Sunday, November 10, 2013

Malala Yousafzai's book banned from libraries of 40,000 affiliated Pakistani schools.


I Am Malala, the bestselling book by Malala Yousafzai that detailed her life and experience fighting for women's educational rights under the Taliban's rule before being shot in the head by them, has been banned by Pakistan's private schools.

Adeeb Javedani, president of the All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association, which has banned the book in its school system, tells the Associated Press, "Everything about Malala is now becoming clear. To me, she is representing the West, not us."

Funny what not being shot in the head by a society does to someone.

Kashif Mirza, chairman of the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation, which has also banned Yousafzai's book, feels similarly. "Through this book, she became a tool in the hands of the Western powers."

Remember that, folks--whenever you're shot in the head, shake it off and get back to what you were doing. Books, not bullets--that's what's dangerous.

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