Malala Yousafzai and her campaign for girls’ education may have missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize, but in a predominantly Islamic country of 190m, Pakistani girls continue to be the biggest losers, being denied schooling as a result either of tradition or lack of resources.
Ms Yousafzai captured global attention after she was shot by the Taliban a year ago on her way home from school in retaliation for her advocacy of girls’ education.
“Everyone wants to see Malala win. She will make us proud as Pakistanis,” says Umaruddin Mayo, a 45-year-old farmer in Bagh Shah, shortly before the prize she had been favoured to win went instead to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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