Malala Research Paper

Rebecca Rist Mrs. Kinseth English 3 6 May 2015 Malala Yousafzai: The girl who was shot by the Taliban and lived Thesis and Planned Topic List Thesis: Malala Yousafzai spoke up for what she believed, was shot because of it and became known all over the world as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Growing up as an activist and never stepping down, she keeps shocking the world with her astonishing beliefs. I. Growing up under the Taliban: living and growing up as an activist in a war torn environment

If I could ask Malala a series of questions my first enquiry would be, were you ever frightened about the fact you had public death threats written about you? I feel that Malala’s response to my question would be “of course I was scared, what 14yr old girl wouldn't be. I was frightened about the fact that I was seen as a public figure. Not just any public figure, but someone on a hit list. Knowing that I was speaking worldwide I couldn't show fear to my father. We had done too much to go back into hiding.” If I was in Malalas situation, I would act the same. I would be very frightened of the whole situation, but know I can't stop now. I would need to continue to help other girls as I have come to far. Besides of being strong towards my father I might wear my emotions on my sleeve. I would show a face that is full of worry and I would walk in fear.

Before the Taliban moved into the Swat Valley, Malala lived a regular life filled with constant battles, joys, and games with her two brothers, Atal and Khushal Yousafzai. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, started the Khushal School three years before she was born and she felt a connection to school at a young age. Malala lives her life governed by the Pashtunwali code, which manages how Pashtuns live their life. However, she does not live her life by two Pashtunwali codes; she does not follow the code of purdah (where women cover themselves in public) and badal (where Pashtuns seek revenge). Malala does not follow purdah to her mother’s, Tor Pekai Yousafzai, discontent because she feels that if she covers her face it is hiding her identity.

This story is about a young woman named Malala who decided to fight for women's right to education. This essential right was taken away by the Taliban. The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan. It spread throughout Afghanistan and formed a government, ruling as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until December 2001, with Kandahar as the capital. Malala was born in 1997. Both her mother and father came from a very remote part of Pakistan called Shangla. They moved to a small town called Mingora in a district called Swat Valley just a hundred miles from Afghanistan. Malala's birth was not a cause for celebration mostly because she was not a boy and also because the family was extremely poor and had no money for a big feast. Her father named her Malala after a courageous woman who lead the troops in a battle against the British in 1880. In fact the name means grief-stricken.

Malala yousafizai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. As she grow up she would support girl’s right to go to school. But a group of people known as the Taliban would target Malala just because she didn’t agree with girls not going to school so then the Taliban would issue a death threat against Malala and her family knew about the death threat (Kettler, 2016). Soon on October 9, 2012 when she was 15 years old on her way back to school on a bus a Taliban gun man boarded the bus and asked “who is Malala?” her friends would directly look giving her location away at her the gun man would aim at parts of her body that would kill her. He shot 2 times at the left side of her head and 1 Malala would be critically injured time

There are five main qualities in a normal hero: courage, selflessness, humility, patience, caring. Malala contains all of these qualities and much more. I think Malala is definitely a hero. She was brave enough to speak up against the Taliban. She thinks about all of the girls with no education before herself. She doesn’t think of herself as better than others. She had the patience to try to wait out the war on terror. She cares so much about young women that she stood up to a group that little were brave enough to face.

Females are discriminated against, mistreated, and are valued less since women and girls are not allowed to attend school and higher education. There are approximately 35 million girls not enrolled in elementary school. This explains why two-thirds of illiterate people over the age of 15 are females. Malala Yousefszai is an advocate for girls’ education all over the world. We learned that she was shot by the Taliban for standing up for education when we had to watch the video where she was on The Daily Show. Malala said that men don't want women to get an education, because then women would become more powerful. Having an education brings power. Her father was a great encouragement for her because he spoke out

Belen Castillejos. Kelli Magargal. English 100 3 November, 2014. I am Malala Today in the United States, freedom is taken for granted by almost all citizens. People think that because of the way our government is structured, not having freedom will never be an issue.

Influential people have done something to help society. For example, some ways that people can be influential is if they have helped others, get others what they need, and fight for what is right. Specifically, Malala Yousafzai is someone who has influenced millions to fight for what is right. Malala Yousafzai is influential because she has bravery, she fights for what she wants, and helped other kids get educated.

Malala lives in a time where women are stripped of all their rights and dignity. Malala is born in an environment where women are mortified because of their gender. Swat is a land where rifles are fired in a celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain and play a role directly to cook and give birth to children (Yousafzai 13). Malala’s birth was not like any other girls in Swat. “He even asked friends to throw dried fruits, sweets and coin in my cradle, something we usually only do for boys (14).” Malala expresses that even though she is a girl, her father does not discriminate against her. When I was born like any other child in America I was born in a hospital, unlike Malala who was born

I am Malala is a heroic story about a young woman who stood up for what she wanted. This auto-biography is based on a teenager named Malala Yousafzi who stood up for girls education in her home country Pakistan. She also went against the Taliban because she didn't think it was right of what they were doing to her innocent village. When Malala was born very few people came to congratulate her parents because the birth of a girl is seen as a failure of the parents in her culture. She was born and raised in Sway Valley, Northeastern Pakistan. Swat Valley has beautiful scenery which attracts a lot of tourism until the Taliban took over the valley. Malala’s parents Ziauddin and Toor Pekai were very kind humble people from the mountain villages. Malala’s father was a very well educated man who grew up studying poetry and literature. He also started the Khushal School a three years before Malala was born. ”My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was a teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as a janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic.” (Chapter 1, Page 20) In Malala’s culture, girls are refused an education or even simply knowing how to read and write. Her father helped girls by starting the school and making a big influence on girls. Malala is truly a hero throughout this paper you will see how she changed everything.

Across the world people think of Malala Yousafzai as one of the most revolutionary women in the world for her stance against heresy and gender discrimination. She has showed through example that she is willing to give her life in the defense of her beliefs regarding women’s rights to education. Malala is an equal rights activist; she continually fights for women to have the same rights as all other people. Malala has endured a long and dangerous path to make people aware of the discrimination and dangers that women are facing in Pakistan and all over the world. Her famous journey and non-violent methods has had a profound effect and has resulted in the world taking a more active part in her fight for equal rights and women 's education.

Malala Yousafzai contributed a variety of ideas to improve education all over the world. She was first discovered at eleven years old, when she became an anonymous blogger describing her life under the Taliban’s rule (Chai). Yousafzai wrote under the pseudonym ‘Gul Makai’, with her work published in BBC Urdu for years. She regularly used the media to her advantage, and continued her public campaign for girls’ right to go to school (Chai). Her voice grew louder, and over the course of the next two years, she and her father became known for their goal to give all Pakistani girls access to a free quality education (Walsh). Malala Yousafzai’s activism and commitment resulted in a nomination for the International Children's Peace Prize in 2011.

Have you ever thought that girls in some countries do not get treated fairly? Well that’s true in Pakistan and this one girls changed this forever…. Malala Yousafzai is a young teenage girl activist who has changed girls and her life forever. When Malala was young she had a diary that she wrote things about her life in.

My topic is on women’s rights.I choose Malala Yousafzai because Malala made some changes to the world.I also thought her life was very interesting and she also went through hard times but she made it out of those hard times,some of those hard times were.When she was at school and some people did not like her religion in their school.