Malala and Ahed are both young women who have been targeted for standing up against threats to their security and freedom. Malala is a Western hero, Ahed is invisible to us. This article examines why.
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The "curious lack of support (...) from Western feminist groups, human rights advocates and state officials who otherwise present themselves as the purveyors of human rights and champions of girls' empowerment" always seems to me to be the norm. The reaction to Malala was token, more to relieve western guilt than anything else. Nice, but hey Gordon, how come there were no prosecutions for FGM while you were PM?
As for Ahed, I had never heard of her, that's for sure, but as almost half of the UN's resolutions are against Israel, I don't think the plight in general is being ignored.
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