In the second section of the autobiography, I Am Malala the author, Malala Yousafzai, describes her life beginning when she was 10 years old and her emotions when the Taliban entered her home village. When the Taliban first came to Swat Malala and her best friend, Moniba, were reading the Twilight books viewed them as vampires as armed groups emerged into their home. At the time, Pakistan was facing some problems with their government and leaders. The Taliban’s leader was Maulana Fazlullah, who founded TNSM, started an illegal radio station, and eventually married his daughter (gross). His radio station helped start his movement because most people in the valley were too poor to own a television or were illiterate. In the beginning, Fazlullah was viewed as sensible and gained respect toward the citizens, but soon he used his position to express his beliefs in the …show more content…
Malala then continues to describe her father’s views on the Taliban as they sent him threats and terrorized him for opening a school that taught girls. They believed women were objects rather than people and convinced several women to become martyrs as suicide bombers. “When someone takes away your pens you realize quite how important your education is.” (page 134) After the Taliban started to bomb schools for girls, her classmates became scared and many dropped out, but Malala and her father impacted the school by giving speeches and encouraging his students to stand up to the Taliban. She knows the value of her education and will not willingly let anyone take it from her or anyone else. Eventually, Malala becomes a target from the Taliban because of her protests. However, she does not take
The journey of Malala’s life has been fighting to get education for young girls of Pakistan. Malala wants to show everyone how valuable girls are and that they don’t need to be hidden away from the public, “My mother always told me,’hide your face, people are looking at you.’ I would reply, ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them’” (Yousafzai 43). Malala will no longer stand for
In the book, I am Malala, by Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai, most people cowered when the Taliban made a name for themselves, however; Malala was not one to give into the odds. Malala stood up for her beliefs with tremendous courage and honor. Although the memoir, I am Malala, is primarily a story of the importance of education, it is also a story that teaches us to triumph in the face of adversity. When Malala says, “I am a patriot and I love my country”, she shows her deep love for her country Pakistan. Next, she says, “And for that I would gladly sacrifice all.” This means that she will do anything in her power to protect her country. As a whole, anywhere in the memoir Malala goes the extra mile to get women their education. She sacrifices
In 1997, the Taliban made a law banning girls from ages 8 and up from going to school and forced all girl’s learning facilities to be shut down, according to Explora. Some girls still tried to go to school regardless of the Taliban and one of those girls is Malala Yousafzai. Her family did not hide their feelings toward the ban of girls in school to the public, when Malala was twelve she began blogging for the British Broadcasting Corporation about what life was like under the Taliban rule anonymously, and she also campaigned publicly for girls education rights, this enraged the Taliban. As a result, On October 9, 2012 when Malala was riding home from school, her bus was stopped by 2 Taliban members and they fired 3 shots at Malala, thankfully none of them killed her but she was seriously injured by this, as declared by NobelPrize.com. Furthermore, this is not the only harsh rule of the Taliban to women. Women were forced to wear a head-to-toe covering known as a burka, they were not allowed to leave the house without a male, and they made it a rule to publicly stone women who were convicted of adultery, as stated in The Other Side of the Sky, by Farah Ahmedi. Arguably, you can see their was a definite bias in sexes in the Taliban that is very unfair to women
First, Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani civil rights activist fighting for equal education in her country. Both Malala and her father, who ran a school close to their house, were threatened by the Taliban to stop allowing girls to go to the school and stop speaking outright about equal rights. However, Malala was already an advocate for girls education, writing on a BBC blog under a pseudonym, and neither her nor her father would back down. As a result, the Taliban attacked Malala’s bus one day as she was going to school, singling her out, the terrorists shot her three times and injured some of her friends. Although she
Malala started her heroic journey when she started blogging under a pen name “Gul Makai” how life is with the Taliban for the BBC. She knew that by doing this she was taking a risk, but for her, the risk was worth it if she could get girls to have an education. She was able to go back to school when
With malala’s country being against “free rights”(for women mostly), and our country being freedom of rights, and the bill of rights, we can be told by malala of what some individuals in her country think of Americans. “...he said it was a ploy by Western countries to harm Muslim children” (Yousafzai, pg.44). With the mentioning of the radio broadcast from this, “Radio Fazlullah”, he conveys the Taliban’s true ideals of Americans and our intentions. With that in malala’s documentary by … tells the life of malala in video and gets live action of herself and her life. In the quote,”...” malala tells the life and of her running to england in order to survive from the taliban and find a better educations. With her comparing western cultures and her culture the reader can be described her difference in her culture and her religion. Therefore contrasting our two societies and comparing the differences of the
A Taliban leader said that if girls did not stop going to school within a month, there would be repercussions. Instead of capitulating, this proclamation only made Yousafzai more passionate and courageous. She continued to attend school, despite the numerous threats and causes for fear. As an education activist, she was in more danger than most of her classmates, so it was not safe for her to walk anywhere, instead she had to take a car or bus. One day, while aboard a school bus with her classmates and friends, two men entered asking which girl was named Malala. The other girls looked at Yousafzai which unintentionally gave away her location. The men shot 15 year old Yousafzai in a defining moment in history. This not only had consequences for her and her family, but it also had consequences for the citizens of Pakistan and people living around the world. This was a turning point because people began to realize that the Taliban would target anyone with opposing views, even teenage girls.
The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan- Malalai of Maiwand who inspired the Afghan people, who were losing hope, to spur the army to victory against the British/Indian forces. Malala describes life in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan. She outlines the Indian- Pakistan revolution and the shift of the Pashtun people into the Swat Valley. Malala’s father grew up in Shahpur but struggled to get his education in the town where he met Malala’s mother. They married and his dream of building a school, Khushal Public School, became reality when they moved into Mingora.
Throughout the book, Malala mentions the conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban, a powerful, violent Muslim group based in Afghanistan and Pakistan. After the 9/11 attacks, advertised propaganda, displaying Osama bin Laden as a hero filled the bazaars where Malala lived, and many religiously devoted Muslims agreed with the idea. The attack not only provided a division between the Muslim community, but the Christian centric Western World and Islamic nations as well. The terrorist attacks on September 9, 2001, triggered extremist Islamic groups, like the Taliban, to take control of the Middle East and bestow absolute Islamic rule. In addition to this, very religious Pashtuns, a major tribe in the Swat Valley, were angry for the removal of the Taliban and invasion of Afghanistan, so this type of power gained support. Consequently, extreme Muslims influenced this government and prohibited all Western-styled objects or ideals. “They harassed men wearing Western-style shirts and trousers instead of the traditional shalwar kamiz and insisted women cover their heads… they wanted to remove all traces of womankind from public life.” Abstaining from Western and/or Christian ideals in order to advance political power for the Taliban, killed thousands of ordinary people and police, kept women in purdah, closed businesses, banned education from women and
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.
Malala Yousafzai released her memoir, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban in 2013, recounting her struggles as a schoolgirl oppressed by the Taliban while living in Pakistan. For those who may not be familiar with her story, Malala became an undercover correspondent for BBC at the age of 12, writing about her thoughts on the ongoing war and how the Taliban was frightfully forcing the girls in ...
While they were fighting back for what they believe in, they suffer the consequences. For example, Malala and the girls in her town had a thirst for knowledge and education which inspired big dreams. But as the Taliban spread and terrorism took over, those dreams shattered, schools were destroyed and education became a crime. Although others were disappointed but sat back and accepted reality, Malala chose to stand and fight. She claimed that, “[she] had two options. One was two remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. [She] chose the second one” (Yousafzai). By doing so, she put a target on her back, however, that only pushed her to do more. Through her determination, she spoke out to her town and to her country, but eventually her actions caught up to her and she was shot it the head and shoulder. Malala was only fighting against the
“I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai is a beautiful and hard breaking book at the same time. This book is an autobiography that describes the author childhood and her support on the right for girls to have an education. Through this autobiography, Malala describes the restrictions that are imposed on females in her country. There are many that believe that woman of Pakistan should not be educated in the other hands there are a few that oppose this idea. Malala’s support on education for girls almost cost her life, since she was shot by the Taliban. From a multicultural perspective Malala’s story touches on topics such; culture shock, discrimination within your own culture, oppression, religion, family and woman’s right. Despite the opposition
Malala Yousafzai give a speech at the United Nations. The terrorist attack make her strong person although she is young. She did not give a speech for revenge, however, she finds that talking about the importance of receiving education for all people at the time of shot. Further, Malala has a pure heart so she can’t hate Taliban. She has learned to be peaceful to all people from Muhammad-the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. And that what the religions asks people to be. She also talked about the importance of receiving education, and how educated people are stronger than uneducated people. That is the cause why Taliban against education. Malala pointed that peace and education are related to each other. Moreover, she presented that women and girls should be encouraged to receive education therefore they are the most individuals who suffering from inequality to be educated.
She is passionate about her education and cares about her school. Malala disagrees with Taliban decisions, and stands strongly against their changes. All in all, she believes that school is the most important path that we can possibly take in our lives. For example, Malala states, “Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons." This demonstrates that Malala believes in the education for girls, and will do anything to keep it. She knows the possibilities of getting hurt, but she wants to be the fearless hero that everyone looks up to. Malala shows how brave she is by risking her life, and proceeds to live a life with risks. For example, Malala powerfully states, “I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid — if you are afraid, you can't move forward.” Even after Malala nearly died, she believes that life has no meaning without fighting for what is truly right. Overall, Malala never hides her feelings away, but proudly shares them with the whole