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    Malala Research Paper

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    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

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    This portion will compare two cultures from an emic perspective. I will examine similarities and differences within the two cultures as an insider, solely based on my personal experiences and scholarly research. I will express cultural relativism throughout this portion of the paper and will refrain from using opinionated or judgmental language. Prior to learning about these cultures I had preconceived thoughts about these cultures with little to no knowledge, not only from an etic perspective, but

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    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

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    ” A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by Khaled Hosseini, is a story that is set place in modern-day Afghanistan. It is one depicting the lives of two particular women who live under the control of a persecuting husband and the infamous rule of the Taliban. And through these two women (Laila and Mariam), Hosseini creates a mind-blowing, awe-inspiring adventure of regret, despair, tragedy, and more importantly, redemption. The book begins with separate perspectives of each woman, and how they consequently

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    Who Is Malala Yousfzai?

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    valley. For the first few years her life, in her town still is popular for tourist spot that was known for its summer festival however. The area changed once the Taliban tried to take control. (Kettler 2016). Issues Malala attended a school that her Dad, Ziauddin Yousafzai, had founded. After the Taliban Started attacking girls' schools

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    I Am Malala Yousafzai

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    “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” This statement from the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai indicates the issue that women all over the globe have faced injustice. They have been taken for granted, limited to certain extents, or sometimes have taken their own rights for granted--which causes the lack of prosperity. People in some lands take for granted having an education while others are striving to get one. However, Malala Yousafzai stands up and speaks for women's

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    Malala Yousafzai

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    millions of peoples around the works to their perspective of education but without her motivation of her parents, she would not achieve her goal. Malala believed every girl deserved an education and she would not let the Taliban stop her from destroying everyone's education. The Taliban was a strong army but Malala believed the words that came out her mouth were stronger. The motivation Malala received was mainly from her parents. As she announces,“ I thank my father from not letting me down and letting

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    achieving this goal. The Taliban proceeded with horrible acts such as public execution. There were many strict rules set forth by the Taliban that were not fair for women. Most of the women restrictions that were set fourth were primarily applied during the rule of the Taliban. The restrictions set on women that were discussed earlier were mainly created by the Taliban. Girls were not allowed to attend school and receive an education while the boys could. Other bans during the Taliban ruling included no

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    one of the hard obstacles that she went through was getting shot by the Taliban because they didn’t want women to have education, and I also thought that one of the hard challenges that she went through was trying to start improving education for girls and opening a school for girls ages 14 through 18 so they could have a good education.I also think that the last obstacles the she went through was getting threatened by the Taliban because they thought that women shouldn’t have a education or women should

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    The war in Afghanistan has a complex history that goes back decades before the start of the fighting. The conflict started in 1978 when the Peoples Party came to power in Afghanistan, they ruled over the people with an iron fist. The Mujahideen stood up to the government and the Sour Revolution began. When the Soviet Union entered into Afghanistan to support the government we became afraid that communism would take over the country, and we sent supplies to the Mujahideen to aid them in their fight

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