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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Happy Malala Day!
Saturday, 10 November 2012 09:22
NAVEED BUTTISLAMABAD: ‘Malala Day’ is being observed throughout the world on Saturday (today) on the call of the United Nations (UN).
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced that November 10 will be observed as ‘Malala Day’ the world over, honouring her struggle for the cause of girls’ education. He said that this would “build on the momentum of UN’s Education First initiative”.
The Day is being observed across the globe to show solidarity with the brave daughter of Pakistan who stood up for education of girls and refused to bow down despite the threats of militants.
UN’s Special Envoy on Education and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in Pakistan and who called on President Asif Ali Zardari.
On the Day, he will ask President Zardari to lead governmental changes in policy to ensure girls’ education in Pakistan.
Petitions will also be handed to the United Nations to ensure international support for the push for girls’ education.
President Asif Ali Zardari has given the following message on “Malala Day”:
“‘Malala Day’ is being observed today all over the world to show solidarity with the brave daughter of Pakistan, Malala Yousufzai, who stood defiantly to the militants to pursue her education and refused to bow to their threats and faced bullets, instead of giving up. Malala stands tall today as a symbol of girls’ education and a symbol of defiance against those who wish to impose their obscurantist agenda behind the façade of religion.
“On this occasion it is worth repeating what I said at an international conference recently about our daughter, Malala.
“Malala represents the resilience of our girls and women. Terrorists shot Malala…Her attackers aren’t just trying to kill the Daughter of Pakistan. They are trying to kill Pakistan. They didn’t stop at Afghanistan. They won’t stop at Pakistan. Attack on her is an attack on every child in our region…We cannot sit idly as our children are attacked. We must act urgently.
“The observance of the Malala Day today by the international community…demonstrates the commitment…that no matter what the odds, together we will fights the militants and not let them succeed in their agenda. Malala has transcended from an individual to an idea and the observance today shows that the idea lives on.
“On this occasion I wish to compliment the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon for urging the international community to observe Malala Day today. I wish to congratulate Malala Yousafzai, her parents, and all those who fight for the cause for which Malala stood. I wish Malala early and complete recovery and thank the doctors…who took care of her.
“The Mission of Malala is fated to succeed.”
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Film on Malala
"A Class Dissmissed" by Adam Ellick
Documentary about Malala
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/10/09/world/asia/100000001835296/class-dismissed.html#100000001835296
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Peititon for Malala
She says it soooo well!
Please sign this petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/nobel-peace-prize-for-malala
Two weeks ago 14-year old Malala Yusufzai was shot in the
head by a Taliban gunman in response to her campaign against
the destruction of girls schools in Pakistan. In the face of terror, Malala
risked her life to speak out for the rights of girls everywhere.
Please sign this petition:
http://www.change.org/petitions/nobel-peace-prize-for-malala
Nobel Peace Prize for Malala
Her bravery has sparked a global movement and we believe she
deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous work.
The first step in this process is to get Malala nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Only certain people, like a Member of Parliament, are allowed put forward nominations. To make a major statement and to show that Canadians believe in Malala's work, we need all Canadian political party leaders and members to unanimously nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible work and bravery.
I have spoken with Bob Rae, Leader of the Liberal Party, this morning about the petition and he said he is ready to throw his support behind the campaign.
A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for gender equality and universal human rights that includes the right of education for girls.
Petition for Malala
The first step in this process is to get Malala nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Only certain people, like a Member of Parliament, are allowed put forward nominations. To make a major statement and to show that Canadians believe in Malala's work, we need all Canadian political party leaders and members to unanimously nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible work and bravery.
I have spoken with Bob Rae, Leader of the Liberal Party, this morning about the petition and he said he is ready to throw his support behind the campaign.
A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for gender equality and universal human rights that includes the right of education for girls.
Petition for Malala
Monday, October 15, 2012
Global Education Campaign
In Dec. we will be giving teacher training to 50 of their teachers in northern Pakistan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RP3WY3tXYSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RP3WY3tXYSM
Outspoken 14 year old girl in Pakistan is healing!
She was shot by the Pakistani "Taliban" while on the school bus!
Demonstrators against the outrage are united in Afghanistan, Pakistan & India!
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/10/15/women-in-afpak
Demonstrators against the outrage are united in Afghanistan, Pakistan & India!
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/10/15/women-in-afpak
October 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Women In Afghanistan And Pakistan
A young girl in Pakistan, hero to many—“Malala,” shot by
the Taliban. We’ll look at what women face in Pakistan—and in
Afghanistan as the US prepares to go.
The girls were singing on their school bus in northwest Pakistan,
we’re told, when the Taliban gunmen climbed aboard last week. And they
shot 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai.
Malala. A national hero to many in Pakistan, who championed something so simple – education for girls. The Taliban shot her in the head for promoting “Western thinking”.
They’ve said they’ll shoot her again. She survives so far. Barely. But what about the hopes of women in Pakistan and, when the US goes, in Afghanistan next door?
This hour, On Point: the Taliban, Malala, and nations of women under the gun.
Samina Ahmed, South Asia project director for the International Crisis Group.
Andeisha Farid, founder and Executive Director of Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization.
Beena Sarwar, leading Pakistan journalist, focused on human rights, gender, and peace issues.
Huffington Post “Malala simply wanted to go to school and get an education. Religious extremists, citing Sharia law, viewed that as a war against their self-appointed authority as the keepers of Islamic law and targeted her to be killed. The Taliban of Pakistan waylaid her school van, jumped aboard, verified her identity and opened fire on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Before the van driver was able to speed away, fourteen-year-old Malala lay bleeding with shots to her head.”
Christian Science Monitor “Just a few moments before, she said, the girls had been singing a traditional Pushto folk song on their way back from school, its lyrics vowing sacrificing their lives for their motherland, the beautiful valley of Swat.”
Pakistani children pray for the recovery of
14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot on Tuesday by the
Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a
candlelight vigil in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A
Pakistani military spokesman says Yousufzai is in “satisfactory”
condition but cautions that the next few days will be critical. Writing
reads on the poster left, “Malala Yousufzai.”(AP)
Malala. A national hero to many in Pakistan, who championed something so simple – education for girls. The Taliban shot her in the head for promoting “Western thinking”.
They’ve said they’ll shoot her again. She survives so far. Barely. But what about the hopes of women in Pakistan and, when the US goes, in Afghanistan next door?
This hour, On Point: the Taliban, Malala, and nations of women under the gun.
-Tom Ashbrook
Guests
Owais Tohid, a Pakistani journalist, he currently heads a leading television state in Pakistan, ARY News. You can read his first-hand account of his dealings with Malala here.Samina Ahmed, South Asia project director for the International Crisis Group.
Andeisha Farid, founder and Executive Director of Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization.
Beena Sarwar, leading Pakistan journalist, focused on human rights, gender, and peace issues.
From Tom’s Reading List
Foreign Policy “The Taliban blow up Sufi shrines; worshippers at mosques; and men, women, and children in markets. They go for maximum carnage, taking dozens of lives either with the help of remote-controlled bombs or by luring in dazed, brainwashed nutcases to commit suicide in public by detonating dynamite strapped around their waists. The Taliban have also targeted specific individuals: senior police officials, politicians, captured soldiers, journalists, and even some religious scholars belonging to Muslim sects and sub-sects that the Taliban consider heretical. Now, add to this list of victims a 14-year-old schoolgirl specifically targeted because the Taliban think she ridiculed and defied the dictates ordained by God and his scriptures.”Huffington Post “Malala simply wanted to go to school and get an education. Religious extremists, citing Sharia law, viewed that as a war against their self-appointed authority as the keepers of Islamic law and targeted her to be killed. The Taliban of Pakistan waylaid her school van, jumped aboard, verified her identity and opened fire on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Before the van driver was able to speed away, fourteen-year-old Malala lay bleeding with shots to her head.”
Christian Science Monitor “Just a few moments before, she said, the girls had been singing a traditional Pushto folk song on their way back from school, its lyrics vowing sacrificing their lives for their motherland, the beautiful valley of Swat.”
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Celebrating Muslim New Year at the end of Ramadan
Eid Mubarik & Selemat Hari Raya!
I am celebrating in Johor, Malaysia:
I am celebrating in Johor, Malaysia:
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