Islamic hardliners announce fatwa on Malala Yousafzai The story of Malala, who is recovering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, has touched millions of people around the world since she was attacked by a gunman on her way home from school last month. Anjem Choudary, who lives in East London and is one of the founders of al-Muhajiroun, which was banned in 2010, said the conference would announce the fatwa. "It's not a death sentence," he said. It's about what is the reality of what's taking place and how she is being used as a tool for propaganda by the US and Pakistan, and for the crimes they are committing. Malala has been recovering in Birmingham for the past five weeks. It is understood that she could spend as long as two years in the UK, undergoing surgery, rehabilitation and counselling. Last weekend her supporters marked "Malala Day" around the world, calling for better access to education for girls.