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Has Malala Become a Puppet of the West?

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Humaira Awais Shadid, a leading campaigner for women’s rights in Pakistan, argues that Malala Yousafzai is being used by the West to criticize Islam.

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One of Pakistan’s leading women’s rights campaigners says Malala Yousafzai is a victim of the West.

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Humaira Awais Shahid, a former politician, Harvard fellow, and newspaper editor, said the schoolgirl has been badly damaged by Britain and America, who are taking advantage of her survival story.

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