Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12th, 1997. Ziauddin, her father had always advocated education and instilled the importance of education into his daughter. Following in her father's footsteps of promoting education, to fend off the Taliban's attacking girls' schools, Malala gave voiced her experiences living under threats denying her education through speeches and blogs. Initially, she spoke out under a false identity, under the name "Gul Makai" but later that year, her name was revealed as the BBC blogger. Resulting from her speeches of ensuring the rights of all women and children to receive proper education, she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize in 2011 and was awarded the Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize that same year.
Recovering from an attempted assassination, resulting in gunshot wounds to the head and neck, Malala Yousafzai’s fearless story of preserving children and women’s rights spread like
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As she’s surrounded by determined security and doctors working together to save her life, the Taliban continue to shut down over 200 schools. With the Taliban growing stronger their threats expand from women to government judges. As months pass after the shooting, suspects were arrested though their whereabouts are still unclear. As Malala’s body recovers within five months of the shooting she once again defies the Taliban. Returning to her daily life after a gruesome attack, she publishes an autobiography, “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. Hearing of Malala, celebrity star Angelina Jolie initiates a campaign “I Am Malala” spreading awareness of Malala’s injustice around the world. The campaign emphasizes the gift of receiving education and that as many overlook these privileges there are children around the world targeted for such simple
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
The man who raised her for 19 years name was Ziauddin Yousafzai who was a diplomat which is an official who represents a country abroad. “Malala shared her fathers passion for learning and loved going to school,”(Malala.2). Her dad also raised her and her two brothers. Malala was an advocate for girls education since the taliban refused to allow her to go to school she fought for her rights and others. “In early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban's threats to deny her an education. In order to hide her identity, she used the name Gul Makai,”(“Nobelprize” 5). Malala’s identity was eventually figured out and she
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
Yousafzai, Malala, and Christina Lamb. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. New York: Little, Brown and, 2013. Print.
Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was a very influential person in the village and a great role model as Malala grew up. He participated in Anti-Taliban organizations and constantly preached for peace, educational rights and for the image of all Muslims as terrorists to be wiped away from the international community.... ... middle of paper ... ...
When Malala was 15-years old (2012) she was riding a bus home from her school when a member of the Taliban, masked, boarded the bus. After demanding for the identity of Malala, he shot her in the neck. After three months of intensive surgeries and face reconstruction, Malala was released from the hospital she occupied in the United Kingdom. Since then, Malala has been awarded multiple honors and awards for her inspirational actions including the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala’s independence as a women and an education activist has opened the eyes of unknowing people globally. On November 11, 2013, Malala visited the United Nations conference in New York and said, “Let us pick up our books and our pens...They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” (Yousafzai 310). I am Malala’s theme of independence is shown through all of Malala’s actions and continues to impress all,
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 ...
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. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997. She lived in Swat Valley in Mingora, Pakistan. (http://www.biography.com)
“I dream of a country where education would prevail” (Malala Yousafzai). Education around the world has begun to be overlooked more and more each year; women’s education especially. Fighting to learn is one of the many problems women face each day, additionally it does not help when the opportunity to be educated is not given to over 6 million teenage girls alone. The women that are confident enough to stand up and fight for schooling are usually respected. Being one of the very few people in Pakistan who fought for better teachings, Malala is now well respected in many countries. Malala Yousafzai (Yoo-saff-zay) was shot by the Taliban in 2012; after a long recovery, she miraculously advocates for education around the world.
Malala Yousafzai has made many claims for what she believes in. Those without a voice need to be heard. The taliban cannot quiet her. Nonviolence is one of the World’s greatest traditions. Education is one of the most important human rights. Yousafzai is able to support these claims with the way she speaks. She is splendid at using rhetoric, persuasive language with techniques like figures of speech. Malala Yousafzai uses repetition, pathos, and ethos to support her claims.
In the documentary ‘Girl Shot in the head by the Taliban speaks at UN: Malala Yousafazi’ Malala now hold the Noble Peace Prize. Her recovery amazed many people. She was determined to get and education herself but everyone needs an education not just men. Her speech was so influenced so many people.
In the fall of 2012, a young Pakistani female was shot in the head by the Taliban while riding the bus home from school, but being shot was only one of the trails Malala Yousafzai was to overcome. Malala’s injuries were too great to be dealt with in hospitals in Pakistan; thus, she was transferred to England to undergo surgery. While in England Malala’s story became so popular that the United Nations heard of how she was shot and as a result, she had become an advocate for education; therefore, on July of 2013, at the age of sixteen, Malala, was invited to speak about her experience at the United Nation’s headquarters in New York. Her speech was intended to inform people of an epidemic that has invaded not only the Middle East but also
“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
July 12nd 2013. Malala celebrated her 16th birthday. It was the day her first major speech held at the U.N after Taliban’s attempt to assassinate her for promoting education for females.
Being shot in the head by Taliban did not stop Malala for advocating for the right to education of children. Through her heroic exploits, she received a Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2014. This speech was delivered by her during the award ceremony. The speech constitutes everything that Malala stands for. She perfectly provided her background, motivation, and work, along with being grateful towards everyone involved with her in the speech. As an avid speaker, she has also used some rhetorical tactics to capture the attention of her listeners and make sure her point gets through everyone’s mind.