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Well, it seems Her Excellency Madame Yousafzai is about to go viral, much like a YouTube video of a cat falling down a stairwell.
As with such videos, people seem to be appreciating Yousafzai without the labour of engaging their minds.
I suppose this is easily done. After all, Yousafzai is young, pleasant looking, and was shot by bad people. That is – technically speaking – all you’re supposed to know, or indeed think about. To doubt her brilliance, in any case, is to side with the Taliban. You’re probably also a bit rayciss.
A Telegraph blogger (who should frankly know better) recently called for Yousafzai to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination for which there was already considerable support online. A supporting facebook page quickly attracted thousands of ‘likes’ and many famous lovelies chimed in to support the idea too. The only deviating voice came from the Guardian….. who declared Yousafzai ‘too good for the Nobel peace prize’.
One wonders then what would be good enough for her? Queen of Pakistan? UN Secretary General? Pope?
As it happens, the award went to those charged with dismantling chemical warheads in Syria. A victory for proportion if ever there was one.
Although it provided me with some light therapy, I fear my first Yousafzai post was otherwise like those angry Iraqis who – in 2003/4- threw stones at American Tanks. Malala is unstoppable. There are going to be many books written about her, hundreds of them, and based upon these will be movies, big, Hollywood epic movies. There will also be speeches alongside Obama, Cameron and whoever succeeds them. Only a fool would rule out a music career….
For now, we may as well get used to her moneyed grin. It’s going to be with us for a long time.
D, LDN.
Defend the Modern World 
I actually don’t care that much this Diana-izing of Malala. It could have some bad longer-term effects which my mind isn’t capable of seeing, especially not tonight after trudging through the pre-typhoon rain. But as long as the person being lionized is a poster girl for those taking a stand against radical Islamists, I find it hard to generate much anger. However, if the message being sent out is that Malala’s brand of moderate Islam is the antidote to radical Islam, rather than stamping on it, then I’m with you on this.
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What I object above-all is the cult of personality arising around her. She’s now saying she would like to ‘Prime Minister’ when she grows up. I hope that’s of Pakistan, but honestly who knows….
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it would be interesting to hear what she has to say about people leaving Islam . And that as a moderate Muslim she has no problem with this. Or calls for there killing as so many Muslims seem to do. Also if she is representing moderate Islam , will she educate here self on the persecution of Christians in all Muslim dominated countries.
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I think her criticism is not of any religion, but only the most extreme form of Taliban government. If anything, she seems destined to become an ambassador for the Islamic world, and will be touted as a reformer. Islamophobes who have welcomed her, I believe, are short-sighted.
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“For many of her compatriots, Malala Yousafzai is a stooge of the United States and a CIA agent.” Of course she’s being used as a propaganda tool, that can’t be more obvious. The shame is on her “western” manipulators (USA, who else?), not on her, who seems to be such a sweet girl.
Every narrative which is having the backing of David Cameroon and Obama will definitely carry the day. They can turn a terrorist into hero and a hero into a terrorist. I bet that Hakimullah Masod and Mulla Omer will also be recommended for Nobel prize if so me day some how they gain the favour of the two men or for that matter whosever is in their place. Hold on! do not call me crazy. Yasir Arafat was the first one who introduced suicide attacks in gorilla war-fare in Palestine and a time came when he was honoured by Nobel prize. Nelson Mandela was once terrorist, became Nobel laureate and is revered and worshiped today. Do not blame me for comparing Yasir Arafat and Nelson Mandela with H. Masood and Mulla Omer. But let’s dream of another impossible. Negotiations with TTP succeed and TTP gets registered as political party, Hakimullah wins election, become interior minister in the cabinet of Mian Nwaz sharif and across the border Mulla Omer gets elected as the president of Afghanistan as a result of a agreement with the Americans. How will we look into their past careers with the benefit of hindsight. Let’s come back to the Malala conundrum. There are thousands of Malala’s in Malakand division. No body has stopped them from going to school. I have the honour of establishing the first government girls degree college in Dir and numerous girls school. As an elected representative of the border area of Dir in my second tenure , I am again facing pressing demand for the establishment of girls schools. If you happen to check my diary, demand for the establishment of girls School will be on the top. Ironically the most urgent demands are coming from the extreme border area where the dreaded fazullah is presumed to be hiding. No body has stopped girls from going to school and the demand for girls education is increasing. What we need at the moment is the establishment of schools, mobility support for female teachers and stipends for poor students. Therefore do not give us Nobel prizes . Do not endanger the lives of our Malala’s. Do not create heroes and heroines for us. Give us unconditional support for female education. Genuine and home- grown Heroes and heroines will emerge . They will be owned and revered and will not be hounded.
IA
http://www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk
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Ed West is a writer I like and he has a good piece on Malala here: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/edwest/2013/10/malala-the-girl-who-hates-britain/
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Interesting. I never knew about the Marxist connection.
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Although I still believe her religion plays a larger role in her (and her father’s) thinking than Socialism. Those making political use of her in the West are certainly Socialists.
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