Being a female has many short-comings when it comes to legal rights. Females are often viewed as lesser-than in comparison to males. Lack of representation, lack of education rights, lack of status are all issues facing females in modern culture. Gender discrimination is not a new issue as females have been viewed as subordinates for years. Females being discriminated against is a matter that needs to be discussed and attention must be brought to it.
First, in Malala Yousafzai’s memoir, I Am Malala, girls and women are treated unfairly such as girls are not allowed to attend school like boys are. Females are viewed as lower than males in her society. Matter of fact, with the birth of a baby girl others “have only sympathy for the mother” (Yousafzai 19). When girls are born no one celebrates like they do little boys only sadness is brought. In Yousafzai’s region fathers believe women are only here on earth to take care of house: “She doesn’t need an education to run a house” (Yousafzai 20). The men in her village often believe why waste education on someone who “doesn’t need”(Yousafzai 20) it. Malala fought for
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Other women watch and judge her: “And she laughs like a woman should never laugh so the two widows on the park bench stare and huddle their white-veiled heads to gossip-whisper” (Divakaruni 154). Women are expected to act a certain way and are believed that fun should never be endured. This woman had no care about the “light flecking off her hair as when she was sexless-young” (Divakaruni 154). Traditional rules were abandoned as her dupatta slipped off. She felt as if she was back to being a kid when all her responsibilities could just slipped away and she did not have to worry about the rules given to her by her beliefs. Women often are thought to need to be seen not heard and the text contradicts
”Even if I am a girl, even if people think I can't do it, I should not lose hope. Malala states in an time for kids article She is from Mingora, Pakistan, but lives in England for her safety. Malala started blogging at the at the age of 11. According to TFK (Time for Kids) she states “ I want to see every girl, every child, get an education. This shows how passionate she is about battling with her words for girls in Pakistan to get an education. A story Malala liked was about a Somali girl, She adventures for eight days, without her loving family. Who would sacrifice her home, plus her family to study in a refugee camp? Education is so important. I raise my voice not to shout, but so people Without a voice can be heard. - Malala
Malala Yousafzai being a completely different person that any girl in her country demonstrates the gruesome ,and savage nature of the men and women in the country of Pakistan. She not only shows the unawareness driven by fright among the people there, but displays how horrid it truly was. Influences of a misinterpretation form of Islam yield the innocent under the hands of the miserable forces of the evil such as the Taliban. Subsequently, the country of Pakistan under Taliban rule has gone through continuous fear and discriminations that strip girls from their education. Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani women who only wanted an education, was obligated to view her life at its worst and at the same time, view the desire and dreams of girls who brawl for there education that they have been denied.
Different aspects around the world construct the core system to individuality. One particularly unique individual, Malala Yousafzai comes from a country of rigorous and patriarchal traditions where she developed a strong affinity towards activism in the adamant movement for educational equality amongst women. In the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick, Yousafzai describes her life in Pakistan amidst the frenzy of girls frantically and covertly attending school. Her proactive resistance was initially subtle and kept private, however, it was not until her survival of a bullet to the forehead from the Taliban did she publicize her reform efforts. In the book, Yousafzai demonstrated the utilization of a juxtaposition, an expressive, gentle tone, and a first-person perspective to justify the idea that girls deserve the same education and treatment as boys.
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school understudy and instruction extremist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory. She is known for her instruction and ladies' rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had on occasion banned young ladies from going to class.
The main idea that author Malala Yousafzai is illustrating in I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is how hard it is for women to get an education in countries that have been over
Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl, is an extraordinary and remarkable example of a spokesperson who established and promoted the right to education for every human, but primarily, for young girls. As Malala said in her United Nations speech, “Let us pick up our books and our pens… they are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” Through this quote, Malala emphasized the power words can have. She believes powerful ideas can be banned or restrained, but they can never be abolished, because once ideas are out there, they will inspire others and transform communities. She teaches young girls around the world to have courage and to speak up for what they believe in. Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon identified Malala as a “brave and gentle advocate of peace, who, through the simple act of going to school, became a global teacher” who taught the world about the importance of learning. (Kettler, 2017). Malala comes from Pakistan, a South-Central Asia country where schooling is very expensive, causing many families to only send their boys to school. She grew up in a family where only her brothers went to school, because girls were expected to be typical “housewives” and learn how to do housework. This was much different than the expectations for boys, who were expected to be
Females are discriminated against, mistreated, and are valued less since women and girls are not allowed to attend school and higher education. There are approximately 35 million girls not enrolled in elementary school. This explains why two-thirds of illiterate people over the age of 15 are females. Malala Yousefszai is an advocate for girls’ education all over the world. We learned that she was shot by the Taliban for standing up for education when we had to watch the video where she was on The Daily Show. Malala said that men don't want women to get an education, because then women would become more powerful. Having an education brings power. Her father was a great encouragement for her because he spoke out
“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.
Malala Yousafzai begins her story as a young girl who lives in Swat Valley, Pakistan as a teenager she becomes extremely outspoken about her beliefs of women’s rights and education. In the process of standing up for what she believes in the Taliban targets her, tracks her down, and shoots her in the head. I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is an autobiography about Malala’s life from when she was a small girl to her teenage years. Malala, the protagonist of this story may be described as determined, brave, and intelligent.
The book, I Am Malala, gave a powerful message about activism, family, women’s rights, but most importantly, the power of education. Malala Yousafzai had a very strong belief in education and would not stop at anything to guarantee that every child was able to go to school. Malala grew up believing that education was the key to success, but not everyone else believed that. Malala lived in a society where women were not treated as equals, and soon appeared laws prohibiting women’s right to attend school. Malala was extremely determined to continue her education, she even snuck to school, hid her books and abandoned her school uniform so she would not be noticed. Malala becomes vocal about education and gives her opinion in interviews for many news stations. Many people in her country feared to express their opinions, however, Malala wanted to be the change. Malala expressed her belief that “If people were silent, nothing would change.” (Yousafzai 140). Although Malala knew that it was dangerous to speak against the Taliban, she suggests her opinions in interviews to draw international attention to her cause. Malala dreamed of getting an education so she could become a politician and help her country. But when she was 10, the Taliban took control of her town, making it a law that girls were banned from
In a country where woman aren’t allowed out in public without a man, we girls travel far and wide inside the pages of our books.” (Yousafzai, 34). This shows that Malala values her education as part of her culture because is her country girls weren’t even allowed in public
Education might not be the cure of the world’s problem but it’s important to be knowledgeable. It’s important to have an education because without it, it makes a person vulnerable to be guided in the wrong direction. Not everyone believes education is important in life and especially for a woman. Malala Yousafzai tells us her story and her fight for education in her book I am Malala. She tells us about her families struggle for the right of education and not just education in general but education for woman. She was raised in Pakistan and its one the counties in which some people believe a woman should not go to school or have freedom. Education was not as easy for her as other girls around the world. Sometimes people don’t take education as a privileged but as a right, but unfortunately it’s not this case everywhere and it wasn’t the case for Malala. She was also able to see by firsthand how illiteracy can be a danger to a person and how others can take advantage of it.
The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan-
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’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.