Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 5
In2008,theTalibantookcontroloftheSwatValley,aremotepartofnortheasternPakistan.TheyquicklyimplementedtheirMuslimextremistagenda.Notelevision.Nofilms.Nowomenoutsidethehousewithoutamaleescort.Nogirlsattendingschool.
By2009,aneleven-year-oldPakistanigirlnamedMalalaYousafzaihadbeguntospeakoutagainsttheschoolban.Shecontinuedtoattendherlocalschool,riskingbothherandherfather’slives;shealsoattendedconferencesinnearbycities.Shewroteonline,“HowdaretheTalibantakeawaymyrightforeducation?”
In2012,attheageoffourteen,shewasshotinthefaceassherodethebushomefromschooloneday.AmaskedTalibansoldierarmedwitharifleboardedthebusandasked,“WhoisMalala?Tellme,orIwillshooteveryonehere.”Malalaidentifiedherself(anamazingchoiceinandofitself),andthemanshotherintheheadinfrontofalltheotherpassengers.
Malalawentintoacomaandalmostdied.TheTalibanstatedpubliclythatifshesomehowsurvivedtheattempt,theywouldkillbothherandherfather.
Today,Malalaisstillalive.ShestillspeaksoutagainstviolenceandoppressiontowardwomeninMuslimcountries,nowasabest-sellingauthor.In2014shereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizeforherefforts.Itwouldseemthatbeingshotinthefaceonlygaveheralargeraudienceandmorecouragethanbefore.Itwouldhavebeeneasyforhertoliedownandsay,“Ican’tdoanything,”or“Ihavenochoice.
