I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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year girl named Parvana who has spent most of her life witnessing and suffering from the turmoil in her country. At the beginning of the story‚ she appears to be a naive and ordinary girl in the sixth grade who innocently believes that‚ when the Taliban close down the girls’ schools‚ she is getting a short holiday from school. Throughout the novel Ellis attempts to concentrate on Parvana’s personality rather than physical appearance by refusing to describe Parvana’s physical features. This gives
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In the book‚ “Breadwinner”‚ a character said this on page 23‚ “The Taliban encourage neighbor to spy on neighbor. It is safer to keep to ourselves.” It was a citizen of Afghanistan who said this‚ and if the people know that any of their neighbors could be spying on them‚ and just waiting for them to do something wrong so that they can tell the Taliban‚ the why would they trust them. And so
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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 father (Toor Pekai Yousafzai and Ziauddin Yousafzai) and her two younger brothers‚ (Khushal Yousafzai and Atal Yousafzai). Malala had a peaceful life for a while‚ however‚ after a few years‚ the Taliban began to take control. When the Taliban troops took over‚ they
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southeast corner and via highway A75 leads from the capital city to the Spin Boldak-Chaman border with Pakistan which is commonly used as a smuggling road There are two major freeways in Kandahar named Kandahar-herat and Kabul-kandahar highway which Taliban have been continuously tormenting travelers. Kandahar is also part of the larger network within Afghanistan named the Ring Road or Highway 1 More than 80% of the area is flat land and almost 10% is somewhat mountainous Over ¾ of the countries roads
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In March 2001‚ the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan which Finbarr Barry Flood said would define Islamic iconoclasm for many decades to follow. The author argues that the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas does not represent Islam’s attitude towards figuration‚ but rather a response at a particular moment in time. This point is still true today considering Islam’s view on images has never been the reason for iconoclasm‚ but what defines iconoclasm has certainly changed in recent years with
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would be special. She always excelled in school and was at the very top of her class. She was passionate about school and was always studying. One December day on 2008‚ the Taliban banned girls from going to school. They even threatened to publicly execute anyone who disobeys their orders. Regardless of what the Taliban said‚ Malala continued to go to school. No matter how dangerous it was‚ she wanted to
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Sohrab and Farid. The first character that has been affected by Afghanistan’s world issues is Amir; throughout the novel he has been faced with forced relocation caused by the Afghan-Soviet War and intense emotional and physical trauma caused by the Taliban. During the Russian Invasion‚ Amir and his father are forced to relocate to America due to the intense warfare that is threatening the peace of Kabul‚ Afghanistan. In America‚ Amir is able to assimilate into western culture with ease. His life in
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student. Her father—who established and administered the school she attended‚ Khushal Girls High School and College in the city of Mingora—encouraged her to follow in his path. In 2007 the Swat Valley‚ once a vacation destination‚ was invaded by the Taliban. Led by Maulana Fazlullah‚ the Pakistani
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neighbors who have dedicated their lives to serve our country. Although Osama Bin Laden is dead threats still exist from the Taliban and the remaining al Qaeda forces; however‚ many Americans feel it is time to leave Afghanistan because the majority of the objectives of the war are complete. The Afghanistan government took a hands-off stance to preventing Taliban occupation. The Taliban and al Qaeda recruited young Muslim men and women to join their cause. Osama Bin Laden‚ head of al Qaeda‚ who “symbolized
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