The book written by teen activist Malala Yousafzai was banned from Pakistani private schools on Sunday. Pakistani Education officials claim the book is Western tool and lacks respect for Islam, according to USA Today.

Malala Yousafzai, Screenshot from Youtube

Malala was praised globally for her strength but conspiracies theories have surfaced in Pakistan, suggesting that he shooting was staged to create a hero figure for the West.

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“Everything about Malala is now becoming clear. To me, she is representing the West, not us,” Adeeb Javedani, president of the All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association said. Javedani’s group has banned Malala’s book from 40,000 schools and is calling on the government to ban it completely from school curriculums.

Kashif Mirza, the chairman of the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation also banned the book. “Through this book, she become a tool in the hands of the Western powers,” Mirza said.

Millions of children attend private school in Pakistan due to the lack of funding for the public school system.

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