There nothing wrong with having a political view. The issues arises when the views of a man are being mouthed through his daughter so they can not be critiqued. If you read her book you would get the impression that girls never went to school in swat untill her dad came along and across Pakistan girls don't go to school. That's just wrong. Serious issues exist in some parts of the country but not to that extent. Then she goes on a large critique of Pakistan's creation, that isn't a 16 year old speaking that's her dad. If he wants to write such a book go ahead becuase then others can have a wright of a response (in a civil way) without being labeled a bigot or sympathiser. The book glosses over the american role in the soviet invasion of Afghanistan, mentions it a little before going on a warpath against Zia's polices. Now there are legitimate reasons to go on warpath to Zia's policies but she writes it as as of she lived through it and she writes it an incredibly simplified way. So that tells me it's not her
Views it's daddy's views through her. The book is written and directed at a western audience, giving ridiculous simplified view of Pakistan and Islam whilst at the same time glossing over the negative effects of Americas role in the region.
If her dad wrote something more balanced you reckon she would we getting half the awards or funding ?
I didn't know she wrote the book.
How many books were even sold?
Most people know Malala because of the incident that has happened following her comment against Taliban and then she was shot. That's how she got famous.
Not because of the book.
People have sympathy for the girl because she was doing good cause and then was targeted for hate crime.
Rest of that follows is expected.
You can't lure (wrong word, i know) funding unless you cry victim. The donations followed that incident is worth it for all the baggage (her father opinions or whatever the way they want to portray Pakistan image) that comes with! This incident would not have happened if if if if if (whatever the if her fathers' wrath is)! Pakistan have to digest all this because it HAS happened to Malala. She WAS shot because what she stood by.
So, nothing wrong in her crying or whining or whatever the word critiques want to use.
The point is funding are coming due to her cause. And even if Malala ends up helping many children to pick up the book or inspire them so be it. If schools will be made from the funding then be it.
No one helps out the cause unless you get limelight.
There was a lady Named Sabeen Mahmud, a social activist died for similar reason, barely got the media coverage compare to Malala.
What does it tell us? It tells us that once you get limelight, I say don't let it go, grab all the media attention you can get. Get as much as funding you can get. Clean all the garbage as much as you can using international attention.
Waisay bhi these situation is happening because of the failure of current political structure so if social activist who gets the limelight, I would be glad. And I take the wrath of anger or hatred that lies upon the message as pinch of salt, and focus on main thing, people do end up getting help.