Let’s not fail Malala

Letter October 11, 2012
If we fail her now, we fail our entire nation’s children as well.

KARACHI: It is indeed a great tragedy when any person, especially a child, is targeted by barbarians. Malala Yousufzai’s only wish has been to fight for the rights of young girls so they can receive education and an honourable life. It is now up to us to stand up and fight for what she has become a symbol for.

If we fail her now, we fail our entire nation’s children as well. Malala’s struggle has been for everyone. It is time to pay tribute to her efforts by speaking out and having zero tolerance for cowardly attacks such as the one committed against her person.


Atiqa Odho


Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2012.