Has Malala Yousafzai done harm or good for Pakistan's reputation?

[MenInG]

Think this needs to be asked as a poll.

Lot of opinions in Pakistan - some are vehemently against her and some pro.

 

[DW44]

What was done to her harmed Pakistan's reputation and rightfully so. More than that, the way the people of Pakistan reacted to her ordeal hurt Pakistan's reputation and on that, Pakistan deserved to have its name dragged through the mud all over the world. The reaction was disgraceful and completely unwarranted.

 

[TQ89]

Among non-pakistanis, yeah she has done good for pak's reputation. Almost every non-pakistani i have met knows her & respects her a lot. As for our people, the reaction is totally different.

 

[MenInG]

Among non-pakistanis, yeah she has done good for pak's reputation. Almost every non-pakistani i have met knows her & respects her a lot. As for our people, the reaction is totally different.

This is the kind of attitude we have in Pakistan...

 

[Slog]

Because of her Pakistan has a personality on world stage who is known for something noble. Normally its just extremism which our claim to fame

 

[Mian]

This is the kind of attitude we have in Pakistan...

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Can't find Aitzaz Shaheed pic there he did far more thn these 9 combined. If you save a person's life you saved the whole humanity and Aitzaz saved many many by giving his own life.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

She didn't do harm to Pakistan's reputation, what happened to her obviously did. The Malala shooting and the ongoing publicity surrounding it damaged the country's image very badly.

 

[Mian]

I don't mind her getting full media attention my only issue is there are some who are comparing her with Jinnah and Mandela. What's her contribution to be called Pakistani Mandela or comparing her with Jinnah? Thats what some of the liberals are doing, her name shouldn't be in the same line with Mandela or Jinnah. Let's not forget we lost countless kids, girls including those of APS who are still living here and brave sons of this soil like Aitzaz if you really want to start these comparisons based on that.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Neither.

Malala has done well for Malala.

 

[Sirris]

It's difficult.

At one hand she has done well by showing the world a strong character from Pakistan on the other hand any foreign person who has heard about the story has this image in their head where girls in Pakistan don't go to school at all or would otherwise risk getting shot in the head.

If one were to just look at the whole Taliban issue in FATA objectively, one would notice that the local tribal "Malaks" who stood against Taliban and their ideology had to suffer a lot more hardship and difficulties than Malala ever did. The issues and social dynamics they had to deal with is far too complex to describe. At one hand they had to stop and oppose the ideology of Taliban while at the other hand they had to explain to the local population why the drones are hovering over them and bomb whatever they feel like bombing. The local population which is already so isolated from rest of the Pakistan let alone world is far too enthusiastic when it comes to Islam and Pashtun traditions. The two fundaments Taliban misuse and misrepresent to gain support and popularity. The local "Malaks" had to risk being labeled as "murtad", friends of Americans, disrespecting Pashtun traditions and lose local support. Even I as a non-pashtun can see with what complex dilemmas they were faced with.

They had their houses burnt down, their whole family threatened, kidnapped and killed while dealing with the daily threat of suicide bombings. However it seems none of their sacrifices is worth of praise or even mention. If you think the pak army was able to successfully get rid of insurgency in FATA without the help and sacrifices of these local "Malaks" then you are gravely mistaken and need a better understanding of the events.

Hence why looking at the bigger picture I don't regard Malala and the hero she is painted to be as all to favourably. Her story not just misrepresents the situation completely wrong but also takes away the attention from the true heros and victims of Taliban insurgency in FATA and swat. When I think of her I can not help but notice the hypocrisy and bias of the free, tolerant and civilized world. Which is far too keen to highlight the miseries and oppression of women in Muslim world and never seem to miss out on such stories when in reality the situation is far more complex and a whole group of people suffer far greater oppression and hardships.

 

[www787]

Negative voices are always the loudest one and always picked up first at the expense of positive voice.

There are always going to be people with negative opinion and voice to discredit her. It happen all over the world, even in the tech advanced country like US, elected Trump.

 

[MenInG]

This is so sad for Pakistan. For once people should use their brains.

 

[sjahmed23]

There are kids from the most recent USA school shooting (florida douglas HS) who are being called actors by the right wing - mentally ill people. So I'm not surprised right wing nuts in Pakistan take shots at Malala too because they have nothing better to do than complain about everything.

I believe she is very intelligent and she carries her self well, she has interviewed with best of the best with great confidence and that is no easy feat. She should be an inspiration to girls all across Pakistan and should not be demonized.

 

[Saeed]

Don’t really care about the reputation, the actual results on the ground matter more than what some people around the world think about Pakistan. Some countries with similar attitude towards women and similar education standards might have better reputation because there is less focus on them. So from that point of she has been good for the country as she raised awareness about the issues women face in certain areas of Pakistan. Malala fund has also helped fund the education of many people around the world including Pakistan and built schools so that’s great too. Overall she is a positive personality, haters should focus on more important things.

 

[Abdul]

She's done well for Pakistan's reputation but don't let that distract you from the fact that no one survives a headshot. Only in Pakistan.

 

[saeedhk]

She's done well for Pakistan's reputation but don't let that distract you from the fact that no one survives a headshot. Only in Pakistan.

False.She was shot in the face.From the WW II till now, there are thousands of cases in which people who were shot in the head/face survived. This is not the first one.

 

[msb314]

The fact of the matter is her assassination attempt only highlighted what many in the western world already knew about Pakistan - a 3rd world backwards country that plagued by extremism and refuses to give women equal rights.

However, her courage and bravery in promoting social work in women's rights and education must be admired.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for an immediate ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as protests continue across the world against Israeli attacks on the Palestinian city of Gaza, which have now killed more than 900 Palestinians and injured thousands.

As I've seen heartbreaking news in recent days, my focus is on Palestinian and Israeli children who have been severely affected by the war situation, Yousafzai said in a statement.

Malala recalled her childhood calling for a ceasefire and wrote, I was only 11 years old when I saw an atmosphere of terrorism and violence around me, early in the morning we used to wake up with the sound of mortar shells.

Today I am saddened by all the children and people who seek peace and justice in the Holy Land, the activist wrote.

War always affects children, whether they are children raised from Israeli homes or hiding in Gaza for fear of air strikes or facing food and water shortages, malala said.


Source: ARY