Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistan native named after Malalai of Maiwand, an Afghanistan hero. At age fifteen she decided to co-found the Malala Fund with her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, after being shot at point blank range by the Taliban for advocating girl's education. Malala is an activist for the right to twelve years of girl's education with the goal of giving every girl that option. Malala Yousafzai, a female advocate for women’s education, has been an admirable example of Christian service through her activism all over the world despite her Muslim origins. The Taliban started to take over countries one year before Malala was born. They not agree with women having rights and started to burn girl’s school and locked women up for doing any
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In Islamic cultures, religion is a major part of their daily lives, especially for women. Many men become violent when women do not strictly follow how the Koran directs them to dress and act. In the first episode of States of Undress, “Pakistan”, Hailey Gates interrogated a man who through acid at his wife’s face. He states that he through acid at her face because she was wearing clothes that follow the latest trends in fashion that showed parts of her body. His friends and family started to talk to him about his wife’s choice of clothing, and his inability to control her behavior. He begged her to change and repent but she would not, so he deemed it necessary to throw acid on her face (“Pakistan”). The gender inequality in Pakistan and most middle eastern countries has improved, however there is a stunning statistical difference between men and women. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 28% of Pakistani males have never attended school versus 36% of women have never attended school. 72% of males have completed primary school. Only 58% of Pakistani females have completed primary school. Similar statistics can be found in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, 41% of women have never been to school. When compared to males, only 18% of males have never been to school. There is a stunning difference between the amount of women and
In Islamic cultures, religion is a major part of their daily lives, especially for women. Many men become violent when women do not strictly follow how the Koran directs them to dress and act. In the first episode of States of Undress, “Pakistan”, Hailey Gates interrogated a man who through acid at his wife’s face. He states that he through acid at her face because she was wearing clothes that follow the latest trends in fashion that showed parts of her body. His friends and family started to talk to him about his wife’s choice of clothing, and his inability to control her behavior. He begged her to change and repent but she would not, so he deemed it necessary to throw acid on her face (“Pakistan”). The gender inequality in Pakistan and most middle eastern countries has improved, however there is a stunning statistical difference between men and women. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 28% of Pakistani males have never attended school versus 36% of women have never attended school. 72% of males have completed primary school. Only 58% of Pakistani females have completed primary school. Similar statistics can be found in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, 41% of women have never been to school. When compared to males, only 18% of males have never been to school. There is a stunning difference between the amount of women and