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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 10:54 PM Oct 2016

Malala Yousafzai's father perfectly shut down patriarchy and stood up for feminism

https://mic.com/articles/157280/malala-yousafzai-s-father-perfectly-shut-down-patriarchy-and-stood-up-for-feminism

Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, just smashed notions of patriarchy and promoted feminism in one perfect quote.

In a conversation with Newsweek Middle East reporter Arfa Shahid, Yousafzai talked about the importance of raising his sons as feminists. His answer was equally heartfelt and forthright.

"Women's rights are not at the discretion of men," Yousafzai said in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. "They are rights."...

"Sometimes I feel ashamed to be a man given how men have often treated women," he said. "Male chauvinism which undermines or dismisses women's abilities is a sickness."


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Malala Yousafzai's father perfectly shut down patriarchy and stood up for feminism (Original Post) KamaAina Oct 2016 OP
K&R! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2016 #1
Right on! Kath1 Oct 2016 #2
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