Human Rights and Equality

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.