Malala The Powerful Summary

The article “Malala the Powerful” by Kristin Lewis, defined a girl named Malala a Pakistani girl who stood up for her right to let girls go to school during the war. Malala was standing up for her right when she was shot in the head during the Pakistani war. She and her dad were very courageous in their actions.With Malala doing so the word was spread of the Taliban. Notes were passed under her door saying and warning her of death. October 9, 2012 was when the Taliban shot her and 2 of her friends on a bus, luckily Malala and her 2 friends survived. Throughout the time Malala took very courageous acts as well as facing some very hard and scary challenges. Malala is one out of trillions who would stand up to such a powerful force, the Taliban, without her some girls wouldn’t be able to go to school this very year.

Millions of refugees were evacuated south during the war. The author stated “Starting in 2007, the Taliban began seizing control of swat. “When the Pakistani army tried to stop them, the Taliban responded with tremendous violence.” (6) In the text it says “The Taliban are not part of Pakistan's government, but their forces are powerful.”(6) In my words the text says. Across the region hundreds of schools were being bombed by the Taliban. (7) According to the text. “During the day, she frequently walked by corps of men and women executed by the Taliban left on the street as a warning to those who would dare to defy