A Brief Note On Malala Yousafzai And Religious Fanaticism And Oppression

It began as an ordinary day in Mingora, Pakistan, for a young girl returning home from school on her school bus. Suddenly, a masked gunman rushed into the bus and shouted, “Who is Malala?” Her friends on the bus looked back at her, and in the blink of an eye she was shot on the left side of her face. This incident was the spark that ignited a call for change in education around the world. Malala Yousafzai was the face of this change. She made significant contributions to female education rights by being an education activist and urging children to speak out and fight for their rights. She forever changed the lives of Pakistani girls who today benefit from free education and resources with numerous schools around their country.

Malala Youafzai's activism started with her passion for education. As a child Malala loved school and felt it was very important. In 2007 the Taliban invaded her home town Swat Valley Pakistan forcing their strict Islamic law onto the ones who lived their. The Taliban were going to extreme measures to prevent women from going to school. Malala being very passionate about her education since a young age

Then, Pakistan started to change, because of the Taliban’s rule. Malala went to a school that her father had established, and was fairly a really bright student. Until, the Taliban started to attack girls’ schools in Swat. Malala had the motivation to speak out, and then set up a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan in September 2008. The title of the speech was, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" This was start of Malala’s prophetic service. In the start of 2009, Malala started to blog about, living beneath the Taliban’s vicious threats, and the discarding of her education. She did all of this under the name, “Gul Makai.” In December of 2009, she was revealed to the world as the

Across the world people think of Malala Yousafzai as one of the most revolutionary women in the world for her stance against heresy and gender discrimination. She has showed through example that she is willing to give her life in the defense of her beliefs regarding women’s rights to education. Malala is an equal rights activist; she continually fights for women to have the same rights as all other people. Malala has endured a long and dangerous path to make people aware of the discrimination and dangers that women are facing in Pakistan and all over the world. Her famous journey and non-violent methods has had a profound effect and has resulted in the world taking a more active part in her fight for equal rights and women 's education.

Malala Yousafzai began to fight for educational rights when the Taliban tried to take them away from her, she thought no one should be able to do something like that. “Yousafzai attended a school that her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, had founded. After the Taliban began attacking girls' schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her talk was, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" (Malala Biography). When Malala gave that speech she knew she was risking her life, as the Taliban would come after her for doing such a thing. However, Malala did it anyway because she thought that doing the right thing was worth the risk. “Malala and her family learned that the Taliban had issued a death threat against her because of her activism” (Malala Biography). When Malala had made such a big impact on the world of women’s education the Taliban had threatened her life, but at

Throughout the span of the human race, many people and organization have stood up for the right of others. Some scientists raced against time to produce vaccines that saved millions if not billions of lives. On the other hand, many speakers traveled across the globe to promote individual’s freedom and rights. In wartime, more people regardless of their backgrounds worked tirelessly to save lives of many individuals who faced genocide. Undoubtedly, history has foretold that at any moment in time, people are working tremendously so that other people may have a better world to live. Regarding education, Malala Yousafzai, known as Malala, has put all her efforts in promoting education to every child living on earth. She was a target of an insurgent group, but now she is the savior of many children. Thanks to her works, many children now have an education which they have never once dreamed they would have. Her moral courage will be a legacy that she leaves for humans.

Malala a young pakistani girl grew up loving education which was highly encouraged by her father who served as the principal at the local school. This is why she didn't understand when suddenly she was told it was against her religion. She studied the Koran religiously so she understood a lot of it and new that they were incorrect. All that she wanted was a chance to learn in peace. She began her acts of defiance by continuing to go to school and encouraging her friends to feel confident in going to school with her. Malala’s home became more dangerous because the Pakistani Taliban became more confident and many of her friends stopped going to school. Despite this, she felt more confident in her stance and began writing anonymous diary entries that were published in the UK. She stated in one of her entries “What have I done wrong that I should be afraid? All I want to do is go to school. And that is not a crime. That is my right,” (Yousafzai and McCormick 53). The world began to learn what was happening, which began a long journey for her stance. Malala's identity was later discovered.

Millions of young girls aren’t given the freedom to go to school. In countries such as Pakistan, young girls are advocating to their right to freedom. Among these advocates is Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistan native who exercised her right to education and was shot in the head at the age of fourteen. She survived and today she represents millions of girls across the world. Malala represents how courage comes from all corners of the world.

On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the country’s Swat Valley (Sara Kettler, 2016). Growing up, her father named Ziauddin was a teacher who founded the school Malala went to. When Yousafzai was just only 11 years old, she started blogging about the Taliban trying to take over her hometown, Mingora.

Malala Yousafzai became a target of the Taliban in Pakistan because 1) she was a girl who attended school, 2) she spoke out about women’s rights to education and 3) she was 14 years old she was awarded the Pakistan’s Youth Peace Prize. The Taliban shot her in the head when she was riding the bus home from school, however, she survived and continued to speak out.

“I am just a committed and stubborn person, who wants to see every child getting quality education, who wants rights for women and peace in every corner of the world” (Malala Yousafzai). Females around the world are not seen on the same platform as men rather ladies are seen as less than a man in our society. Women throughout the world go through several inequalities along with being stripped of their rights on being able to do things such as attend school due to the reason that ladies are perceived as housewives through the eyes of the world. Women have been victimized of their rights such as, Malala Yousafzai, who makes a stand for those who cannot, in her memoir evidence shows personal anecdotes, along with documentary evidence that proves

“They will not stop me. I will get my education if it is in a home, school, or any other place” these are the words of Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel peace prize winner, a human rights activist, and a Pakistani girl, who has traditions, stories, and a unique experience. She was named after Malalai of Maiwand, the greatest heroine of Afghanistan, and she lives up to her name as a heroine for girls education. Despite the cultural traditions of Malala Yousafzai’s community, she has grown as a world leader in spreading world peace throughout the globe, through her challenges, her accomplishments, and her growth in publicity, with her common goal being an education for all girls.

The blog was a huge hit--and in 2008, Malala and her family decided to go public with her identity, to give her activism an even sharper edge. Before, due to the danger of protesting against the Taliban, she had written under a fake name, but in September, gave a speech entitled “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to an Education?” in Peshawar, Pakistan, protesting the ban against girls going to school publicly. Not much later, she started a blog for the BBC, exposing the Taliban’s cruelty and describing life under the oppressive regime. The Taliban threatened Malala’s life soon after, but she continued her activism until 2012, when one of the Taliban’s agents stopped her school bus and shot her, as well as two of her friends. Malala had to be taken to a British hospital for treatment but by March of 2013, she was back to attending school, this time in Birmingham, England. Her miraculous story rocketed her to fame; thousands and thousands of people were fascinated by the brave young girl who stood up to a masked gunman, and survived. Her cause garnered new enthusiasm, sympathy, and the Malala Fund was established to further promote girls going to school. On her sixteenth birthday, Malala gave her first speech since the Taliban attack at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations, in which she

In this powerful book, there is a very important lesson hidden troughout it. The author’s message to her readers is to speak out during times of injustice, even if you stand alone. To be brief about the story, Malala was born and raised in the Muslim country of Pakistan, where women are inferior to men in many ways. Her father ran many schools, including the girls school she attended. However, a militant group known as the Taliban invaded and brainwashed many Pashtuns about their holy book called the Quaran. As a result, more rights were

Malala Yousafzai is a social activist who promotes women 's rights and women 's education worldwide. She has inspired many girls to never give up towards on their goals and to never let situations frighten them away from achieving their goals. Malala, described by Haider, is a young lady “Armed with a pen, enlightened with knowledge, and charged with the passion of fighting for the right to girls’ education”(Haider). In school, Malala was a good student and took part in many activities and clubs. She has seen the inequality of women since a young age and has advocated towards women’s right to an education (Malala). Malala was shot by the Taliban on the bus ride back home from school because the Taliban did not agree with her statements on women having rights