Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan. Malala tells her story of how the local Taliban in Pakistan banned the right for girls to attend school. Defying the Taliban, Malala stood up and fight for her right to advocate girls’ education. She gave a speech in Peshawar in September 2008 entitled “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” The dissatisfied Taliban shot her in the head on October 9 2012 when she was going home from school. Malala’s advocacy and assassination attempt created national and international attention. Malala was left in a critical condition due to the shot. Her recovery include multiple surgeries and intensive medical treatment. After recovery, she still fought for her beliefs when she gave a
Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan on July twelfth 1997. Malala’s father had longed dreamed of starting a school, and by the time that Malala was born he had created a school and had around 1,000 students. For Malala and many other girls in Pakistan, it was hard for them to imagine a future in their education and careers. Malala knew her brothers would be well educated and could go on into whatever career they wanted, but Malala knew it would be a much more difficult road for her. When Malala started school the Taliban began attacking schools to take away girl’s education. Malala was horrified by these attacks, and this led her to give her first speech against the Taliban in September 2008 titled “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” At the end of 2008 the Taliban released a statement saying that all female education must cease, or schools would
Malala Yousafzai is a women with an outstanding amount of bravery. She was named after the Malalai of Maiwand, the significant heroine of Afghanistan. Malala is the girl who was shot by the Taliban on October 9, 2012 for expressing her beliefs in womens education. She expressed her beliefs in womens rights through her actions and her christian service, even though it may not have been her religion. She has a voice that inspires many to stand up for what they believe in. She is from a small town called Swat Valley near the capital of Pakistan, which is Islamabad. In times Swat was usually called Uddyana, meaning garden, it is part of a province called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Her mother would always encourage her to go to school since she never had a chance to go, and now Malala grew up to have a voice that inspires
Let’s all work together to gain our rights. A girl named Malala Yousfzai was fighting for her rights to gain an education in school. Malala Yousfzai is a teen activist who overcame many obstacles, and is recognized for her many achievements.
Born in the Swat District of Pakistan on July of 1997, Malala was destine to change the world. Her father named her after the famous Pashtun Heroine, Malalai. Malalai’s legend was that she inspired the Afghan army to defeat the British in 1880, one of the biggest battles of the Second Anglo-Afgan War. Being named after a hometown hero, Malala has lived up to her name. Her father is a leading education advocate for young women, making him an easy target for the Taliban. The Taliban is against women’s education, and during this period of time they ran Malala’s hometown. Due to her father’s prominent role in advocating for women’s equality, the Taliban targeted Malala’s family. In 2012 Malala was voted by the Taliban to be murdered. Their unsuccessful
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” (Harris). Malala Yousafzai, a girl who shot for going to school. Malala was born july 12, 1997, in mingora, the largest city in Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has two younger brothers.Malala and her father stood up to the taliban for her right to go to school. Malala was a girl who lived Swat valley, one of many, who was threatened by the Taliban for going to school, she argued that she had a right to be educated . She inspired other girls like her to do the same and go to school. She was such a inspiring voice to the youth of pakistan that many girls followed in her footsteps and even though they knew that they could face consequences. Malala stood up for her rights and was punished for it, but
Malala Yousafzai is a teenage girl from Swat Valley, Pakistan. As a child she enjoyed learning and valued her education, but that was soon limited by the Taliban. The Taliban invaded and conquered where Malala lived and imposed strict rules such as, women may no longer attend school to get an education and there shall be little to no use of the internet. Malala refused to obey their rules and continued to go to the school her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai owned. Malala also began to speak out against the Taliban using a BBC blog; she was featured in a documentary for the New York Times which made her a target of the Taliban. In 2013 Malala was shot twice while on a school bus waiting to go home by a Taliban soldier. She was in critical condition
Malala Yousafzai was born July 12, 1997, in Swat Valley, Pakistan and she is the daughter of Ziauddin and Toor Pekai Yousafzai. Malala was named after Malalai of Maiwand, who was the greatest heroine of Afghanistan (Yousafzai & Lamb ch.1). Along with her father, Malala is a Pakistani activist for girl’s right to an education. Since Malala was shot by the Taliban on a school bus, she has been the voice of young girl’s education everywhere. Through Malala’s fight for girls’ right to an education and suffering to give young girls a voice to fight, she serves as an example of Christian service even though she is Muslim.
“When a boy is born in Pakistan, it’s a cause for celebration. Guns are fired in the air. Gifts are placed in the baby’s cot. And the boy’s name is inscribed on the family tree. But when a girl is born, no one visits the parents, and women have only sympathy for the mother” (Yousafzai, 18). A power yet true statement from Malala Yousafzai in her memoir, I am Malala, shows the gap between males and females in Pakistan. That gap has led to many issues in that region, one being girl’s educational rights. The historical significance of this issue is shown through the past of Pakistan and the shocking statistics that go along with it, as well as the long term effects and what is being done today.
Malala Yousafzai is a strong advocate for girls rights education because she believes that all girls deserve to a education. Malala Yousafzai is born in Mingora, a city in Pakistan Swat Valley region. Her parents belong to the Pashtun ethnic group keep reading so you can learn more about Malala’s life.
Malala Yousafzai is very courageous and extraordinary. Although, there were times where she wasn’t perfect. Malala was very extraordinary by speaking out against the Taliban’s rule of females not being able to attend school. Malala completed many interviews and emphasized how important education was. This was unthinkable to do at the time because the Taliban would kill you for speaking against them. In one interview on a BBC Urdu talk show, she said “How dare the Taliban take away by basic right to education” (Yousafzai 142). Another extraordinary act of Malala was writing a diary to show what it was like living with the Taliban in control. It was very dangerous because if the Taliban found out it was her, they would kill her. She had to write
Malala Yousafzai is a global figure who has inspired women around the world to fight for education. She grew up in Mingora, Pakistan where the local Taliban banned women from being educated. ‘Women were made for household work’ is what the Taliban said to the villagers. Defying the Pakistani law, Malala got into a bus with many other girls and headed to school. While on the bus she got shot in the head by the Taliban and was on the verge of death. It is a miracle that Malala is still alive, the gunshot could have killed her or caused severe brain or nerve damage, but she was stronger and overcame the obstacle. After being in the hospital for a total of three months, in two different countries, she was released. Now she lives in England in the city of Birmingham and attends Edgbaston High School for Girls, a prestigious school for girls around Britain.
On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the country's Swat Valley that has a population of over 2 million people. Malala lived with her two younger brothers and her parents, Ziauddin and Tor Pekai. Her father, Ziauddin, was a teacher who owned a chain of schools in Pakistan where girls could study as well as boys because in that part of the world the gender gap in education is quite immense. For the first few years of Malala’s life, her hometown remained a popular tourist spot until the Taliban attempted to take control.
Imagine a land far, far away or just 7,831 miles in central Pakistan where women aren’t treated the same as men. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is seen through the eyes of a teenage girl growing up in Pakistan dealing with sexism and self-doubt. Malala strives in school and loves attending, but when her community disagrees, she pays the ultimate price life or death. Sexism is something that has shaped Malala and her childhood, her family is against the crowd, especially her father he supports equal education and equal rights. Although it is 2017 and women should be treated as equally as men, in Pakistan, they are not as Malala Yousafzai attempts to deconstruct social constructs while fighting for an equal education, respect within her community, and gender equality.
When someone asks for an example of an exceptional leader, the answer is typically someone old with lots of wisdom; not someone barely into their twenties. However, not all leaders are those with years of experience on their side and extreme accomplishments but people who had a chance and took it. Leaders like Malala Yousafzai, Joan of Arc, and Cleopatra were all young when they improved different matters all in their own way. They were all strong-willed woman who stood up for what they believed in and didn't step down when people may have been against them. Malala Yousafzai showed exceptional leadership qualities when she stood up to the Taliban for her education as well as multiple other instances.
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12 1997, in Mingora,pakistan. She stood up for girls education from a really young age. Malala got shot when she was 15 years old. She got shot by the taliban. She got shot in the head and she survived. The good thing it didn't go through her brain . Malala has been advocating for girls education since she was 11 years old