Usman Khan
ISLAMABAD: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has urged Pakistan’s religious and political leadership to reject militancy, terrorism, and the Taliban and put up a united front against the scourge of extremism.
At the screening of her Oscar-shortlisted documentary film “Stranger at the Gate” in London, she urged the Pakistani leadership to unite for peace in the country.
Defeat Extremism
The Nobel laureate said, “we could have to unite against the Taliban and tell them that there is no justification for extremism in Islam.”
Malala said that the Taliban government shouldn’t be allowed to use “Islam, our traditions and values.”
Malala said that she decided to become executive producer of the movie to spread a message of harmony and forgiveness.
The documentary film tells the true story of United States Marine Richard “Mac” McKinney. Suffering from PTSD, McKinney decided to bomb the mosque in his hometown of Muncie, Ind. When he arrives at a mosque to gather more information for his plan, the congregants, including Afghan refugees and the African American convert, welcome him and show him kindness. Soon after, instead of committing the act of violence, McKinney converts to Islam and becomes president of the mosque.
