{
  "id": 17435795,
  "title": "Zakir Naik gets schooled by Malala's father for defending Taliban on girls' education",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/zakir-naik-gets-schooled-by-malalas-father-for-defending-taliban-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:06:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/wanted-preacher-zakir-naik-faces-backlash-for-defending-taliban-on-afghan-girls-education/articleshow/135402922.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zakir Naik, booked under India's stringent UAPA for terror-linked activities, said: \"Everything that comes in the media is not true. The spokesperson of the Taliban said the situation there (in Afghanistan) is not very safe for women.\" The fugitive preacher said a Talibani ambassador assured him lesser restrictions when \"safety is secured\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}