Educational Rights : Malala Yousafzai, Mother Jones, And Nelson Mandela

In the book, I Am Malala written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, there are several pivotal quotes that help one understand the struggles Malala faced during her lifetime. The struggles Malala faced were to go against the Taliban and fight for the education of all people. A first claim shows how Malala felt about education. “Is education not the right of these children?” (Yousafzai and Lamb 84). At this time, the Taliban felt that girls should not attend school and that they should not receive an education. As a way to retaliate, Malala and her father printed that quote onto thousands of leaflets to be distributed to the people of Swat. Malala and her father wanted the people to stop and think about how everyone deserves the right to

Malala gave an inspirational speech in Peshawar, Pakistan after the Taliban attacked girls’ schools in Swat, Pakistan. The title of that speech was called “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” Malala spoke about her belief in her and every girl’s right to education. She gave that talk in September 2008. In January of 2009, Malala started a blog about living under the Taliban’s threats and how they had forced the all girls’ school

Malala Yousafzai’s home town in the Swat Valley of Pakistan is where her journey first takes place where oppression against womens education is enforced by Taliban rule. The Taliban staunchly opposed Malala’s fierce beliefs in the right for women to have an education and they did their best to silence her voice. Malala and the other women in the Swat Valley were forced to obey their oppressive regime and not gain an education. Despite the harsh climate against her Malala spoke up against this tyranny with the faith that she could cause a change for the better. Unfortunately due to this she was singled out and faced severe retaliation. A Taliban gunman stopped her school bus and proclaimed that she must be punished for insulting the

Since this moment, Malala stood up to the Taliban on many occasions. Alongside her father, she quickly became a critic of their tactics. "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" she once said on Pakistani TV. Malala continued to use the media for her public campaign for her right to go to school. Due to her voice becoming louder, Malala became known to the Taliban and on the morning of October 9, 2012, Malala was shot by the Taliban on her way home from school.

Malala Yousafzai is not only a nineteen year-old Pakistani teenager, but also a nationally recognized activist. Yousafzai advocates for the improvement of access to education with a focus on young girls and young women throughout the world. Yousafzai additionally promotes gender equality and overall world peace. Being that she was born in the male dominated country of Pakistan in 1997, she has first-hand experienced the systematic oppression faced by women residing in the country. Her activism stemmed from her love and passion for attending school and overall learning and education—traits from which she inherited from her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai whom is a Pakistani diplomat. Through her activism, Yousafzai has received multiple honors such as Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize in 2011 as well as a nomination for the International Children’s Peace prize also in 2011. Her activism has also procured her national recognition and increased her popularity, both of which had upset Taliban leaders. Taliban leaders voted to kill her and in 2012, Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt in which she was shot in the face by a Taliban member in Pakistan’s swat valley as she. In

Malala Youfzai was born on July 12th, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. This area is in Pakistan’s swat valley. During the early years of Malala’s life, her town was a popular tourist destination because it celebrated many festivals and holidays. The tourism quickly ended when the Taliban began to take control of the area. This also marked the start of the education “reforms” by the Taliban, which quickly began preventing girls from going to school. Malala and some of her friends continued going to school. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzia, who is an advocate for girl’s education, had created a school near their hometown several years ago. This was the school Malala and several of her friends went to. Since they were in direct defiance of the law, there was a death threat issued to Malala and her father, by the Taliban. Malala said “I wasn’t scared, but I had started making sure the gate was locked at night and asking God what happens when you die”(I am Malala) For a short time, they allowed the girls to attend school, but under the condition they wore burkas that covered them from

All teen activists impact the world in ways that are unimaginable. Malala Yousafzai gave girls’ education a huge hope, and almost gave her life for the cause. Alex Lin made laws banning dumping old electronics, or e-waste, making our environment a better place. Iqbal Misah fought against child labor his whole life. These young people have done things no ordinary person could do.

As a child, Malala Yousafzai became an advocate for girls' education, which followed with the Taliban broadcasting a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala while she was returning home from school. She survived her injuries and continues to speak out on the importance of education. In response to her attack she said “The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were

Malala Yousafzai, fought for education for women, as girls around her were banned from going to school. She was born on July 12, 1997 and grew up in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The Swat valley began to change when the Taliban took control and banned girls from going to school. Women were treated unfairly(malala.org). When she was just 14, her family learned that the Taliban had issued death threats. Malala wasn't worried for herself, as she and her family thought the Taliban would never harm a child. She was worried for her father, who was an anti Taliban activist. Even after the death threats Malala continued to try to give education to the 3 million girls that are out of school by starting a Malala Fund program and giving speeches about the importance of education (bibliography.com). When she was 15 a Taliban gunman shot her on

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” (Harris). Malala Yousafzai, a girl who shot for going to school. Malala was born july 12, 1997, in mingora, the largest city in Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has two younger brothers.Malala and her father stood up to the taliban for her right to go to school. Malala was a girl who lived Swat valley, one of many, who was threatened by the Taliban for going to school, she argued that she had a right to be educated . She inspired other girls like her to do the same and go to school. She was such a inspiring voice to the youth of pakistan that many girls followed in her footsteps and even though they knew that they could face consequences. Malala stood up for her rights and was punished for it, but

Malala Yousafzai’s is a women’s activist for youth education, but primarily for girls. On July 12th, 2013, she delivered an address at the Youth Takeover of the United Nation. This speech is powerful, eye opening and deserves to be heard. She is addressing two audiences, one being the people that follow her same belief for education, some of those people would be at this convention and the other being the people that disagree with her purpose, like the Taliban. Yousafzai was in 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, which used to be a popular tourist destination. As of now the region has been taken into control of the Taliban. Her father is also an anti- Taliban activist and educator. She, her father and tons of others just want thing to be like they used to. Where they had a safe neighborhood and didn't have to worry about violence. She delivered a speech riddled with excellent use of rhetoric to convey her argument. Malala’s whole purpose for her fight for education of the youth is so that it will stop future violence, She displays this purpose in her speech by using outward focus, compassion and personal experience to her audiences.

Malala Yousafzai is well known for her acts towards Women’s Rights due to the factors caused by the Taliban people. Malala (Biographyonline, Malala) was a regular Pakistan school girl when the Taliban started enforcing rules and restrictions against women. Women were no longer allowed to listen to music, receive education, or go shopping. If they did, they’d be punished by the Taliban. Malala loved school and refused to cower in fear like the rest of her classmates and community. Malala formed a secret blog with BBC expressing her feelings about how unfair women were being treated. Malala was then targeted by the Taliban and shot in the head. Malala suffered a coma, but

There were many reasons that led to the defeat of the Taliban in the Swat valley, but one of them is the whole Yousafzai family. Especially Malala, “The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.” ( The book "I am Malala"). The young Pashtun started her fight against the extremist group since they first appeared and prohibited women to study. One of the reasons for her will is that her father always encouraged her to be interested in the Pakistani politics and in the Islamic fundamentalism. She describes that was difficult years, and the death threats she received. Even though sometimes she felt afraid, she did not give up on education and always encouraged her friends to go to school. “With guns, you can kill terrorists,

Malala Yousafzai decided to fight for the right for girls education. Malala went against what the Taliban said and demanded that girls should be allowed to get an education. She started blogging at the age 11. Malala also reached out to news sources to tell them about what the Taliban have said. The Taliban found out what Malala was doing, and she was physically attacked by the Taliban. Malala has fully recovered from the attack.

Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malala Yousafzai, and Mahatma Gandhi. All, are an advocates and activist who stood up for what they believed in and inspired many people. Among their difference in their agendas and being part of a different time of era they have one thing in common, they all believed in educating the generation. When I first came to this country the fact that I did not speak English like the rest of my peers made me look different and vulnerable among them. I come from a country where women are not allowed to go to school and I was one of the many fortunate girls who got the opportunity to attend a school. Even though, I struggled with many things at that time I also learned that great things, like education do not come