It's incredibly selfish of me to say that I feel helpless. What about the girls? What about their families? What about their friends and their fellow citizens?
I think as a woman, I can make my case.But on what grounds? I have never been in a situation like that. I decided to reach out to Malala because she is a girl that faced terrorism in the name of religion. Its not that I wanted to move the problem from my heart to her mouth, but I felt that would be me doing something through her. I found that she has given a comment which wound up on blogs .
I know I am not the only one who considers this breaking news. This is as big and important as the missing MH 370 plane. There are lives that are unaccounted for. There are family members who wake up to the reality that their daughter is not at home, they have no idea what condition she is in and they don't know if they will ever see her again.
The pain in the hearts of the Chinese families is the same anguish in the hearts of the Nigerian families. Both families have answered questions. The government of Malaysia and Nigeria were both blind sided by terrorism and the citizens paid the price.
Boko Haram is a militant Islamic group based in Nigeria. The group is responsible for numerous attacks on communities, schools and recently bombed a terminus with buses in Abuja. I have family in Nigeria and my cousin wants to leave Nigeria, especially in the wake of the elections next year. I dont want to focus on the terrorists because they dont need more attention.
I want to focus on the girls and their families. They are the ones in need. We cannot forget this story, we cannot sweep this situation under the rug. Where is the help? Who is there to help?
I have a feeling that this will get me in trouble:
I think as a woman, I can make my case.But on what grounds? I have never been in a situation like that. I decided to reach out to Malala because she is a girl that faced terrorism in the name of religion. Its not that I wanted to move the problem from my heart to her mouth, but I felt that would be me doing something through her. I found that she has given a comment which wound up on blogs .
I know I am not the only one who considers this breaking news. This is as big and important as the missing MH 370 plane. There are lives that are unaccounted for. There are family members who wake up to the reality that their daughter is not at home, they have no idea what condition she is in and they don't know if they will ever see her again.
The pain in the hearts of the Chinese families is the same anguish in the hearts of the Nigerian families. Both families have answered questions. The government of Malaysia and Nigeria were both blind sided by terrorism and the citizens paid the price.
Boko Haram is a militant Islamic group based in Nigeria. The group is responsible for numerous attacks on communities, schools and recently bombed a terminus with buses in Abuja. I have family in Nigeria and my cousin wants to leave Nigeria, especially in the wake of the elections next year. I dont want to focus on the terrorists because they dont need more attention.
I want to focus on the girls and their families. They are the ones in need. We cannot forget this story, we cannot sweep this situation under the rug. Where is the help? Who is there to help?
I have a feeling that this will get me in trouble:
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