Malala Yousafzai, the 14 year old girl from Swat, Pakistan has been a leading advocate for women's right to education at such a young age. She rose to fame at the tender age of 11 when she began writing a diary under the name of Gul Makai, about life under the Taliban rule. Since then she has been internationally recognized as a highly influential and inspiring figure. Unfortunately she was shot in the head a few days ago in her school bus and is now in the hospital in a stable but critical condition. Celebrities from all over the world have also condemned this coward act by the Taliban. In fact Madonna recently dedicated a song to Malala at her L.A concert. It's just really frustrating to see that these men who are apparently fighting in the name of Islam are doing nothing but distorting our religion. Educating women is just as important as educating men and these extremists need to realize that women have rights too. Their vision is blurred with hatred against women. Anyone who tries to do something for women or this country is seen as a threat to religion. How is that a threat to religion? Or anything or anyone? Please pray for Malala's speedy recovery because she is also someone's daughter. She is Pakistan's daughter and can do big things for our country.
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