Education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday in Abuja asked Boko Haram terrorists to stop misusing the name of Islam by preventing young girls from going to school and indiscriminate killings of people.
In a message she delivered in Abuja last week to mark Malala Day, a day to advocate for the education of every child in the world, Malala urged the terrorists to release the Nigerian school 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 (read).
"Islam gives the message of tolerance, patience, harmony and humanity." She advised Boko Haram to lay down its weapons, release the abducted girls and respect the language and culture of other people. 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. " 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.
She recalled that the maiden edition of Malala Day was celebrated in 2013 at the UN headquarters in New York and she used the occasion to demand world leaders to ensure free and compulsory education for every child. Malala said she had been inspired by story of one of the Chibok girls whom she called "my sister" and they met on Sunday in Abuja.
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