Pakistan
education activist Malala Yousafzai Monday in Abuja asked Boko Haram terrorists
sect to stop misusing the name of Islam by preventing young girls from going to
school and indiscriminate killings of
people.
Delivering
a speech to mark Malala Day, a day to advocate for the education of every child
in the World, Malala urged the terrorist group to release the girls
abducted since April 14, 2014.
“I ask Boko Haram to stop misusing the name of
Islam; Islam is a religion of peace; Islam allows every girl and every boy to
get education, to go to school and education is compulsory in Islam.
“The
word Islam means peace, and the first word that was revealed to Prophet
Muhammed (Peace be upon him) was Iqra.
“Islam gives the message of tolerance,
patience, harmony and humanity.”
“I ask Boko Haram to think about their own
sisters; if they suffer in the same brutal and harsh situation how would you
feel?
“If
your sisters are homeless, if they are under the captivity of someone who is so
violent and cruel how would you feel?
“Those
who are under your imprisonment are like your sisters; Islam preaches a message
of brotherhood; we are all sisters and brothers. Release the daughters of this
nation; let them be free; they have committed know no crime,” she said.
The
17-year old Pakistani girl dedicated the 2nd Malala Day to her ‘Nigerian
sisters’ kidnapped by Boko Haram, whom she said have become victims of
terrorists like her, after she survived a Taliban gun shot to her head.
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