Malala, a 14 year old girl from Pakistan, was shot
down two weeks ago by the Taliban. In the name of God and the ancient local
culture, this kind of events are getting more and more frequent, and the rate
of violations of the human rights is becoming alarmingly high.
First of all, I would like to say I am not against
any culture or society; as a member of a minor culture, I know how important
tolerance is. But human rights are above all cultural or racial feelings. No
cause is fair or important enough to kill somebody. As I said, I am completely
in favor of defending your own culture and lifestyle, but that must be done in
peace, and the only way is through respect and mutual understanding.
In my opinion, Taliban have lost (if they did not
lose it before) any right to discuss their ideas on that issue. They will say
that is God’s will. However, I wonder if they think about the fact that
shooting a girl just because she defended her right to go to school is a good
way to share their thoughts, as it only inspires fear and hat towards them.
They should wonder if a regimen that has to be protected by murdering innocent people
is legitimated.
In my opinion, they tried to murder that girl just
because religious and political fanaticism and I am sure that every democratic
and respectful person will be horrified by this cruel action.
