I am a 20-something who has lived a comparatively peaceful life. My educational journey was unhindered, even if opportunities were limited. I believe in the unknown and my conspiracy theories start with blaming the US as the root of all evil, every Israeli citizen as a killer of Palestinians and end with the belief that there’s no greater threat to Islam and the Muslim world than from the Jewish lobby. I rightly support the innocent victims of Gaza (mostly through social media) but refuse to consider Hamas an instigator of attacks that later hides behind the civilian population. I’m an average self-righteous Pakistani who earlier dubbed Malala a CIA agent, called her father a shrewd beghairat, and castigated the duo for tarnishing my country’s image. I’m the same self-righteous Pakistani who now grudgingly admits how Malala may have done all those laudable things but protest that her being an American puppet has discouraged her from speaking against the atrocities committed in Gaza until recently. In short, I blame the failure of my state and other Muslim countries on a girl who has already furthered enough causes while I act as a social media warrior for Palestine and criticise her through my tweets and status updates. I realise I might have hit a few raw nerves by bringing this up. Some may declare this another pro-Malala article but do we really have to blame her for this too now?
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 07:14:02 +0000
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