Malala Yousafzai Thesis

Malala Yousafzai once said, “there should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion,” after she was shot in the face by Taliban insurgents simply for speaking against the oppression of women in the Middle East in search for the right to an education. Malala Yousafzai is a seventeen year old girl from Pakistan, who was shot three times on a school bus by Taliban insurgents because she believed in a woman 's right to education and a change of the status quo. Since the incident, Malala has openly spoken out against oppression, racism, and violence, especially in the world 's most troubled regions such as the Middle East and the West Bank. One thing that has always been an evil in American history is the issue of racism. Racism is defined as any kind of prejudice or belief that all members of other races are inferior to a superior race. It is something that can corrupt a people by believing a …show more content…
One may look at the origins and meaning of the word “Islam,” which in Arabic means the surrender and submission to the will of Allah, and a “Muslim,” in turn, is one who submits and surrenders to the will of Allah. One common greeting among Muslims, “As-salamu alaykum,” which translated means “Peace be upon you,” is even incorporated in the word, Islam. The root word of Islam is, of course, Salam, which means peace. So how can a religion that is literally rooted in peace and have followers who greet each other by saying “As-salamu alaykum,” be associated with violence and terror? The answer is that people have many misconceptions about Islam and do not have a clear understanding of the ideas and beliefs of the religion of peace. Professor Bleich provides answers to this question in his 2011 journal entitled, “What Is Islamophobia and How Much Is There?” In his article Bleich clearly defines the term Islamophobia for his audience in order to