In the book, I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb tell the story of Malala’s life and her shooting. Malala, a young girl living in Swat Valley, Pakistan, stood up for her and other young girl’s right to education and she was shot by a member of the Taliban because of it. Malala was born on July 12th, 1997, into a poor, but very loving and kind family. Her father was Ziauddin Yousafzai and her mother was Tor Pekai Yousafzai. For most Pashtuns, having a daughter is not a very good thing
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
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
Education and Changed the World is the remarkable tale of a young woman fighting for education, and uprooted by global terrorism. Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 to a Pashtun family in Swat Valley, Pakistan. Malala valued her education from a very young age, and succeeded in school. When the Taliban took control of Swat Valley Malala refused to be silenced. She fought for her right to an education, and as a result of her actions on Tuesday October 9, 2012 Malala was shot at only fifteen years old.
regular day in Pakistan, and Malala Yousafzai was riding home on a school bus with two of her friends. Her friends faces were covered in the regular wear, while Malala’s face was not covered at all. The bus was boarded by two Taliban gunman. “Who is Malala?” they asked. A girl sitting in front of Malala looked back at her. The men shot Malala Yousafzai in the head. But that wouldn’t stop Malala, she was going to keep fighting for what she believed in. Malala was flown from Pakistan to Queen Elizabeth
took over Pakistan and Afghanistan. Malala was alive when the Taliban, a very deadly terrorist group, took control of Swat in 2007. Malala was 15 when this started. The Taliban made many rules enforcing the way women and girls lived. Malala lived through many challenges, but showed incredible courage towed the Taliban by speaking out about what she believes is right. The Taliban started to take control over Swat in 2007. Although the Taliban are not a part of the government of Pakistan, they do
the internet to show the rest of the world the struggles she and many others of her homeland had to deal with. Malala inspired many people around the world to do the same and raise their voice. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in the Swat District of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. She was born into a Sunni Muslim family of the Pashtun ethnicity. Her first name, Malala, means “grief-stricken” and she was named after Malalai of Maiwand, a famous Pashtun warrior
Women have always been treated inhumanely and disrespected from the beginning of time. Their rights are not of equal value as their male counterparts. Through the stories of these victims we get to see their suffering and how their inner strength was far stronger than their prosecutors. Anisa Memari, an Iranian woman, was a victim of religious persecution. In Iran, the Baha’i religion is not accepted or protected under the Islamic constitution and the people of this religion are not given the same
limitations due to gender, there will be those that comply while there are people like Malala Yousafzai who will not stand aside any longer. Within the novel, I am Malala; the author shares the experiences that inevitably led her to become the Robin Hood of Swat Valley at a time of extreme injustice towards innocent people. The incessant acts of terrorism by the Taliban and the silence of the political leaders in the Pakistani government while the citizens suffer could no longer be ignored. This series of
a Pakistani girl who loved to go to school. She is known around the world for her activism rights for education and for women, as well as the Taliban assassination attempt. Malala Yousafzai was born in a town called Mingora, from the Swat Valley District in Pakistan. She lives with her father, mother, and two younger brothers. Her father was school owner, that ran a chain of schools called the Kushal Public Schools. Malala was educated there. Her father was known as the school owner and also an educational
corner of the world," Malala Yousafzai was born in Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan in July 1997. (“Malala Yousafzai Biography” 1) She is now 17 years old. Malala was shot in the head for campaigning for girl’s educational rights in Pakistan. After she got shot, her dream expanded to every child to have a right go to school. How does Malala stand for children’s rights? She created funds, continued to go to school, and raised awareness. Pakistan is located in southern Asia on the Indian subcontinent
Malala Yousafzei was born on July 12, 1997, in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtukhwa Province, Pakistan. As a young Pakistani girl, she was not allowed to go to school by orders of the Taliban. However, growing up with a principal for a father, the brave young girl was still motivated to get her education. Thus, her family continued to secretly transport her to a school near their home. In 2009, when she was just 11 years old, Malala wrote an anonymous BBC diary about life and education under the Taliban
UN Refugee Agency, IDPs stay within their own country and remain under the protection of its government. Though she was still in Pakistan, she was far from home. After she returned to home, to the Swat Valley, Malala went back to communicating her belief about the right to go to school through online resources. As time passed, Malala and her father rose up in Pakistan and were known for their efforts to make education accessible to Pakistani girls. Malala became recognized by large organizations
Little, Brown and Company in New York on October 8th, 2013. This memoir showcases different parts of the world that refuse for females to gain an education. Malala mainly draws attention towards the educational issue in her own country of Pakistan and the valley of Swat during modern day, but occasionally refers to its history. The geographical issue of countries denying girls of an education is derived from the country’s cultural, social, and religious beliefs; these beliefs will dictate if they allow
Malala Yousafzai is a fifteen-year-old girl from Swat Valley in Pakistan. She was named after a Pashtun heroine, Malalai of Maiwand, who was fired down in battle after using her words and bravery to inspire her people to fight against the British in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. She and her family lived in Mingora, the largest and only city in Swat. When Malala was born, her family was poor, living off the small amount of money made from the school her father had started. Malala always liked learning
also reached her homeland of Pakistan. “[She] has provided funds for books, uniforms, and supplies.” (He Named Me Malala, 17) In 2014, massive flooding had destroyed towns and left many schools in shambles and the Malala Fund had gone to work by buying new supplies for schools in order to ensure that children can continue their schooling. The fund is also hard at work, helping to build schools to educate the 5.5 million children who lack a basic education in Pakistan. All around
ENC1101 course, we decided to participate in this initiative. The book that was chosen for us this semester is called I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a girl who was born in Swat Valley, Pakistan who is known for her human rights advocacy, especially for the education of women. Her advocacy of educating women in Swat Valley is what eventually led her to be shot in the head by the Taliban. The story of Malala exposes the sharp contrast between the right and freedoms of Pakistani women and the
Malala Yousafzai, was once another ordinary girl struggling in her hometown Swat in Pakistan. Now she is a renowned author for her book I Am Malala, where she speaks about all the imbalances and injustices that occur in Pakistan. Her life was threatened by the Taliban when she fought for her cause: gaining the right for women's education in her country. The Taliban had banned education for women, yet Malala risked her life to accomplish her goal. Throughout her book she uses an inspirational tone
autobiography, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and survived after getting shot in the head for trying to go to school? Well, Ziauddin and Toor Yousafzai do! In fact, she is their daughter! Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12th, 1997. She grew up in Swat, a city in Pakistan, Asia. She was just a small girl with a love of books and a dream to get an education and become a doctor. So how did this simple plan of hers, that many girls have today, become such an impacting experience on the world? How could something
Taliban took over in Mingora, Pakistan. The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement that is trying to control Afghanistan and Pakistan, where Malala lives. The Taliban placed an edict that no girls will be allowed to attend school after January 15, 2009. This is around the time Malala began writing a blog for BBC Urdu under the pseudonym ‘Gul Makai’. Malala documented her thoughts and feelings while under the control of the Taliban during the First Battle of Swat. She writes about the military