Malala's Death Threats

The article , “Malala the Powerful”, By Kristin Lewis, describes a girl who got hurt for what she stood up to in the world, so her and other went through lots of courage and challenges. That are still happening in this world today. But a lot of what she and others went through is still going on today in Taliban. Malala was a girl who fought for others girls to be in school that affect the world because if the taliban knew the would kill them or hurt them are something like that. when the Taliban came around and stroll the streets she still went to school, but she hid herself and the other children as well. As she was getting on a bus one, day two men walked up and asked for Malala and she got up they shot her. She recovered,

Malala Yousafzai, born on July 12, 1997, grew up to become an advocate for girls’ education. She believed that girls demanded the right to be allowed to receive an education and with that she received a death threat from a Taliban. On October 9, 2012, Malala was traveling home from school and she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. She was left in critical condition but she miraculously survived. After her recovery, she continued to be an advocate for women’s education and gave a speech at the United Kingdom. In October 2014, Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest person to receive this award. In her speech, Malala uses many rhetorical strategies to get her message published. Some of the strategies include: apostrophe, anaphora, oxymoron, hyperbole, and antithesis.

In the article, Malala the Powerful by Kristen Lewis, she described how Malala and other people ruled by the Taliban around 2007, had to follow many harsh rules ordered from the Taliban. Many people perished because of not following the religious rules. Malala stood up to the Taliban while they ruled. She did not listen to the Taliban when they said that school was banned. She courageously stood up to the Taliban but yet still got shot. She crazily survived the shooting and is still alive and going to college today. Though the Taliban created huge challenges for Malala, she survived because she stood up to the Taliban with her great courage, and is getting a better education today.

The article, “Malala the Powerful” by Kristin Lewis, describes the roughness of Malala, a Jewish girl, who like many girl Jews, crumbled in the hands of Taliban. Malala was alive when the Taliban took over Pakistan. She and many other girl jews were kicked out of school and forced to follow all these stitched rules. In 2009, Malala took action and started a blog. She talked on T.V shows about how hard life was like and was standing up to the Taliban. In 2010, the Taliban shot Malala in the face but she and many other Jews still survived. Though she lived in rough and tough challenges, Malala show lots of courage trying to stand up to the Taliban and their powerful government.

The article, “Malala The Powerful”, by Kristen Lewis, describes the hardships of Malala Yousafzai, and her family, who like many other people, stood up to the Taliban and worked hard against them. Malala Yousafzai lived and still lives during the Taliban war. She and her family managed to fight against the Taliban, by going to school when she wasn't supposed to and becoming a blogger that was against the Taliban. On October 9th of 2012, the taliban went after Malala and attempted to assassinate her, for Malala, she held onto life, and she came through and survived. Though she was shot Malala, lived through unspeakable and unimaginable challenges, Malala, her family and their friends showed a tremendous amount of courage trying to take down the Taliban in blogging, protesting and just going to school.

I also said something about her overcoming many obstacles. Malala overcame many obstacles that were very tough to overcome. She was targeted at a young age by the Taliban. This is so because at the young age of 11 she started to speak out on women’s rights. [From BBC News interview with Malala] She also has to watch her back because the Taliban is still after her. {According to ABC news interview} The biggest reason why she has to watch her is because on October 9, 2012 when she was riding the bus back home, two men stopped and climbed aboard the bus, then they asked, “Who is Malala Yousafzai”. Then she showed her head a bit and the man took a shot and hit her. Malala was very luck to survive that shot thanks to a British doctor who was visiting. Malala is alive and well today, but the left side of her face is paralyzed. She also goes under a code name called Gul Maki. {From BBC’s interview with

Kristen Lewis’ article, “Malala the Powerful” was about how a girl as shot in the head by the terrorist group, the Taliban because she was using her voice to stand up and say everyone deserves an education, especially girls. In Pakistan, the religion is strict therefore the Taliban decided to control the government, that made life for women and girls brutal. The Taliban ordered that girls were not allowed to attend school. Malala completely disagreed so she used her voice on the internet incognito to bring awareness about what was happening. The Taliban was out of control, Malala’s family was forced to move South. With all the commotion she revealed her identity, making her well known world wide. Once news broke on who she was, the Taliban

In 2012, she was shot in the head at point-blank range by a Taliban member because of her views on education. Malala miraculously survived after having countless surgical procedures, and she continues to be an activist for equality in education. Malala’s story is similar to what the girls in the other villages in Pakistan would face for standing up for equality in schools. Malala has become a “global figurehead ” for “the right of every child to go to school” (Goldsmith 7). Malala’s bravery and refusal to relent has helped many others find the courage to stand up for the rights they deserve just like she did.

Malala she was persistent and did not stop because terrorists threatened her. In addition Malala knew the consequences that would follow if she continued to speak about Girl’s education. At age 11, Malala wrote “what was happening in her homeland, Malala began to write about her experiences, producing a blog for the BBC’s Urdu-language service”(Bush). Malala is very amazed and how she is willing to stand up for what she believes is right. Most people would be very worried for their lives and would not want to stand up against the terrorists. Furthermore Malala after being targeted by terrorists.Malala stilled continued to talk about women rights and school for girls. Malala was on a bus and a terrorist came in and shot her. “Malala was shot because “for the past three years she has spoken

Malala Yousafzai is well known for her acts towards Women’s Rights due to the factors caused by the Taliban people. Malala (Biographyonline, Malala) was a regular Pakistan school girl when the Taliban started enforcing rules and restrictions against women. Women were no longer allowed to listen to music, receive education, or go shopping. If they did, they’d be punished by the Taliban. Malala loved school and refused to cower in fear like the rest of her classmates and community. Malala formed a secret blog with BBC expressing her feelings about how unfair women were being treated. Malala was then targeted by the Taliban and shot in the head. Malala suffered a coma, but

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.

October ninth, two-thousand twelve, fifteen year old Malala Yousafzai boarded a school bus which would take her and other students home from school. The school bus was stopped by two members of the Pakistani Taliban. One went to the front of the bus to interrogate the bus driver. The second man entered the passenger part of the bus, called for Malala by name and fired three times. One of the bullets hit Malala at point blank near her left eye, traveled down into her shoulder and became lodged.

Malala Yousafzai gives specific facts and reliable pictures to help convince the readers of her life story at the age of 14 and 15. By using logos, she talks about the Taliban and what it is starting to do. First she states that there is a radio station where a leader talks about demands men and mostly women should do and wear. Malala gives the names of students, family members, and leaders to show that they are reliable and actual people involved in the act of the Taliban and the shooting. “She told me her name was Rehanah and that she was the Muslim chaplain… she began to pray in Urdu… Instantly I felt calm.” (134) Shown by this, she also gives names of hospitals and doctors involved in her hospital stays.

After the accident, she didn’t suffer any major brain damage. In March 2013, she attended school in Birmingham. The shooting led to a lot of support for Malala. She used that as motivation to give a moving speech on her birthday, and release her first book, “I AM Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban.” Malala is still considered a target to the Taliban today.

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.