Tag: Malala Yousafzai

  • Flood relief: Malala fund commits emergency grants to local organisations

    Flood relief: Malala fund commits emergency grants to local organisations

    Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently visited flood-affected areas of Pakistan. In an Instagram post Malala said that Malala fund has committed emergency grants to local organisations in Pakistan to support flood relief.

    “This week, I returned to Pakistan to visit communities and hear from young women and educators impacted by this summer’s devastating floods that destroyed an estimated 24,000 schools. Half of those were in Sindh,” she wrote in the instagram post.

    “The destruction is astounding. Some villages are still sunk under water. People are waiting for their homes, schools, hospitals and shops to be repaired and reconstructed. And the psychosocial and economic impact, especially women and girls, cannot be overstated. Governments — federal and provisional — need to accelerate response and ensure people get the resources they need to survive, and to return to their lives and education. @malalafund has committed emergency grants to local organisations in Pakistan to support flood relief.”

    “Sohaila, 16, was in grade 10. “I want to go to school, but there is so much water. If there was less water, I’d even go through it. Now we are hearing that the flood waters will stay for five months,” she said. She wants to be a doctor but worries she may never go back to school. I hope leaders will listen to Sohaila and every girl like her.”

    “And I hope the international community and country leaders can continue to provide emergency aid and ensure girls can safely return to school soon.”

    As many as 33 million people of the 220 million South Asian nation have been affected in some way by the floods that swept away houses, roads, railways and bridges and submerged around 4 million acres of farmland.

  • Malala Yousafzai visits school in Karachi

    Malala Yousafzai visits school in Karachi

    Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai visited a school in Karachi on Tuesday. She spent an hour at an elementary school in Karachi’s Central District, on her first day of visit to Pakistan.

    On Wednesday, she will go to Sindh’s Dadu area, which has been devastated by flooding, and meet the victims.

    Malala Yousafzai, accompanied by her parents, arrived in Karachi to visit the flood-affected areas.

    She is expected to donate flood relief aid from the Malala Fund.

    As many as 33 million people of the 220 million South Asian nation have been affected in some way by the floods that swept away houses, roads, railways and bridges and submerged around 4 million acres of farmland.

    Yousafzai recently announced the launch of her production company, Extracurricular.

  • Malala expected to visit flood relief areas next week

    Malala expected to visit flood relief areas next week

    Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai is expected to visit flood affected areas of Pakistan in the second week of October. She is expected to reach the country on October 12 on a three day visit.

    According to sources of Geo News, the Sindh Home Department has issued directives to make strict security arrangements for Malala. A specialised police unit is making arrangements.

    As per media reports, she will first land in Karachi. She will then travel to Dadu under strict security.

    She is expected to offer flood relief funding from the Malala Fund.

    As many as 33 million people of the 220 million South Asian nation have been affected in some way by the floods that swept away houses, roads, railways and bridges and submerged around 4 million acres of farmland.

    Yousafzai recently announced the launch of her production company, Extracurricular.

  • Malala Yousafzai is all set to produce Hollywood films

    Malala Yousafzai is all set to produce Hollywood films

    Pakistan’s youngest Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai is all set to produce Hollywood films after signing a three-film deal with Apple Inc, Variety magazine has revealed.

    Yousafzai is among creative leaders honoured for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime.

    Her production company Extracurricular has partnered with the indie studio A24 for a still-untitled feature documentary on the legendary “Haenyeo” society of fisherwomen, who live on South Korea’s Jeju Island.

    The second project is a scripted series based on Asha Lemmie’s coming-of-age novel “Fifty Words for Rain,” about a woman’s search for acceptance in post-World War II Japan

    The third is a feature film with “Don’t Look Up” director Adam McKay, based on Elaine Hsieh Chou’s book “Disorientation” — a satire about a college student’s revealing dissertation about a young poet.

    “What I hope to bring to the table are the voices of women of color and debut writers and Muslim directors and writers. I hope we can have a wide range of perspectives and that we challenge some of the stereotypes we hold in our societies. And I also hope that the content is entertaining and that people fall in love with the characters and have the best time together,” she said.

    She told the magazine that she has watched ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Severance,’ and pointed out that in those shows there were a lot of white men.

    “If we can watch those shows, then I think audiences should be able to watch shows that are made by people of colour, and produced and directed by people of colour, with people of colour in the lead. That is possible, and I’m gonna make it happen,” she avowed.

    Malala disclosed that her favourite TV shows include adult animated sitcom “Rick and Morty” and Netflix comedy “Sex Education”.

    Talking to the magazine, Yousafzai said that she doesn’t want to get into British politics.

    “This activism for girls’ education and gender equality is already a form of getting involved in politics. So I’m not sure if I’ll become the prime minister of a country.” Still, she adds, “We’ll see in the future”. After a beat, she said mischievously, “Maybe that is also a political answer”.

  • Malala says she will protest if someone forces her to remove her scarf

    Malala says she will protest if someone forces her to remove her scarf

    Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai while expressing her anger on the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, said that a woman has the right to decide whatever she wants to wear.

    “Whatever a woman chooses to wear, she has the right to decide for herself,” Malala said, adding that, “As I have said before: If someone forces me to cover my head, I will protest. If someone forces me to remove my scarf, I will protest.” she wrote on her Instagram story. “I am calling for justice for Mahsa Amini.”

    Masha breathed her last on Friday, days after being arrested by a police unit responsible for forcing Iran’s strict dress code for women. She was arrested for not complying with hijab rules.

    According to eyewitnesses, Mahsa Amini was beaten while inside a police van when she was picked up in Tehran on Tuesday.
    Photographs of Mahsa lying in a hospital bed have gone viral, showing the young woman in a coma with her head wrapped in bandages and breathing through tubes.
    Her death has sparked widespread protests in Iran, with women taking to the streets and setting their hijab on fire.

  • Miftah Ismail commended for his ‘bold and clear’ comments on violence against religious minorities

    Miftah Ismail commended for his ‘bold and clear’ comments on violence against religious minorities

    Speaking on Geo News’ programme “Naya Pakistan”, Finance Minister (FM) Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that most Pakistanis are driven by emotions and not rationality.

    “How many people spoke up for a Christian couple burnt alive in an industrial kiln? A few days ago, an Ahmadi was killed but not many people raised their voices. People are scared.”

    Read more: Ahmadi man allegedly murdered for not chanting slogans in praise of Khadim Rizvi

    A 62-year-old member of the Ahmadi community named Naseer Ahmad was stabbed to death in Chenab Nagar on August 12, for allegedly refusing to chant slogans in praise of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) founder Khadim Hussain Rizvi.

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    Miftah went on to say that we don’t value education and that we are an emotionally driven country. “We are an emotional country that does not give much precedence to rationality and thinking.”

    “We don’t own Nobel laureate, Dr Abdus Salam, because he was an Ahmadi. Our daughter, Malala [Yousafzai] won a Nobel Prize and we find all kinds of faults in the world and associate them with her,” said Miftah.

    The minister also said that our country lacks the basic awareness required for a country to progress because we don’t give preference to education.

    Twitterati reacted to Miftah’s comments about minority rights.

  • ‘Every child deserves the chance to reach her full potential’: Malala at the Commonwealth Games

    ‘Every child deserves the chance to reach her full potential’: Malala at the Commonwealth Games

    Nobel Prize laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai attended the Commonwealth Games inauguration ceremony on Friday and gave an inspiring speech in Birmingham.

    “When I first came to this city, I had never heard its name but I would come to understand it through the doctors and nurses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital,” said Malala.

    “Through the teachers who inspired me at school, helped my mother to learn English and taught my little brothers to drive,” she added.

    “To the library of Birmingham, through the friends, I have made, from my best friend Ellen, a lifelong Brummy – to the families that have come here from Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Pakistan and beyond.”

    “Tonight teams from 72 countries and territories join the people of Birmingham to celebrate friendship across borders,” said Malala addressing the crowd during the Opening Ceremony.

    “The young athletes who will compete over the next few weeks represent millions of girls and boys across the Commonwealth – our shared hope for the future.”

    “A future where every child can go to school, where women are free to participate in society, where families can live in peace and in dignity.”

    “Over the next two weeks when we watch the incredible athletes of the Commonwealth Games, remember that every child deserves the chance to reach her full potential and pursue her wildest dreams.”

    “And now, it is my honour to say welcome to Birmingham.”

    Pakistan has sent a contingent of 103 members to Birmingham who will participate in 13 different sports.

  • ‘Wo mere samne aa jaye’: India’s Uorfi Javed is in ‘love’ with Ali Sethi

    India’s social media sensation and television actress Uorfi Javed has confessed about her feelings for Pakistani singer Ali Sethi in an interview with Film Companion.

    The internet sensation said that she is currently in serious love with Ali and the feelings grew over the time. She first listened to his song Chandni Raatien and then Gulon Mein Rang Baray, however the feelings deepened post Pasoori.

    She added that if he comes in front of her, she will just confess her love for him and won’t let him go.

    Earlier she also said that she won’t get married until Ali’s songs get played on her wedding. The Bigg Boss OTT contestant shared a reel with Sethi’s Chandni Raat, she wrote, “I don’t know why I uploaded this but I am in love with this song! Those who haven’t go listen to CHANDNI RAAT by Ali sethi asap and thank me later! Also this is a very very rare sight! I’m not getting married unless this song is played at my wedding! Period (sic).”

    Ali Sethi is currently enjoying international fame post his song Pasoori has entered international charts.

    In 2021, Sethi extended his support for Malala Yousafzai after the youngest Nobel Peace laureate received criticism on her remarks about marriage in an interview for British Vogue‘s July cover.

    “PS: If you are really triggered by a young woman’s completely harmless abstract speculations about the efficacy of marriage and find yourself frothing at the mouth (because you feel like the earth will end or whatever), please know that my own ideas and beliefs are much worse.”

  • Indian court grants bail to two men who made apps to auction Muslim women

    Indian court grants bail to two men who made apps to auction Muslim women

    An Indian court in Delhi granted bail to the creators of ‘Sulli Deals’, Omkareshwar Thakur and ‘Bulli Bai’, Niraj Bishnoi, on humanitarian grounds on Monday. Both applications, Sulli Deals and Bulli Bai were created to humiliate and mock Muslim girls by uploading their photos and putting them up “for sale” on the applications.

    According to the court, the accused were released as they committed the offence for the first time and it is not appropriate for their well-being to imprison them for a longer time.

    However, the court also imposed strict conditions on both of them, so that they are not able to threaten victims and tamper with evidence.

    Under the conditions, the accused are not allowed to contact or influence any victim. The accused will be responsible for always keeping their mobile phones turned on and providing locations to police. They also cannot travel abroad and have to appear before the court on every date. They must not commit a similar crime during the duration of their bail.

    Earlier this year, Delhi Police arrested Omkareshwar Thakur and Niraj Bishnoi.

    The two application developers uploaded more than 100 photos of Muslim women for sale without their consent. The Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, was also included in the auction list uploaded by ‘Bulli Bai’. In both applications, there was no actual sale but the sole purpose was to defame Muslim women.

  • ‘Taliban didn’t keep their promise’: Malala reacts to closing of girls’ high schools in Afghanistan

    ‘Taliban didn’t keep their promise’: Malala reacts to closing of girls’ high schools in Afghanistan

    Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai has reacted to the closing of girls’ high schools in Afghanistan. Taking to Twitter, Malala wrote, “I had one hope for today: that Afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. But the Taliban did not keep their promise. They will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning – because they are afraid of educated girls and empowering women.”

    She also used the hashtag #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

    The Taliban administration yesterday announced that girls’ high schools in Afghanistan will be closed, and no female child above the sixth grade will be allowed to attend school. The announcement came only a few hours after they reopened for the first time in nearly seven months.

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