This story is about a young woman named Malala who decided to fight for women's right to education. This essential right was taken away by the Taliban. The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread throughout Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. Malala was born in 1997. Both her mother and father came from a very remote part of Pakistan called Shangla. They moved to a small town called Mingora in a district called Swat Valley just a hundred miles from Afghanistan. Malala's birth was not a cause for celebration mostly because she was not a boy and also because the family was extremely poor and had no money for a big feast. Her father named her Malala after a courageous woman who lead the troops in a battle against the British in 1880. In fact the name means grief-stricken. …show more content…
He was a teacher and he decided to open schools along with his friends and business partners. He opened up schools for both boys and girls in a time when most of the women were illiterate and had no inclination to pursue an education. He encouraged his daughter to learn and be an independent woman rather than a humble wife who cooks, cleans, has children and never leaves the house. The arrival of the Taliban brought a dramatic change to the region. They set up a radio broadcast and started telling people to burn their books, their CD's and DVD's, to keep the girls away from schools and follow a misguided interpretation of what Islam should be. Pakistan was very affected by a big earthquake, huge floods and other natural disasters so many people thought that they were punished by God and listened to the
The book "I am Malala" is story about a young girl who stands up for women's education. Malala lives in Swat Valley in Pakistan. Malala describes the Swat Valley as beautiful and amazing. But the Swat Valley turns completely upside down when the Taliban arrive. The place that Malala once loved became a nightmare. The Taliban believed that girls should not go to school and not get education. Malala loved school more than anything and still went to school even though her father and she received death threats from the Taliban. The Taliban blew up all girls' schools all across Swat, leaving more than hundreds of kids' dead and harassed women who did not follow the Taliban's rules. These threats and actions of the Taliban did not stop Malala
In 2012, word of Malala Yousafzai spread around the world. She had been shot in the head for standing up for girls’ education. Malala is a teenager who displays many attributes that all heroes show, no matter what time period they are in or how old they are. These attributes consist of courage, determination, and selflessness.
Rebecca Rist Mrs. Kinseth English 3 6 May 2015 Malala Yousafzai: The girl who was shot by the Taliban and lived Thesis and Planned Topic List Thesis: Malala Yousafzai spoke up for what she believed, was shot because of it and became known all over the world as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Growing up as an activist and never stepping down, she keeps shocking the world with her astonishing beliefs. I. Growing up under the Taliban: living and growing up as an activist in a war torn environment
Let’s all work together to gain our rights. A girl named Malala Yousfzai was fighting for her rights to gain an education in school. Malala Yousfzai is a teen activist who overcame many obstacles, and is recognized for her many achievements.
I am Malala is a heroic story about a young woman who stood up for what she wanted. This auto-biography is based on a teenager named Malala Yousafzi who stood up for girls education in her home country Pakistan. She also went against the Taliban because she didn't think it was right of what they were doing to her innocent village. When Malala was born very few people came to congratulate her parents because the birth of a girl is seen as a failure of the parents in her culture. She was born and raised in Sway Valley, Northeastern Pakistan. Swat Valley has beautiful scenery which attracts a lot of tourism until the Taliban took over the valley. Malala’s parents Ziauddin and Toor Pekai were very kind humble people from the mountain villages. Malala’s father was a very well educated man who grew up studying poetry and literature. He also started the Khushal School a three years before Malala was born. ”My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was a teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as a janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic.” (Chapter 1, Page 20) In Malala’s culture, girls are refused an education or even simply knowing how to read and write. Her father helped girls by starting the school and making a big influence on girls. Malala is truly a hero throughout this paper you will see how she changed everything.
Someone who displays an infinite amount of grit is Malala Yousafzai. Malala is an 18 year old Palestinian who fights for women's education. When the Taliban, a terrorist group, began attacking girl schools in Pakistan, she delivered a speech describing how women should obtain basic rights to an education. After Malala’s act of bravery, the Taliban began threatening her. They despised her for publicly speaking for women's rights. On the fateful day of October 9th, 2012, Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban terrorist on the way home from school. That didn’t stop her though, and she survived. Suddenly, the shooting resulted in a HUGE outpour of support for Malala all across the world. She later wrote a book in 2013 titled I Am Malala: The
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful,” once said Malala Yousafzai. This sounds like a rather unachievable fantasy, but the message Malala is trying to convey is that in times of suffering and hardship, the world is in a constant and dire need of a voice to speak up. Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and the Dalai Lama all had a significant impact on the world, but what did they all have in common? They were all the voices of society, and most definitely succeeded in their mission of spreading peace. Furthermore, they stood up for their basic rights through the use of non-violent and peaceful methods. One of the people that stands out in our day and age as a foremost promoter of peace, is
Malala Yousafzai is a teenage girl from Swat Valley, Pakistan. As a child she enjoyed learning and valued her education, but that was soon limited by the Taliban. The Taliban invaded and conquered where Malala lived and imposed strict rules such as, women may no longer attend school to get an education and there shall be little to no use of the internet. Malala refused to obey their rules and continued to go to the school her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai owned. Malala also began to speak out against the Taliban using a BBC blog; she was featured in a documentary for the New York Times which made her a target of the Taliban. In 2013 Malala was shot twice while on a school bus waiting to go home by a Taliban soldier. She was in critical condition
"One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world."~ Malala Yousafzai Many may have heard of Malala Yousafzai from a past event as the girl who was shot by the Taliban for gaining many attentions on the topic of allowing education to be accessible to girls in Pakistan in 2012. Today, I'm going to inform you about how one girl was able to make a tremendous impact on so many lives nationwide.
Even in her formative years, Malala Yousafzai still wanted to do something for female education rights. She was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora Pakistan. For many years of her life, Mingora was a tourist attraction because of the beautiful mountains. All of that changed when the Taliban, (terrorists,) started taking over Pakistani villages. Women were no longer allowed to go out in public at all. Young girls had to wear burqas in public and at home. She quotes in her autobiography, I Am Malala, “ But beyond the walls of our school, Mingora had become like a prison.” The school she is speaking of is the school she attended. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, also founded that school. Her father named her after a heroine from Pashtun legend. When the Taliban started attacking schools, she started speaking out for education rights.
Lastly, heroes do not live their lives peacefully. In other words, once they become known, they become a target with a reward over their heads. In the excerpt from an autobiography by Malala Yousafzai, Malala talks about how she lives in fear, about how she never knows when her live is going to end. For example, in the excerpt, Malala states her thoughts on her way to the bus stop, “‘I’d imagine that a terrorist might jump out and shoot me on those steps’” (Yousafzai).
Inspiration comes to all of us in countless different ways. In my life, there have been many people and things that have a big impact on me. It has to be Malala Yousafzai. She is one of those people that have made such a massive impression in life, Malala is ambitious.
The Taliban is an Islamic political movement currently waging war in Afghanistan. During this time people would rather for girls to not present themselves in a school environment. As a result of this Malala and her father began to speak against those people, they helped for girls did go to school, and that angered most people. Malala’s father had a friend, and because of this anger, his friend was attacked. Malala’s father lost his friend, when he was attacked and shot in the face just because he spoke out against the Taliban.
Did you know that Malala Yousafzai was the youngest person ever to win the Nobel peace prize. But what for? Malala won the Nobel peace prize because she stood stood up for all kid’s right to education.
Everyone is born with a voice, yet there is a choice on how one chooses to use it. Some decide to speak up against uproaring terror, while most stay silenced in fear. In my generation we are provided with technology at our fingertips in which we type the words we are too afraid to say. It is the modern way to hide behind the world’s reality that is slowly creeping amongst the young faces behind the screens. We, my generation, do not use our voices’ gifts that could potentially conquer our troubles. Instead, society praises certain individuals who rise upon us all to fight for a significant change. They are known as leaders to the modern world and I strive to be one myself. One in particular gave me my purpose in pursuing a bigger leadership role when I discovered her powerful message. Malala Yousafzai is a seventeen year old girl who uses her voice to protect and provide women’s educational rights globally. Her journey began in Pakistan when the Taliban began banning women from getting their educational opportunities throughout the country. She felt that she needed to stand up for not only herself, but all the women in Pakistan that were denied their rights. Malala detailed on why she was speaking against the Taliban when she quoted, “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Although Malala had to face many difficult and life threatening challenges through her fight, her voice and actions impacted lives around the world,