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KingKhanWC said:
Its a tough call who is more irritating, Malala or Greta.

How is being at the Oscars helping girls education?
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I think Greta is more annoying.

Malala at least has a tiny fraction of merit. Greta is a phony. Greta has blown climate change out of proportion.
 
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There are worser people on the planet than Malala for God's sake. Never understood all the vitriol towards her.
 
Firebat said:
There are worser people on the planet than Malala for God's sake. Never understood all the vitriol towards her.
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Of course there are .

The point is simple. Why is this lady very rich on the back of being a victim of a shooting and then making speeches about girls education?

Do you really feel she cares or is this a front to become wealthy and famous?
 
sweep_shot said:
I think Greta is more annoying.

Malala at least has a tiny fraction of merit. Greta is a phony. Greta has blown climate change out of proportion.
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I'd say Malala is more annoying as Greta is not wealthy. Greta made ZERO profits from her book while Malala made a lot of money. Malala signed a book deal for around £2 million and now is est to be worth around $5 million.
 
KingKhanWC said:
I'd say Malala is more annoying as Greta is not wealthy. Greta made ZERO profits from her book while Malala made a lot of money. Malala signed a book deal for around £2 million and now is est to be worth around $5 million.
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Both are radical liberal puppets. Both are vessels for certain agendas.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Of course there are .

The point is simple. Why is this lady very rich on the back of being a victim of a shooting and then making speeches about girls education?

Do you really feel she cares or is this a front to become wealthy and famous?
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I couldn't care less if she's doing it to become wealthy and famous because she's raised so much money for girls education through her story and speeches. Just look at all the work and fundraising Malala Fund has done in the last 10 years. I'm not here to judge her intentions, that's between her and Allah, but the tangible effects of her work are plentiful.

Besides, she'd been doing this long before she was wealthy and famous and got an Oxford degree. She was blogging for the BBC since she was 9. She was only shot in the face because she was outspoken locally against the Taliban, they made multiple death threats and targeted her. If you don't find that attitude admirable for a 15 year old girl in that environment then I don't know what to say.

There's no comparison with Greta in my opinion.
 
sweep_shot said:
Both are radical liberal puppets. Both are vessels for certain agendas.
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Sure but one has become very wealthy off it. Yet we the British taxpayers had to fund her housing, education etc.

The film 'Stranger at the Gate' is about not having hate for Muslims because they are also humans. If someone needs to be told this, they are already brainwashed clowns.
 
Firebat said:
I couldn't care less if she's doing it to become wealthy and famous because she's raised so much money for girls education through her story and speeches. Just look at all the work and fundraising Malala Fund has done in the last 10 years. I'm not here to judge her intentions, that's between her and Allah, but the tangible effects of her work are plentiful.

Besides, she'd been doing this long before she was wealthy and famous and got an Oxford degree. She was blogging for the BBC since she was 9. She was only shot in the face because she was outspoken locally against the Taliban, they made multiple death threats and targeted her. If you don't find that attitude admirable for a 15 year old girl in that environment then I don't know what to say.

There's no comparison with Greta in my opinion.
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How much has she raised and where was this spent? Please show some tangible works.

Other girls were shot too.

I would find it very admirable and would donate on a monthly basis but it will prob end up in her pocket. Attitude means nothing when you become very rich on the back of it.

Buy her a Gucci outfit, im sure she will appreciate it.
 
KingKhanWC said:
How much has she raised and where was this spent? Please show some tangible works.
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Some good summaries here:

https://www.reuters.com/article/leb...ool-for-syrian-refugees-idUSKCN0PM0L320150713

https://time.com/5112439/apple-malala-fund/

https://inbound.business.wayne.edu/...rural areas,and repaired damage to classrooms.

I'm not saying she's some infallible saint but she's spread more good in the world than me. I can find worser people to be annoyed at.

Other girls were shot too.
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They are very admirable and courageous too. It's not a competition in my mind.
 
Firebat said:
Some good summaries here:

https://www.reuters.com/article/leb...ool-for-syrian-refugees-idUSKCN0PM0L320150713

https://time.com/5112439/apple-malala-fund/

https://inbound.business.wayne.edu/...rural areas,and repaired damage to classrooms.

I'm not saying she's some infallible saint but she's spread more good in the world than me. I can find worser people to be annoyed at.



They are very admirable and courageous too. It's not a competition in my mind.
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Did the money actually get there? Funds usually mean more money in the back of the pocket for those who start up. Gates funds has made him richer not poorer.

I tried a search for this school in Syria, nothing has come up over the last year. Pledges will be there a plenty.

If she has raised money to help a lot of people, ie more than what she has made then I will take it back and apologise.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Did the money actually get there? Funds usually mean more money in the back of the pocket for those who start up. Gates funds has made him richer not poorer.

I tried a search for this school in Syria, nothing has come up over the last year. Pledges will be there a plenty.

If she has raised money to help a lot of people, ie more than what she has made then I will take it back and apologise.
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I believe this is the school here: https://www.kayany-foundation.org/accredited-schools, the KAYANY MAPS All Girls School
 
KingKhanWC said:
Of course there are .

The point is simple. Why is this lady very rich on the back of being a victim of a shooting and then making speeches about girls education?

Do you really feel she cares or is this a front to become wealthy and famous?
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And it is wrong to be wealthy?? The reason people in Pakistan hate her is because she shows the Pakistani society in a (true) negative way. That triggers the society , especially men
 
It seems the charity has given a smallish amount, not the millions she made.

Its great to be rich but not when you use sympathy to for financial gain while your cause has been given little money compared to the wealth you amassed.

Darling of the liberal west for a reason.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Its a tough call who is more irritating, Malala or Greta.

How is being at the Oscars helping girls education?
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She is a human too! And, she has the right to go to any event she pleases. By your line of thinking, footballers, superstars, activists and politicians should not attend any wedding, birthday or celebration.
 
KingKhanWC said:
Will the money made be donated to girls education?

Also

How much wealth does Malala have now?
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If you had actually done some research you would know that she has constructed schools in Pakistan, one such example is the school which was constructed with an amount of Rs 60 million in Shangla. It is a very modern school that 190 students and most are getting an education free of cost.

'The residents of Shangla district have appreciated education activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai for constructing an international standard school and college for orphans and poor students of the district.'

Here is the full article.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1411862

Apart from her work in Pakistan, she has built schools in Africa and donated extensively to Syria and Palestine, with Malala allocating $150,000 for Palestinian children.

And, what have you done?It is easy to criticise.
 
KingKhanWC said:
How much has she raised and where was this spent? Please show some tangible works.

Other girls were shot too.

I would find it very admirable and would donate on a monthly basis but it will prob end up in her pocket. Attitude means nothing when you become very rich on the back of it.

Buy her a Gucci outfit, im sure she will appreciate it.
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Many people died during the partition of India, why do Pakistanis only remember Mohammad Ali Jinnah? The founder did not make the ultimate sacrifice that thousands of Pakistanis did. See, how silly that sounds.
 
It triggers a certain type of make in Pakistan ( powerful women). See what lies Maqbool, and ansari came up with to put her down. Shameful stuff
 
Contrary to what many believe, there's no massive hatred of Malala in Pakistan. Although there's a sizeable group of people that thinks she's a Western pawn and you can't blame these people for thinking the way they do considering what the US has done around the world.

Nice to see Malala branching out and getting involved in filmmaking.
 
Hextro said:
Contrary to what many believe, there's no massive hatred of Malala in Pakistan. Although there's a sizeable group of people that thinks she's a Western pawn and you can't blame these people for thinking the way they do considering what the US has done around the world.

Nice to see Malala branching out and getting involved in filmmaking.
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And how's the USA using her as a pawn ?
 
The_Odd_One said:
Malala should be an inspiration for the Pakistani youth. Pakistan would be far better with more kids like her.
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Her friend who got shot next to her isna better inspiration. Unfortunately Malala begum isn't really somebody to encourage my daughter to aspire to be like.
 

Malala deplores 'gender apartheid' against women under Taliban regime in Afghanistan​

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai Tuesday deplored the discrimination against women under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan saying that mere girlhood has been made illegal in the war-torn country.

"Our first imperative is to call the regime in Afghanistan what it really is. It is a gender apartheid," Malala said during her keynote address at the event organised by the Mandela Foundation marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Calling for discriminatory and apartheid policies to be declared a "crime against humanity", the global girls education activist said: "The Taliban have made girlhood illegal, and it is taking a toll."

She went on to underscore that teenage girls and women are barred from schools and universities and are also not allowed to enter public places such as parks, gyms and funfairs.

Malala said thousands of women have lost their government jobs — or are being paid to stay home.

Stressing the inclusion of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, Malala said: "South Africans fought for racial apartheid to be recognised and criminalised at the international level. In the process, they drew more of the world’s attention to the horrors of apartheid [...] But gender apartheid has not been explicitly codified yet."

"We have an opportunity to do that right now," she also said while calling for the definition of gender apartheid to be included in a new UN treaty that is currently under work with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other leading activists campaigning for the cause as well.

The Nobel laureate also condemned the "unjust bombardment" of the beleaguered Gaza Strip by the Israeli forces noting that the Middle East crisis — along with the situation in Ukraine and Sudan — has diverted the world's attention from the maltreatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

Source: GEO
 

Malala, father Ziauddin to fundraise for Shehzad Roy's Zindagi Trust, Durbeen in US​

The world's youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai will visit the United States next month to attend a fundraising gala for Pakistani singer Shehzad Roy's education initiatives Zindagi Trust and Durbeen.

The father-daughter duo, known for their advocacy towards girls' education around the world, will be supporting Roy's education-oriented causes on March 1 and 2 in Florida and Texas, respectively.

Malala has become an internationally recognised symbol of resistance to the Taliban's efforts to deny women education and other rights. In 2014, she became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17 in recognition of her efforts for children's rights.

Both Malala and her father will be supporting both initiatives which benefit the young girls being taught at Zindagi Trust-adopted schools as well as Durbeen, its sister organisation focused on teacher training.

Roy, on the other hand, will be seen performing live for the audience gathered at the gala to support the cause of advancing the two educational initiatives in Pakistan for a brighter future of the country.

Zindagi Trust has not only offered a model of holistic education being implemented in its government schools but has achieved success through policy change at the state level including banning corporal punishment and protecting millions of children across Pakistan from abuse by imparting life skills-based education.

Durbeen, on the other hand, is revolutionising teacher education across Pakistan by partnering with government teachers colleges to produce qualified teachers for public schools.

In just five years, Durbeen has revamped infrastructure and introduced an innovative teaching methodology. Now, Durbeen is pioneering a 1.5-year graduate programme to train teacher-educators, a first in Pakistan, in collaboration with the University of Oxford.

Both the fundraising galas will be held on Friday, March 1, at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida, and on Saturday, March 2, at the Royal Sonesta in Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas.

Source: GEO
 

Malala urges PM Shehbaz to pay attention to girls' education​

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has greeted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on becoming PM. She hoped Pakistan would make headways under his leadership.

The Nobel laureate urged the PM to pay special attention to the education of girls in the country.

In her letter, she wrote that Malala Foundation has donated $1.5 million for the promotion of girls’ education in the country.

She noted that Pakistan was spending only 2 per cent of the total budget on education and the foundation wanted the rate should be increased upto 4 per cent.

She urged the government to pay more attention to the education of the girls in the first 100 days of the government.

Source: Dunya News
 
After severe backlash, Malala condemns Israeli government for ‘war crimes’

Education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai issued a statement on Wednesday, condemning the Israeli government for “violations of international law and war crimes”, a development that comes after she received severe condemnation for her collaboration with Hillary Clinton.

“I wanted to speak today because I want there to be no confusion about my support for the people of Gaza,” she wrote in a statement posted on Instagram.

“We have all watched the relentless atrocities against Palestinian people for more than six months now with anger and despair.

“This week’s news of mass graves discovered at Gaza’s Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals is yet another reminder of the horrors Palestinians are facing,” she wrote.

She stated that we must not wait to take action against “alarming signs of genocide”.

Malala, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, came under fire recently following the opening of a Broadway musical ‘SUFFS’ that she co-produced with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Netizens quickly reacted, calling her a “sell-out” for collaborating with someone who has openly supported the Israeli aggression in Gaza, as well as carry out extra judicial killings in northern Pakistan.

In her statement, however, she said she will keep calling for a ceasefire.

“Publicly and privately, I will keep calling on world leaders to push for a ceasefire and to ensure the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid,” she added.

“I stand against any form of violence against innocent civilians, including the taking of prisoners and hostages. And I stand in solidarity with the people in Gaza whose voices and demands must be heard.”

This is not the first time Malala has come under fire for her support for Palestinians.

Last year, Malala was called “hypocritical” for not openly condemning Israel, following its attack on Gaza.

Subsequently, Malala posted a video citing how she was “horrified” at the bombing in Gaza and announced $300,000 in aid for Palestinians.

SOURCE: https://www.brecorder.com/news/4030...la-condemns-israeli-government-for-war-crimes
 
Malala unveils scholarship for Palestinian students

The world’s youngest Nobel laureate and co-founder of the Malala Fund, Malala Yousafzai, announced a new scholarship initiative for Palestinian students at the University of Oxford this week.

According to a press statement, the announcement was made during her keynote address at the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) fundraiser dinner, which takes place as the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to escalate due to sustained bombings by Israel.

The graduate scholarship for Palestinian students, part of the Refugee Academic Futures Programme at Oxford, aims to break down financial barriers that hinder Palestinian students from accessing educational opportunities Oxford offers.

In her speech, Malala highlighted the devastating impact of the recent conflict in Gaza on education, noting that more than 80 per cent of Gaza’s schools and all universities have been damaged or destroyed.

“This scholarship is a vital signal of solidarity with Palestinian young people,” she said. “It will require a lasting ceasefire and years of investment in learning opportunities to rebuild Gaza’s education system.

“In the interim, we must support as many students as possible by sharing their stories, echoing their calls to action, and funding them directly.”

The scholarship initiative is designed to support Palestinian students whose voices and experiences will resonate globally. The first recipient will begin their studies at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, in October 2024.

In addition to the Malala Fund scholarship, Oxford University will enhance its support through a dedicated access programme, guiding Palestinian students through the application processes for universities in the UK and the US.

Malala reiterated her calls for an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid, and a just and lasting peace in Gaza. She emphasised the Malala Fund’s ongoing commitment to Palestine, which includes over $300,000 already committed to Palestinian-led organisations and humanitarian efforts.

“This is such a difficult time… It is heartbreaking and terrifying,” Malala shared in a recent interview with British Vogue. “When I think about what Palestinians are going through, I cannot even imagine the atrocities and pain… Humanising people is important.’’

DAWN
 
Malala calls for Pakistan to stop deporting Afghans

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the “dark future” awaiting women and girls sent back.

“It is deeply concerning that Pakistan is forcing Afghan refugees based in Pakistan back into Afghanistan, and I’m deeply concerned about the women and girls”, the activist, who was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 2014, told AFP in an interview on Friday.

“A lot of these girls in Pakistan were studying, they were in school, these women were doing work”, said Malala, 27, who grew up in Pakistan’s Swat valley.

She had to move to the UK after she was shot, aged just 15, for resisting the Pakistan Taliban’s then-ban on girls’ education in her hometown.

“I hope that Pakistan reverses its policy and that they protect girls and women especially because of the dark future that they would be witnessing in Afghanistan”, she added.

Speaking to AFP on her birthday, recognised by the UN as Malala Day, the activist launched into the challenges facing the only country in the world where girls over 12 are barred from school.

“I cannot believe that I’m witnessing a time when girls have been banned from their education for more than three years”, she said, adding that while the situation was “shocking”, she “admired the resilience of the Afghan activists.”

Malala said the Doha talks made a “compromise on the future of women and girls”, calling for a “principled engagement” with the Taliban.

“World leaders need to realise that when they sit down with the Taliban... and they’re excluding women and girls, they are actually doing a Taliban a favour,” she said.

“I want to call out those countries as well - that includes Canada and France - who have a feminist foreign policy” to “condemn” conversations like the Doha talks, she added.

Malala also called for an “urgent” ceasefire in the war in Gaza.

“It is horrifying how many schools have been bombed in Gaza, even more recently the four schools”, she added, referring to four schools that were hit by Israeli air strikes this week.

According to the education ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, 85 percent of educational facilities in the territory are out of service because of the war.

“It is deeply concerning because we know that children do not have a future when they’re living under a war, when their schools and homes are destroyed”, said Malala.

Some countries like Australia and Germany have however resumed funding when evidence could not be found to support Israel’s claims.

“When it comes to humanitarian support, all countries should be making no compromise. They should make sure that all the immediate and urgent needs of people are provided, and UNRWA is an example of that”, Malala said of countries resuming funding for the group.

“I do hope that all countries are providing aid and support because it’s about those innocent people and civilians who need to be protected”.

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Malala Yousafzai announces $0.3mn emergency relief fund for Gaza victims

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has announced an emergency relief fund for the Gaza victims.

In a statement released on social media, Malala said she is providing an additional $300,000 for Gaza victims, which will be given to human rights organizations working for the rehabilitation of Palestinian children.

According to Malala, the fund will be used to provide food, clean water, medical aid, and other necessities for the children of Gaza.

Malala also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

She added that she thinks about the Palestinian children in Gaza every day, who are being bombed by Israel, whose homes and schools have been destroyed, and who have been separated from their loved ones.

Malala Fund also provided $300,000 to human rights organisations in October 2023.


Dunya News
 

Malala’s new goal to level the playing field for women’s sport​


On a cold day in February, a familiar figure stood in the middle of the pitch at Twickenham Stoop stadium after a Harlequins v Bristol Bears women’s rugby match. There was a time when the only spectators were the players’ friends and families, but that day 6,780 fans attended, desperate to meet their idol, Ilona Maher, a US rugby player and one of the most famous sportswomen.

The familiar figure on the pitch, standing beside Maher and watching closely as the fans swarmed her the rugby star, was Malala Yousafzai, the human rights activist. But there was no doubt that it was clear that it was Maher, not the Nobel peace prize winner, that the fans were there to see.

Yousafzai’s trip to Twickenham was part of a two-year tour with her husband to watch women’s sports. “We went all around the world, even to Australia,” Yousafzai said. They went to cricket, football, rugby, netball and basketball across major leagues, as well as the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. Their extensive fieldwork has culminated in Yousafzai founding an investment firm for women’s sports.

The 27-year-old announced her new venture last Tuesday at the Power of Women’s Sport Summit, produced by Billie Jean King Enterprises. Attendees included Melinda French Gates, the philanthropist and ex-wife of Bill Gates, and Michele Kang, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, individual investors in women’s sports. Gates has invested $2bn in women’s sports; Kang owns three women’s teams, with plans to buy more.

‘There is something magical about the atmosphere ... it is inspiring and empowering for girls’

Yousafzai’s new firm is called Recess, a nod to her memories of being sidelined from sporting activities at school breaktimes. Having grown up in Pakistan’s Swat Valley under Taliban rule, she said sport offered hope, even though it was forbidden for girls. “We would somehow still manage to play cricket,” she said. “We would decide that the wall would become our wicket. We would find a tennis ball somewhere and a piece of wood [for a bat]. We found that, e ven in these limited spaces, we could still enjoy playing”

For Yousafzai, who has spent much of her life advocating for girls’ education and survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban for it, sport is a natural progression into another area where girls are denied access and opportunity.

She has launched Recess with her husband, Asser Malik, a sports executive and former high-ranking manager in Pakistan’s cricket scene.

Yousafzai already runs the Malala Fund, a nonprofit that supports girls’ education globally. In 2016, Reuters reported that she and her family had become millionaires from book sales and speaking events worldwide.

The couple are keen to stress that Recess is not merely a philanthropic gesture: their vision is to build a case not just for gender equality in sport but also for its economic viability. Recess will channel resources into major existing women’s leagues, with the pair appearing most interested in the National Women’s Soccer League and the Women’s National Basketball Association in the US. The goal is to show that, with the backing and media attention long afforded to their male counterparts, women’s sports can thrive.

The couple were watching women’s sports as fans when they recognised the investment potential, they say. “There is something magical about the atmosphere,” Yousafzai said. “Women’s sports brings people together from all backgrounds – it is a uniting force, and it is inspiring and empowering for girls. I knew that there is something there that we need to invest in.”

Yousafzai has also been inspired to take part herself. “I have been a vocal advocate for women for so long, but I couldn’t fully realise that I was strong enough to try any sports,” she said. “When you watch women play sports, they are sending a powerful message. It’s such a win for our mission, and our fight for women and girls.”

After one lesson of pickleball, she beat her husband in a match, and after five lessons of golf she was teasing him about being a better golfer. “She is more naturally gifted than I am,” Malik said. “And now we are at the stage where her golf is so much better than mine. She did win that pickleball match, but what she won’t tell you is, she went back to the coach to say: ‘I beat him!’ And now she makes fun of my weights in the gym.”

“Recess has become our life mission,” Yousafzai said. “And it’s part of that bigger goal – my lifetime mission to create an equal world for girls where they can learn and try. Sports can be a really powerful tool for that.”

Source: https://observer.co.uk/news/interna...-new-goal-to-level-the-field-for-womens-sport
 
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