By Mohamed Zayed, iNews Cayman special correspondent

Malala, 14, is just a girl seeking like any other counterparts across the world to learn and pursue its own career for better life. But being in Pakistan is another case, where tribalism and extremism prevail in the country. Taliban is one of the most prominent extremist militias, not only working on imposing their beliefs and opinions on non-Muslims, but also on their fellow Muslims. Though Malala lives in the restive Swat region where sporadic clashes between Taliban fighters and the security forces take place, she resists all of that by promoting the dangers of jihadists in Pakistan.

But her campaign has infuriated the extremists, accusing her of secularism and launching a propaganda against Taliban activities in the region. It was keeping threatening her with continuously killing and kidnapping, hoping she would give up. Her main vision was to clear Pakistan of  ignorance and fundamentalism, by launching initiatives to assert the girls’ rights to learn and live with dignity. But as its influence in society were growing, the extremists decided to finish her off , and shot her with two of his fellow schoolgirls on their way back home. The attackers called her by name to kill her ambitions to get herself and the other emancipated from modern slavery. She has been admitted to hospital, doctors have removed the bullet that penetrated the skull into the shoulder, but she is  in a critical condition. But this assault has left a great impact on the whole world, especially the Muslim.

Islam doesn’t call for violence in any forms, how have they managed to carry out this attack on innocent girl? It has exposed the black ideology that those people believe in, they don’t accept criticism, constructive or not. No dialogue is in their beliefs, be with us or against us. This way of thinking is widespread among their counterpart offshoots in Africa, Asia and across the world. Taliban acts don’t comply with the tolerant teachings and principles of Islam, Prophet Muhamed always asks the Muslims to learn and exchange ideas  opinions with the other cultures in the universe for mutual benefits , education is not confined to males only, but all people: young, old, female or male. In the atmosphere where extremism flourishes, it is clear that poverty and illness are endemic.

It is impossible to impose certain thoughts on the people by using violence and killing.  There is no religion  on earth, Islam, Christianity, Judaism or Buddhism forcing its followers to think in a specific ideology without communicating with the mind. Taliban lost a lot because of this barbaric act, even during last Friday’s prayers, imams across Pakistan have denounced the attempted killing of the innocent girl. Terror has no religion or ethics, they only believe in intimidation and force.

See also our story today: “Malala Yousafzai, schoolgirl shot by Taliban, now in UK”.