Malala Yousafzai 's An Equal Rights Activist

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.

Teen activist Malala Yousafazi spoke up for girls who were forbidden of their right to education in Pakistan and also created an advance in our society. She stated, “I raise up my voice-not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” Malala didn’t want to cause violence, but endeavor to help those who could not speak for what was righteous.

Born July 12 1997, Mingora, Pakistan, girls’ education and women’s rights is what Malala Yousafzai fought for. Since she was 11 years old, she has been protesting about the closing of girls’ schools in Mingora. Malala has given several speeches and debates about girls’ education and about the Taliban’s taking away women’s rights. Since the year of 2008, Taliban’s have succeeded to close down all girl’s schools in Swat Valley, and blew up about 100 of them. After surviving an assassination attempt from a Taliban when Malala was 15 (2012), she has gained global attention and has inspired millions around the globe to pursue their passion.

A person who cannot stand up for themselves because of their gender is like a fish out of water. He’s trying to speak up and stand up for others, but he’s struggling just trying to. Malala Yousafzai is a courageous young woman who fights for women's rights and girls' education. She knew she had to let people around the world know about what the Taliban are doing to girls education in her country but, it was risky. After reading several online biographies, it is very clear that Malala Yousafzai is a young woman who needed to speak up for girls' education all over the world.

Malala Yousafzai is a brave and strong human rights advocate. She is fighting for women’s and girls’ rights because she lived in a very religious place and men don’t like women standing up for themselves. She didn’t want to do this in the first place, but then she saw how much she needed to fight. Malala knew that women should not be discriminated because they were different from men.

Malala’s Fight For Gender Equality Malala Yousafzai’s book I Am Malala depicts the struggles Malala had to face as a girl in her Taliban-run home town. She tells the story of how she began her mission fighting for women’s education, and more broadly, for women’s rights, One of the main themes she emphasized in her book is the topic of gender equality, or lack thereof, present in her culture. This is shown throughout the book, all the obstacles she faced. Her struggle for equality is evident in one quote, “ Women were banned from laughing out loud or wearing nail polish, and they were beaten or jailed for walking in without a male family member.” (p.24).

Throughout history there has been exceptional women who have impacted the world around them; Malala Yousafzai is one of them. Exceptional women are not defined by what they belief in, but rather how they respond when their beliefs are challenged. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and has come to symbolize the plight of young girls around the world. Her resiliency and determination to achieve universal education is a testament to her strength. When the Taliban banned girls from attending school in Swat Valley, Malala became a crusader in the fight for girls education. Malala is a role model for people everywhere, especially young girls. She is a “testament to the feminine spirit that we often find as the most promising beacon at any frontier of human despair” (Hesford, 2012, 412). She had the courage to fight for justice and the conviction to stand up for what she believed in. Malala continues to fight for the rights of girls throughout the world and is impacting the lives of people everywhere. Barriers to education disproportionately affect girls as they continue to be denied access to education. Through activists like Malala, women’s rights, especially the right to education are given international attention. Malala had to overcome societal issues of hegemonic masculinity and oppression from the Taliban. This essay will discuss how her family, culture context have helped form her identity, how she has not performed the roles given to her and

Bullet one, shoulder. Bullet two, neck. Bullet three, lights out. On October 9th 2011, Malala Yousafzai took 3 bullets from a Taliban gun, at only 15, for what she loved, the education of girls. But, she didn’t let what happened keep her from fighting for all girls to have education. With the assistance of many facial surgeries, physical therapy, and top notch care from hospital personnel at a UK hospital, she was able to put on her backpack on again a little under a year later to continue her fight to get education for young girls everywhere. The Taliban wasn’t going to silence her.

Thesis: Malala Yousafzai is a young Pashto woman from the valley of Swat in Pakistan. Her story is one of firsthand experience with the brutal nature of the Taliban and heavy-handed army interfering with the lives and educations of hundreds of thousands of girls across Afghanistan and Pakistan. Since the age of eleven, Malala has been campaigning for the right to education for girls and women across the world through her own cultural lens based in the Middle-East, mired in the oppression of extremists. Through publicity and by speaking out against these people in her own country, coupled with nearly meeting her end at the hands of them, her story has reached international ears. Her aim is clear; the eyes of the world are now on Pakistan,

The Taliban came into power in 2005 in Pakistan and began dictating the civilians how to live their lives the “right Islamic way”. The people of the Swat District were forced to obey every command of the Taliban unless they and their families wanted to be killed. Women especially became very oppressed and had to enter Purdah, wear hijabs whenever in public, and were encouraged to not go to school. All westernized media, clothes and games were banned, anyone who did not follow the law would be shot. The community lived in such a terrible state of fear that Malala and her family were afraid to go outside where they were known as famous social, political and educational activists. A BBC correspondent contacted Ziauddin to make a blog from a school girl’s point of view on living under Taliban rule. Malala soon took up the challenge and related her experiences over the phone about her oppressive life in Swat Valley and the threats against girls like her for going to school. Eventually, her school had to close after many local school bombings, and then the whole valley had to be evacuated for the Pakistani Army to come wipe out the Taliban.

Experiencing and being subjected to the attacks helps Malala be more trustworthy and a reliable leader. Understanding what the people are going through helps them feel more comfortable that Malala truly wants girls, including herself, to have an education (Westhead, 4). Building a relationship improves Malala’s stance and be more influential. The largest setback Malala has faced, is her assassination attempt. A Taliban gunman stepped on Malala’s school bus asking for her. Once he saw her, he raised his gun and fired, shooting Malala in the head. But, she survived (Brown, 1). Malala Yousafzai took her assassination attempt as an event that has made her so much stronger and inspired others to want to help and fight for these rights. There is also a lack of support on Malala’s side. Those who could make a greater impact than herself, haven’t done anything to help her. Corinne Moss-Racusin from Yale, found that even the most basic steps to advance women have not been taken in many other countries. This example suggests that the lack of help or even cooperation only makes Malala more independent and stronger. Through all the challenges, it has brought Malala Yousafzai many accomplishments and

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistan native, is an activist for female education. Yousafzai’s has been an activist since a young age. As a schoolgirl under Taliban rule, it was difficult for her to receive a proper education without the fear of death. During her life as a schoolgirl she managed to write an anonymous diary. Her diary consisted of entries on her daily struggle under Taliban rule. These diary entries touched the heart of many feminists and people, which was the stepping stone of her fame. But what really catapulted her to international fame was when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head. Using fame to her advantage, Yousafzai campaigned her idea globally. Her campaign was so powerful she won the Nobel Peace Prize, thus making her the youngest person to do so. Eventually the BBC Urdu published her diary entries into their articles. Yousafzai, to this day, continues to campaign her

History has taught us that strong men rise against religious fanaticism and oppression, however we rarely hear about women leading the charge for their beliefs and identities. However, when we heard the news of an incredibly young voice thundering across the world crying out for attention for her right to an education, a new chapter in history was made. Amazingly, this is from a region known for religious fanaticism, persecutions and ostracizing for mundane women’s rights. She spoke out for her right to education and go to school without persecution. She empowered other young girls everywhere to take a stand and fight for the right to be educated. She is Malala. (Lamb)

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's speech at the UN education conference was captivating in its focus on such modern topics. She talks about things like equal education, the treatment of women in underdeveloped countries, and the effect extremist beliefs have on these topics. At a young age, Malala Yousafzai became a symbol of hope for females in under developed and third-world countries. As an advocate for equal education she was shot in the head by the Taliban (an extremist group/terrorists), yet she miraculously survived and quickly became headline news. In the speech she gave at the UN’s education conference, Malala used her experiences to advocate for an education first policy. All while spreading messages of peace and harmony--she compels her