Any group can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized. A 14-year-old girl who was awarded Pakistan’s first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban’s ban on education was shot and wounded on her way home from school Tuesday.
Malala Yousufzai, a frequent target of death threats, was wounded when gunmen opened fire on her school van in Swat Valley, police said.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, Taliban spokesman Ihsnaullah Ishan told CNN, saying the shooting was a consequence of Malala’s activism. “She wanted to make our women leave their homes for secular education, something the Taliban will never permit,” Ishan said.
Fear of something is at the root of hate for others. Yousafzai is 14 years of age and has already earned international fame for raising voice against Taliban oppression in Swat.
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