asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) answers “If she was a Muslim (real one) and she was...”

Mahmoud asked this question about I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban:

If she was a Muslim (real one) and she was shot by American solider for defending her religion and her land would she have half the fame she is having right now?

asiya | アセヤ (free palestine) Assalamu' Alaikum! I want to first start off saying, that I am a Muslim, and I am a girl, who is American with Afghan roots, and who wear's hijab. The…moreAssalamu' Alaikum! I want to first start off saying, that I am a Muslim, and I am a girl, who is American with Afghan roots, and who wear's hijab. The second thing I want to say, is that I COMPLETELY understand your hypothetical question, and I support it, but you should have worded it more politely and intelligently in order for people to get what you mean. For future reference, try that, so you can avoid all of the hate comments that have been spewed onto this discussion post/thread. As for the people who will keep posting and trying to respond to you rudely, ignore them and move on with your life. I have tried to respond to as many of the comments as I could, but they will not end and will keep on going no matter what. As for responding to the question at hand, it seems to me that you are wondering more about her story than the book itself, am I right? If so, here is my answer: Malala's story is real, she is not Western propaganda, however, America has made her into Western propaganda (hence her story only getting taught in schools, and people only spreading news about her as a Muslim girl getting put down for her freedom and right to learn [which if the media and schools knew of, is something that Islam actually inspired and helped start] and be educated by the Taliban), I think that is what you were trying to say but got confused or mixed up. I have not read the book, so I will not judge it (yet), but I do know more than enough about her story from school that it actually happened, and that just as important as it is for her to go to school, so is the proper information being spread about other Muslim women who did equally remarkable accomplishments- if not, then even more. Try to learn more about Malala and start to make more notes about her along the way, your opinion might or might not change, depending on who she really turns out to be. Just know this: That if an American white male Christian soldier were to go up to her and shoot her, we would never, EVER, hear about her again. And that's just a common truth too real to put aside. Hopefully this helps, and InshAllah you will get to find your answer someday! Wa'Alaikum Assalam! (less)

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