The Remarkable Life of Malala Yousafzai “One child‚ one teacher‚ one book‚ and one pen can change the world” (Yousafzai 310). These are the famous words of Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a girl from Pakistan who almost paid the ultimate price of her life for what she believed. Malala is a young activist who has gone through many difficult and scary times to continue the fight for women’s and children’s rights to education. Even as a child Malala was determined to be different than what a “woman”
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Malala Yousafzai The following essay outlines the inspiring life of Malala Yousafzai. This essay will explain some of the many extraordinary events that happened to Malala‚ such as her interest in women’s and education rights‚ her protests and speeches‚ the day she was shot by the Taliban and her life after she recovered. Malala Yousafzai‚ named after ‘Malalai of Maiwand’ a famous ‘warrior woman’ from Afghanistan‚ was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan‚ on July 12th‚ 1997. She grew up with her mother and
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Nearly 1‚000 schools have been destroyed by the Taliban in Pakistan‚ depriving thousands of school children of an education. Malala Yousafzai lives in the Swat Valley of Pakistan‚ which in 2008 was controlled by the Taliban. She became a victim of the Taliban’s antagonism towards education for girls. But she defied the Taliban and with great courage and determination took a stand for the rights of girls to an education. Malala Yousafzai campaigns for equal access to education for boys and girls in
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otherwise I will shoot you all. She is propagating against the soldiers of Allah‚ the Taliban. She must be punished.’ Almost as soon as he shouted this‚ the militant recognised the youngster and shot her at point blank range. The shooting has horrified people in Pakistan and internationally‚ and has been followed by an outpouring of respect for a girl who earned the enmity of the Taliban for publicising their acts and speaking about the importance of girls’ education. The Taliban has claimed responsibility
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In August 1947‚ Pakistan was faced with a number of problems‚ some immediate but others long term. The most important of these concerns was the role played by Islam. Was Pakistan to be a secular state serving as a homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent‚ or was it to be an Islamic state governed by the sharia‚ in which non-Muslims would be second-class citizens? The second question concerned the distribution of power between the center and the provincial governments‚ a question that eventually led
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Final Persuasive Paper Imagine a country where a woman is depicted as only being used for sex and a as slave for their husband. Imagine a country in which women are denied an education. Imagine a country where women are sent to jail‚ beaten‚ and left to die a long painful death for disobeying an order. There happens to be a country in which all this is true. Women are being persecuted physically‚ psychologically‚ and sexually on a routine and daily basis. The government in Afghanistan is likely
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When Malala was 15 she was shot by a member of the Taliban terrorist group. She survived after being airlifted to a hospital and now she is an advocate for women’s education. She speaks in front of huge crowds and has wrote books to try to make people see her side. Malala Yousafzai promoted women’s education through her literary works including I am
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images of the mosque‚ there are two white painted fake windows on the surface of the exterior towers walls. It is important to note‚ that the composition of the windows is different than usual for the region. Depending on weather conditions‚ the mosques in the region are equipped with small windows to avoid light-flooded interior space.1. In contrast‚ the Shah-Do Shamshira mosque is equipped with big round arch windows‚ which enlighten the interior space. The mosque consists of two minarets
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Before and After Mar Dushmani "Friend by Day‚ Enemy by Night" shares an in depth look into the lives of the Kohistanis who live in Thull‚ Pakistan. The author of the text‚ Lincoln Keiser‚ goes into great depth in explaining the life of these people before and after mar dushmani. Mar dushmani can be directly translated as "death enmity." This social relationship between the Kohistanis causes for many problems. As a general principle death enmity allows men to retaliate whenever another man
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AUSTRALIA’S KHAKI ELECTION By Mahir Ali A certain phenomenon witnessed of late in parts of the Western world must have excited the envy of many a Muslim ruler‚ elected or - more likely - not. Nine-Eleven‚ as last month’s horrific events in New York and Washington have been dubbed by the imaginative Americans‚ and the declaration of war against virtually defenceless Afghanistan appear to have been accompanied by an extraordinary surge in support for incumbent leaders‚ particularly in the US
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