{"id":268780,"date":"2020-07-01T11:48:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T06:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=268780"},"modified":"2020-07-01T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T06:57:23","slug":"lums-students-dont-want-to-malala-yousafzai-to-be-invited-as-keynote-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lums-students-dont-want-to-malala-yousafzai-to-be-invited-as-keynote-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"LUMS Students Don&#8217;t Want Malala as Keynote Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will reportedly be the keynote speaker at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) convocation this year. However, the LUMS crowd has mixed reactions to this arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Some LUMS grads to be and even people who are not even from LUMS are excited about the prospect.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MhZkhan7\/status\/1277557649782030338<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAliRafi\/status\/1277591694620471296<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shanzasiddiquee\/status\/1277590172956274688<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LUMS is getting Malala as their keynote speaker!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KCv1cReUUe\">https:\/\/t.co\/KCv1cReUUe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ayesha Noor (@khigirlinlhr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khigirlinlhr\/status\/1277640541895827457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wish I was a student graduating from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUMS<\/a> so I could hear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Malala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Malala<\/a> speak. Incredibly lucky!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marium Chaudhry (@MariumCh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariumCh\/status\/1277934761013587969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Malala<\/a> Yousafzai knows that the vast majority of students &amp; faculty are absolutely thrilled to hear she might be our convocation speaker! Have never been so excited about any of our potential convocation speakers before!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nida Kirmani (@NidaKirmani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NidaKirmani\/status\/1277907104523792384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/saljuria75\/status\/1278039135987605504<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud moment. \u2764\ufe0f When she graduated from Oxford, a South African and Belizian from my cohort congratulated my Afghan friend thinking she is from Afghanistan. I don\u2019t blame them, as I do believe that a lot of Pakistanis don\u2019t seem to own her as they should.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noor Zafar (@NoorZafar2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoorZafar2\/status\/1278118868125351938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/veena-malik-unfollows-malala-yousafzai-over-unclear-stance-on-kashmir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veena Malik Unfollows Malala Yousafzai Over Unclear Stance on Kashmir<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, there are also people who argue that the education activist isn&#8217;t good enough to be the keynote speaker for the LUMS convocation. Seeing as the activist just graduated from Oxford, people feel she is not qualified enough to be a keynote speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">Abhe Malala ko graduate huay ek maheena bhi nhe hua or Pohnch gye LUMS walay usko convocation pe bulanay. Ajeeb monopolists na hon tou.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@goldrushh____) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goldrushh____\/status\/1277895914120675330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maheena_a\/status\/1277590389319499778<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aimalkn\/status\/1278015058627514368<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keynote speaker of LUMS class of 2020 is Malala Yousafzai. \ud83d\ude37<br \/>Is this true?<br \/>Now Greta Thunberg can join LUMS as a full time professor of environmental science.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Non-Pookie (@messedup_girl1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/messedup_girl1\/status\/1277639938570362880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others list reasons why LUMS isn&#8217;t good enough for Malala Yousafzai.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/adilshahji162\/status\/1277966310895316992<\/p>\n<h3>Bilal Khan who?<\/h3>\n<p>Then there were some students who actually suggested replacing the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist with Bilal Khan the singer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Malala is the keynote speaker for batch 2020 convocation, but the students want bilal khan instead \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb\u2764<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bilalkhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bilalkhan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/malala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#malala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpDDxpFv7Q\">pic.twitter.com\/wpDDxpFv7Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Gillani (@iSadSara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iSadSara\/status\/1278199482883149824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Malala is the keynote speaker for batch 2020 convocation at Lums. But they want Bilal khan instead Malala ,\ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; . (@MRanaSalman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MRanaSalman\/status\/1277634612857102336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Although some of lums kids think Bilal khan is an appropriate choice of for convocation as opposed to Malala. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXc4Ie7y6c\">https:\/\/t.co\/MXc4Ie7y6c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; . (@MRanaSalman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MRanaSalman\/status\/1277627569345626112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then there were some other suggestions on who the keynote speaker should be.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhitranNadeem\/status\/1277994097102524416<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Word is that only a few students suggested that Malala Yousafzai be replaced as the keynote speaker for LUMS convocation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019ve heard correctly. But these are \u201csome\u201d students. Not all.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Taimur Rahman (@Taimur_Laal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Taimur_Laal\/status\/1277956031058862080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shehzad89\/status\/1277913822586683393<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when Netizens started asking why do some LUMS students want to uninvite Malala Yousafzai?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hearsay but some of have claimed it hurts their sentiments as they have family in the army and Malala is apparently anti-army&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farid Ahmed (@MFaridAhmed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFaridAhmed\/status\/1277915751530352640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaraaahKhan\/status\/1278205547800522753<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LUMS graduates not wanting Malala as their keynote speaker are the logical consequence of the unbroken, sustained campaign to post anyone as anti-state that dares asks questions in the country.<br \/>Some classes in liberal arts arent going to help much.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; gal galoch (@antifatwa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antifatwa\/status\/1277925635583868928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Based on the mixed responses online it&#8217;s unclear what the LUMS management will do regarding this situation.<\/p>\n<p>Malala recently graduated from Oxford University. Her online exams just ended just recently in June. She had a celebratory moment with her family in London<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/malala-yousafzai-graduates-from-oxford-with-flying-colors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malala Yousafzai Graduates From Oxford With Flying Colors<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Previously she was a speaker at the virtual \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/xqsuperschool.org\/rethinktogether\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Together<\/a>\u2018 ceremony with people from all across the world, when she herself had not even graduated.<\/p>\n<p>There are conflicting opinions about Malala in Pakistan. The education activist was shot on the head by the Taliban in 2012. She was evacuated to UK and then stayed there as she was offered a scholarship to study at Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>However, her silence on key issues in Pakistan such as Kashmir has irked the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will reportedly be the keynote speaker at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) convocation this year. However, the LUMS crowd has mixed reactions to this arrangement. Some LUMS grads to be and even people who are not even from LUMS are excited about the prospect.  https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAliRafi\/status\/1277591694620471296 https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shanzasiddiquee\/status\/1277590172956274688 LUMS is getting Malala as their [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lums-students-dont-want-to-malala-yousafzai-to-be-invited-as-keynote-speaker\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":268826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-268780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"What do you think?","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Malala-Yousafzai-Bilal-Khan-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Malala-Yousafzai-Bilal-Khan-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Malala-Yousafzai-Bilal-Khan.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"LUMS Students Don\u2019t Want Malala as Keynote Speaker","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291&exclude=268780","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268780"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=268780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}