It's good every now and then to hear about a group that stands up to bullies. Such is the case with villagers in Lakki Marwat, a village in Pakistan that was the target of the volleyball attacks on New Year's Day. Apparently the volley ball attacks were a retaliation from the Taliban, because villagers turned their members over to the army. In Lakki Marwat there is a Peace commission made up of mostly elders, one of whom were killed by a teenager who was brainwashed into joining the taliban. I guess this is a mixed report, as the village still stands firm against the Taliban, the game of volleyball is no longer played. Not mainly because people are scared, but because most of the players are dead.
More information at The Guardian UK
The village that stood up to the Taliban World news The Guardian
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Fianlly, collective responsibility prevails in the face of humanrights violations by bullies. The people were able to come together spiritually, emotionally and physically. What do they say again about the power in numbers. This is just a start, and we can just hope and see how the talibans start falling and the people growing new and strong spines.
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