Malala Dare The Taliban Take Away My Basic Right To An Education

A courageous woman named Malala Yousafzai once said, “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful,”. A voice is sometimes more powerful than a gun. When the terrorist group, the Taliban, attempted to take over Malala’s hometown of Mingora, Malala was the only person who had enough bravery to defy them. The terrorist group succeeded in silencing Pakistanis by pushing them to their limits with threats and violence. The Taliban was set on prohibiting education for girls. However, Malala was determined to receive an education anyways. She has dedicated her life to improving girls’ education rights. Malala’s injuries as a result of her defiance, combined with the speeches she gave, and lives she changed, showed that anyone should …show more content…
Knowing that girls worldwide received the deserved education, was one of the factors that encouraged Malala to fight for her lifelong dream of equal educational rights. After it was revealed that the author of the famous blog was actually Malala, she was invited to give a speech at the provincial capital of Peshawar. At 11 years old, she was invited to protest the attacks on girls’ schools, in front of the national press. Her speech was entitled, “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right To an Education.” It became evident that Malala “possessed a weapon of her own: her voice. And she would risk everything to use it” (Lewis). Malala was given many other speech opportunities. Not many people would have the courage as a child to defy a terrorist group. Over the years, Malala won numerous important awards, such as, Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize, and was runner-up to be Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Malala became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. The Taliban perceived a schoolgirl as a grave threat to its objective of radicalizing youth. One day as Malala was returning home from school, a masked Taliban gunman stopped her bus and shot Malala in the head. She was severely injured and had to be flown to England in order to receive advanced care. She went through a lengthy recovery process, but in the end her …show more content…
As an 11 year old, she was ready to risk her life in order to make a difference in society. Malala’s fearlessness is beyond inspiring to others. She never once wavered in her determination or let her age affect her presence and her voice. She was able to make a difference in society by encouraging other young girls and even boys to stand up for their rights. Malala encouraged the world to fight terrorism and illiteracy by “[picking] up our books and pens” (Yousafzai). She believes that “they are our strongest weapons” (Yousafzai). Privileged students compare school to a jail, and are forced by their families to go. Malala’s story reminds children all over the world to not take education for granted. Following the shooting, Malala and her father helped launch the Malala Fund, which aims to help further education across the globe. The Malala Petition led to Pakistan passing the Right to Education Bill, which guaranteed that all children aged between five and 16 must have access to education.
Malala’s efforts in the world of girls’ education rights, including her risking her life to make a change, proved to society that anybody should be permitted to stand up for what they believe in. Malala is now a symbol of the struggle for women’s rights all over the world; providing a voice for the voiceless. Education develops in people new perspectives. Malala’s accomplishments in the world of equal rights