“I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back”,Malala Yousafzai. Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan in 1997. She embodies and embraces life and is grateful for her opportunities. Malala is discriminated against, simply for being a woman and she has devoted her life to changing people's outlooks on female education. Her goal is to get every child educated. Malala shows that the human spirit can triumph over adversity. She has taught us not to take anything for granted, that forgiveness is the most important lesson, and that appreciation is the key to success.
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Some would say that Malala Yousafzai is a nuisance. They believe that she violates the values of her religion, Islam, however other disagree. Others, convey that Malala is a national heroine who sticks up for those who lack a voice. Malala is fighting for education, something most people take for granted. Her journey started when her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, opened a school she attended and together they spoke out about women’s rights and rights to education. Together Malala and her family got hate letters and eventually death threats from the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan. Malala and her family ignored the threat because they were sure they would not harm a child. However, on October 9, 2012 Malala was riding home from school when a man boarded her school bus and shot her in the side of the head, where the bullet slid down her neck. Malala was in critical condition for the next few days and when she was well enough she was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England to receive further care. As Biography.com described, “Though she would require multiple surgeries—including repair of a facial nerve to fix the paralyzed left side of her face—she had suffered no major …show more content…
Education is undervalued and unappreciated and for that reason, not every child can have it. Malala Yousafzai has started the Malala petition that will recommit the United Nations to the Millennium Development, which will ensure the fight for education. According to biography.com a Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said: “She is (the) pride of Pakistan, she has made her countrymen proud. Her achievement is unparalleled and unequaled. Girls and boys of the world should take lead from her struggle and commitment." U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described her as "a brave and gentle advocate of peace who through the simple act of going to school became a global teacher.”Recently, Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace prize inspiring more and more to never give up. She demonstrates that the human spirit can triumph over adversity and that appreciation is the key to
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
Malala was born July 12th, 1997 in one of the most women discriminated places, Mingora, Pakistan. “She was named Malala, which means ‘grief stricken’ after a famous female Pashtun poet and warrior from Afghanistan,”(“biography”, 3). When Malala was 10, the Taliban rapidly changed
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.
Malala, an ordinary girl from a rural society, just like any other girl from a conservative background had lived her life in the peaceful valley of Swat until January 12, 2012 when the roars of the guns pushed Swat into the abyss of darkness and wretchedness. The vicious roars of the canons of Taliban carved out the voice of Malala who not only had the courage
Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. It is the very same “legacy of change” that Nelson Mandela used that inspires what Malala Yousafzai does today. At the age of 15, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for girls’ education. Since this appalling incident, Malala has gone on to be the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, start the “Malala Fund”, that funds education in developing countries, and is currently the figure of women’s rights. Malala has been constantly speaking, advocating and helping women and children acquire the rights they deserve. In her powerful speech to the U.N, she opened the world’s eyes to the truth about education
Imagine a world with no education. It is hard not to imagine a society where no knowledge, no future, or no life. If the world had no education; how will we build our sources? How will life know what is right and what is wrong? How would society know about the stages of life from past, present, and future? Just think how empty the world would be without education. Malala Yousafzai, an activist of woman and children's right of education known for her courageous acts to improve education globally. Malala Yousafzai has positively benefitted modern society by speaking up for her rights of education and by inspiring others to join her to create equality for all.
Being shot in the face and seriously injured, did not stop Malala Yousafzai from pursuing her dreams. She did not morally agree with her government’s treatment of women, so she fought for her beliefs. Malala grew up in a rural village in Pakistan and was forced to follow customs she did not believe in. Swat Valley changed to a strictly ruled village with discrimination towards women. Malala created awareness around the world of the situation and stood up for her rights to education. Through Malala Yousafzai’s painful experience with growing up in a dangerous part of Pakistan, she created awareness in hope to regain the rights to educational opportunities for women.
As a child, she was already an advocate for girls’ education through her blog and her speeches, which made the Taliban, target her, sending her death threat and it lead to the shooting. Like a miracle, she survived and, nowadays, she continues her campaign that prones the importance of education. The simple fact that she chose not to abandon her rights and still went to school is worthy of respect. The book “I am Malala” shows to the world how she fought with courage for her rights and the right of all women to an education. Malala says: “ My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see the education of every
Malala Yousafzai is seen as an example of the youth being determined with positive motives to achieve her goal. She was focused in spreading her ideas and thoughts on education to all, especially girls. Yousafzai’s actions and beliefs were shown to many like her, which convinced many to fight for their right to learn. Her struggle for educational equality has been known and heard around the world and in doing so, she has become an international symbol of peaceful protest. Yousafzai’s effort to convey her audience to listen to her message was superb because her proficient use of rhetorical devices such as pathos, ethos, imagery and diction lured her audience to see the meaning of her efforts to help educational problems in society.
Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani girl who is an education activist. Education is the most important thing adults can offer children. One day the children of this generation are going to be the teachers, doctors, and politicians. Children everywhere should receive the benefit of being educated. In the compelling novel I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, she opens the minds of others about about the importance of education within all cultures. The historical background is admissible, and the professional reviews clarify all the importance and power this book holds.
On October 9, 2012 Malala was on a bus going home from school when multiple armed gunmen entered her bus. One said “Who is Malala”. Then single bullet hit Malala in the head near her left eye. Then two of her friends were struck in
I have the right to speak up.” - Malala Yousafzai. Malala is someone who believes every child, specifically girls, has the right to education. Even after she got shot because she spoke out for education she still continued to do so. Malala Yousafzai is an amazing education activist, and has changed the world in many ways.
Since she was 11 years old, Malala has been writing a blog on the Urdu BBC website to show her hope and determination to become a doctor in spite of her fear against the Taliban. Her story of courageous actions created a big sensation in the public(weird grammar). From then on, she is referred to as a symbol of courage and inspiration for all young women, who want to relish the chance to go to school.
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world,” said Malala Yousafzai. One girl can change the world, too. Going home from school on a bus, 15 year old Malala Yousafzai was having a typical day on October 9, 2012. Suddenly, her bus was stopped by two members of the Taliban. They asked about her by name.
Malala Yousafzai, a women's right activist and one of the bravest women in the world. Malala is a hero that stood up for what she believed, that all women should have equal education. She sacrificed her life when she was shot in the head by a Taliban just to get her point across. ¨I am only talking about education, women's rights and peace. I want poverty to end in tomorrow´s Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school,¨ said Malala Yousafzai. She's an amazement because she wanted to modify the world by making women have equal education and rights. Malala also wanted to end penury in Pakistan for a better life with good economy. On October 9th, 2012, Malala was shot in her school bus for speaking out that women should be equal in education as men. Even though she almost risked her life,