Malala Yousafzai Thesis

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.

As a teenager, it is easy to feel lost, hide in the crowd, and then lose our voice. Malala Yousafzai inspires us to be courageous. She bravely spoke of her opinion and stood up for her education. Now it’s our turn to voice our opinion about something that we think is right. It is now our turn to take education seriously, just like what Malala

In Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb’s nonfiction book, I am Malala (2013), they promote their belief of speaking up and making a difference in the world by advocating the importance of education and communicating with words will help make the world more peaceful. The author first supports her beliefs by being a voice for girls in her country way before she was shot, by speaking through the media by becoming a BBC blogger and telling her story and fears for the future. She spoke up against the Taliban, even though they threatened her with death. Malala spoke out against the extremists who would twist the teachings of Islam in order to get what they desired. Not only does Malala speaks up about education, but she defends women’s rights. She

Education is the most powerful force in the world. It has given people everything they have today. Education brings people together, and shows how people can work together for one common goal of succeeding or accomplishing something. Education can bring advancements to new technology and ancient history. Learning and listening is something that should be free to anyone, but it is not. People like Malala Yousafzai and Martin Ganda had to fight for their education, which brought them many opportunities, and much success. These two young adults show how education can change someone’s life and how people need education to be successful in life. The novels, I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick and I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda with Liz Welch, both hold a strong significance of the power of education, which will help many people realize its significance.

Not only in regards to education, but in general seeing as that “ women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways” and believes that the world can combat this with “unity and togetherness.” Additionally, Yousafzai claims to use her platform to act as the voice “of those 66 million girls” who are “deprived of

Malala risked her life to fight for girls’ education, but survived and is still fighting for the cause she deeply cares about. Many foreign countries such as Pakistan or Iraq believe that certain targeted groups don’t deserve a proper education because of certain ways that they live life. As a young girl fighting for such a controversial issue such as education, Malala understood the struggles of many uneducated students’ lives because she has lived it. She told the interviewer, “When you don’t have an education, your life is very much controlled by others” (Yousafzai 1). It is so difficult to go through life with no type of education, then one is unable to critically understand what certain things are which doesn’t help very much. If a person does receive an education, they understand the problems that people face and understands different areas. Throughout her fight for education, Malala felt the need to not just help fight this cause locally but also internationally because of people hearing about her courageous story. “The Malala Fund was created to help advocate education around the world” (Yousafzai 1). There are many different types

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced” - Malala Yousafzai

Not only do rays of light exist in even the darkest parts of our world, but these rays of light can help to bring entire communities out of darkness, and to provide hope. People who create impactful change are those with a burning passion. Those who would dedicate their lives for a better version of society. Malala Yousafzai exemplifies this through the way she gives back in order to stop others from experiencing what she went through: “The young activist continued to take action on global education by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. Its expenses covered by the Malala Fund, the school was designed to admit nearly 200 girls from the ages of 14 to 18” (“Malala Yousafzai Biography” n. pag. ). Yousafzai took her pain of being

Stories were being told, except we weren’t sure if they were true. Rumours were spreading about how the Taliban treated people, but time went by and nothing changed. When the world started to fall silent, Malala Yousafzai, with all her courage and strength, spoke up. She has suffered for doing that, but she doesn’t regret it. Every word she says is expressed with concern. She knows that even her small voice, can and has, changed the world. Malala Yousafzai is a young activist from Swat Valley, Pakistan. In my opinion she is one of the most influential people living and that’s why I’m going to talk about her struggle, her accomplishments and what she wants and will try to change until the day she dies.

“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). Around the world, females are not seen on the same platform as men rather ladies are perceived as less than a man in our society. Women throughout the world go through several inequalities along with been stripped of their rights on being able to do things such as attend school due to the reason that ladies are made out to be housewives through the eyes of a man. In Pakistan, women have been victimized of their rights such as, Malala Yousafzai, who is the youngest nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize decides to stand for those who cannot express their own opinion.

“Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world’s children, I demand of leaders we must invest in books instead of bullets.” This quote was said by Malala Yousafzai, a young woman who in her teenage years was an advocate for education and peace, and still continues to make a significant impact on the world. Malala and two other people, Easton LaChappelle and Louis Braille, are proof that teenagers can make a meaningful difference in this world.

Have you ever thought that girls in some countries do not get treated fairly? Well that’s true in Pakistan and this one girls changed this forever…. Malala Yousafzai is a young teenage girl activist who has changed girls and her life forever. When Malala was young she had a diary that she wrote things about her life in.

From Malala Yousafzai’s background it is clear to see she was destined to be a fighter for the right of people to learn. Born in Mingora, Pakistan, on July 12, 1997, Malala went to the school her Father, Ziauddin Yousafzai an outspoken social activist and educator, founded in Pakistan, until the Pakistan Taliban, began imposing stricter Islamic laws, banning girls from having an education (Blumberg 1-4). In 2012, the Taliban targeted Malala and in an attempted assignation, they shot her in the head, along with injuring two other girls (Blumberg 4). On July 12, 2013, Malala gave her speech “Address to the United Youth Assembly.” Malala’s speech successfully worked in inspiring many to take up arms for women and children’s right to be educated,

Thesis statement (Claim): Malala is a hero that stood up for what she believed that all women should have equal education. She sacrificed her life when she was shot in the head by a Taliban just to get her point across. Hook: Malala Yousafzai, a women's right activist and one of the bravest woman in the world. Evidence (direct quote):“I am only talking about education, women's rights and peace.

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.