Reflection

Malala....continued.
I have been keeping up with the Malala story as it gains publicity and attention. It has been interesting to hear from political leaders, such as Rubina Khalid, a senator from the Pakistan Peoples Party, who states that she is shocked and ashamed of Malala's death; she feels that Malala was fighting a war that was not meant to be fought by her, and that the government should have stepped up and spoken against the Taliban. Marium Fatima Khan, from the Pakistan Human Rights Organization, agrees with Rubina and states that the government should protect its citizens and families.
It was also interesting to read more about the ongoing campaign against the Taliban in the Swat Valley (where Malala is from), something that I had not thought about before. The Taliban in the area has been targeting prominent people, such as elected officials, despite having been driven out of the area by militia in 2010. Malala's case has only served to fuel the already built up anger of the Pakistani people--and hopefully given them more power to finally finish the Taliban in the area.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/10/20121011725105524.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/10/20121017154411586582.html