While I was reading some
articles this morning on the web I came across one on FoxNews.com. The headline reads "Al Qaeda wonders why world cares about Malala, teen shot by
Taliban" Al Qaeda’s Pakistani
spokesman, Ustad Ahmad Farooq, has issued a statement on the assassination
attempt, wondering why people in Pakistan and around the world have made the
girl a heroine. An excerpt from the letter, titled "Why Mourn Malala so Much?",
it reads:
“Nobody spoke up for thousands of such Malalas who became
victims of military operations, and nobody protested for them on the roads,”
Farooq wrote. “But these circles made so much noise when we targeted this girl
who made fun of jihad, the veil and other Islamic values on behest of the
British Broadcasting Corporation. This attack created shockwaves in the ruling
circles around the world. They issued a number of statements condemning the
attack on Malala. I may ask why? Why is Malala's blood more important than
those killed by the army?"
This is just a small excerpt from
the letter and I don't know what else is in this communication. Let me answer
the question. Why is world so concerned with what happened to Malala? The world
is concerned because 1.) She is still a child. Children need to be given the
best chance to be whatever they want to be in life. 2.) She is a girl and soon
to be women. She is no less equal to a man. She is not a possession. She has
the same equal right as a man. She wants to educate herself and fight for others
that have less of a voice. She is standing up for women's right in a country
that holds women to a lowered standard. I just don't understand why they would
shot her in the first place. Well actually I do, the Taliban and others like
them are monsters, terrorist, and men that want to instill fear into a
population so they can control them. A government is not a government if it has
no citizens. All these groups seek is to spread their hate and gain power
through fear and violence. This is exactly what Mitt Romney was talking about
last night in the debate. The US has to take the lead in getting the rest of
the world to deflect radical extremists like the Taliban, Al Qaeda and
Hezbollah. I know there are more groups out there, but they aren't worth the
mention.
Plain and simple; shooting a child
over an education is absolutely absurd. This has to stop. This is only one
story. I'm sure this is going on all over the middle east without us knowing
about it. Having two daughters myself, this breaks my heart. If someone did
that to one of them I would flip out. This needs to stop.
Signed,
Broken hearted
P.S. - The world needs
God, and we need to embrace Him.
