Malala Yousafzai: Fight For What You Believe In

Fight For What You Believe In Never take for granted the gift of education given to all kids in The United States. After reading Malala Yousafzai’s story of having to secretly attend school and fight for her life after being shot in the head by the Taliban, she has quickly turned the situation around for the better and taught acceptance instead of hate. Malala is a strong young women that is a humble, good leader that has made many people realize a problem and recognize what they really have in life. Malala grew up in the Swat Valley of Pakistan; raised by her mother and father, Tor Pekai and Ziauddin. Unlike the Muslim culture and Pakistani way of being raised, Malala, was the first girl born. Usually, that would be a disgrace in their culture. However, her parents named her after a girl that was brave enough to fight in the war in Southern Afghanistan, Malalai of Maiwand. …show more content…
In Pakistan, that hero is a public enemy. Its really upsetting to think that Malala would want to return to her hometown after all that she has been through. The government of Pakistan should have stopped the Taliban before it got this far. By the Taliban basically calling the shots it has scared the government into letting them take over. Now groups like Al Qaeda and Isis are taking over and in much worse ways than the Taliban. The government is becoming two faced and not really supporting their citizens. They tell their country everything will be ok yet the allow terrorist hide out without saying anything. I can see why Malala would want to come back to her “home” because I would too. But, I would also like the support of my government. Since she has left she has won the Nobel Peace Prize and many honors for heroic deeds that every girl should do. Hopefully, one day she will feel safe enough to return to the Sat Valley without any repercussions. Today, that would be unheard of which is really