Another Pakistani girl, Hina Khan, began to speak out publicly about the threats she has been receiving for attending school. Khan who is only 17 has been an advocate for education, especially girl’s education, and now she cannot leave her house because of death threats. According to the Human Rights Watch they recorded that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to attend school. In July, a woman's rights activist was murdered for her work on girls' education and in December a teacher who supported children's and women's rights was gunned down on his way to school. Three days after the horrific attack on Malala Yousafzai, three students returning from university had acid thrown on them. This is getting out of hand and these instances show the urgency of the campaign to support Malala and the 61 million girls and boys she stands for who are not able to go to school. A spokesperson for the UN Special Envoy for Global Education said “I believe we must collectively realize a world where all children can go to school and learn. A world where school is a safe place and where no one is threatened for wanting an education.” Citizens from across the world are standing up and signing a petition at www.iammalala.org to ensure that all children go to school. The goal is to deliver over one million signatures to President Zardari on November 10th, one month after the tragic shooting of Malala, and show him that people from across the globe and within Pakistan want change.
I think it’s really important that people continue to sign this petition and not just try to forget what happened to Malala Yousafzai. It really a sad situation that students and teachers have to put their lives in grave danger every day just to go to school. Now that more media attention is being put on the issue hopefully that will push other countries to try to help end the problem. Children should not have to be afraid to get an education because that it what will take you far in life.
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