Reflection Of I Am Malala

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Before reading I am Malala, I did not have much knowledge on Muslim’s or what it is like to live in the Middle East. I had the common knowledge that Muslims believe Muhammad was a prophet to guide humanity, they follow their sacred book called the Quran, they wear turbans, and I thought that Muslims don’t believe in God. . I did not know that education was being restricted from women and the Taliban is taking control over the government.
I had always thought that Muslims worshiped a different God than Christians. I was never taught about Islamic beliefs so media and the internet is where I got my information. Media portrayed Muslims as angry, terrorists, and they don’t believe in Jesus or any other prophets. I thought that their God was Mohammed.
Other than Muslims being terrorists and believing in Mohammed, I had no further knowledge of the group. I had no idea that Islam and the Taliban suppress women. I did not know that women had to have an escort to walk around, were denied access to education, and are required to dress a certain way until I read I am Malala. …show more content…

Malala is soft-spoken, passionate, and devoted to her strugggles. For example, most of us would want revenge, on the man who shot us or on the Taliban, but Malala says, “I do not even hate the Taliban who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him…I don’t want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.” From an extremely young age, Malala has been devoted to education and equality for females. Malala has been called the bravest girl in the world because she kept going to school despite the death threats that were projected at her family and she refused to stop her blog about life under the Taliban that she established for the British Broadcasting

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