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Malala Yousefzai: Great Sluts in History
As an American, it is sometimes impossible (and other times, all too easy), to imagine what we would do — what I would do — if my beloved country was taken over by religious extremists.
Malala Yousefzai doesn’t have to imagine; she’s living it. And she has the bullet wounds to prove it.
A SWAT That Once Upon a Time, Was Peaceful
When I think of Pakistan, I envision walled compounds on dry, dusty plains. Crowded cities full of big-eyed, emaciated children, and turbaned fanatics waving scary-looking weapons. (At least, that’s what I used to think.)
Yet this, too, is Pakistan.
Even after a devastating flood, Pakistan’s Swat Valley is beautiful
The Swat Valley reminds me of the Crescenta Valley and San Gabriel mountains in Southern California, where I raised my own son. Mountainous, green, lush, somewhat secluded, if a bit overdeveloped and smoggier than the Swat Valley…
We all get very emotionally attached to the places we call home. And Malala’s homesick longing for hers, a place from which she is currently exiled for her own safety — comes across clearly…
