and also unhappy about the government they live in. And the West needs to stop this and start introspecting.

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    1. Well Gaurav again that's what I personally believe and even a few of the people in Pakistan might not agree with that I have to say. I'm glad that you acknowledge these facts and do not foster hatred on the basis of distorted facts and exaggerations. Cheer :)

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