Research Paper On Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai “I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to the market. 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. Malala’s childhood was often complicated, but she still rose above those who tried to bring her down. She was born July 12, 1997 in Mingora, a town in the Swat District of North-West Pakistan. She lives with her mother, two brothers, and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai. In Pakistan most people are

Islam is a major religion with more than one billion practicing Muslims. There are two major sects of Islam: Sunni and Shi’ite. Shiites believe the Prophet Mohammed should have been succeeded by his son-in-law, Imam Ali, and leadership of the Muslim world should pass through the prophet’s descendants. Sunnis don’t believe the leadership of the Muslim world should necessarily pass through hereditary succession. Sunnis although outnumber Shiites 9 to 1. Also Sunnis cross their arms and pray 5 times daily. While Shiites pray with their arms at their sides and they condense five prayers into three sessions. Malala’s family are Sunni Muslim. Muslims worship one god or Allah directly. There are five pillars in the Islam religion: belief, worship, fasting, almsgiving, and pilgrimage. While Malala was growing up her father was a known activist. He out spoke against the Taliban's wishes to restrict education and to stop girls from going to school. He also runs Khushal school and Malala attended school there until she was 15. She had to move to Birmingham, England, where she attends Edgbaston High School for Girls after she was shot. Malala shared her father's love of learning and she loved going to school. In 2009 she