It was shocking that an association of Pakistani schools observed an “I am not Malala” day (“International,” Nov.11). Has it forgotten her suffering under the Taliban’s brutal rule in northwest Pakistan’s Swat Valley? What does it mean by accusing her of being a “Western agent on a mission to shame her country”? Malala Yousafzai has been recognised globally for her courage to stand up to the barbaric dictum of the Taliban of “not to educate girls.” Is this the way one honours the young Nobel Peace laureate? Liberals and intellectuals among Muslims must condemn such acts.
T.P. Kurian Kandanad ,
Bengaluru
