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“People know she will not return to Swat, and therefore they don’t like Malala.” -- Mushtaq Ali, a jobless computer graduate.
By Ashfaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 11 2013 (IPS) - Back in Swat Valley in Pakistan where she comes from, Malala Yousafzai who had been tipped to win the Nobel peace prize this year, has not only
left behind more girls in school now than there were a year ago but also large numbers of people who are now distanced – and even hostile – to her.
Spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shahidullah Shahid told IPS from an undisclosed location that “Malala abandoned Islam for secularism.”
The spokesman said it was students of the Jamia Hafsa madrassa in Islamabad who had shown bravery who should be considered for an award. Women students here were involved in a confrontation with government forces in 2007.
The Nobel Peace Prize this year went to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).“The Taliban will not lose an opportunity of killing Malala Yousafzai, and those found selling her book will be targeted,” he said. Malala has written a book on her experiences titled “I Am Malala”, co-authored with British journalist Christina Lamb.
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Many more girls are going to school after the attack on Malala Yousafzai a year ago. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS
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“In 2009, we had a total of 450 students, which has now reached 700,” Subkhan Shah
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