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Malala Yousafzai Thesis

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Malala Yousafzai is an advocate for women’s rights, particularity the right to be educated. She was born in Mingora Pakistan on July 12th 1997 to a Sunni Muslim family. Her father runs a series of public schools in the area and also believes in the right to be educated. Due to her father’s advocacy Malala began writing for an anonymous blog for the BBC. This blog expressed her views on education and women’s rights and talked about life under the threat of the Taliban. Her spokesman ship for the cause of women’s education did not go unnoticed and she was targeted by the Taliban for her views. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman and survived. She went on to speak about education and human rights on a global stage. Since then she has …show more content…

She has helped create a more accepting religious and cultural community through advocating for the rights of women. Her work has helped improve the lives of Muslim women and girls seeking education. Malala risked her life to make her voice heard stating that “if we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will only multiply even if we are dead” (Yousafzai, 188). It can be attributed to the sacrifices Malala Yousafzai made that there is now a more global awareness of the problems Muslim women can face when seeking an education. Since her recovery from being shot, Malala has spoken publically countless times, and has inspired others to help and advocate for education rights. Her actions have improved human rights around the world, and have also demonstrated the power of women. In addition, her work has given Muslim women the chance to speak out against gender based discrimination. She has inspired change in a religious community that often oppresses women and changed Islam for the …show more content…

Malala has helped defuse Muslim stereotypes globally through educating people on human rights. In western culture Muslims are often stereotyped as oppressing to women, and, since the events of 9/11 the “terrorist” stereotype has become even more common. What people think is concern for national security is actually thinly veiled racism. Malala has endeavoured to promote Islam as a peaceful faith, opposing the common generalisations made against Islam. Malala has demonstrated on multiple occasions her kindness and dedication to her cause. She was not angry at the Taliban gunman who shot her, instead she later said, “My only regret was that I hadn’t had a chance to speak to them before they shot me. Now they’d never hear what I had to say. I didn’t even think a single bad thought about the man who shot me – I had no thoughts of revenge” (Yousafzai 273). Malala’s goal was to bring education to as many people as possible. She said in a speech at the UN, “I am not against anyone, neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I’m here to speak up for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all terrorists and extremists.” Malala also expressed her happiness in the shift from negative stereotypes to positive

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