History of Pakistan

Iranians There were several things that I found interesting about Iranians. The first one according to the book was adultery is considered a great sin, and his harshly penalized. Cases of adultery are punishable with death by stoning (Hennon &Wilson, 268). I think that is harsh and cruel thing to do to a person because he or she committed a sin. The second thing was in Iran, marrying your relative is a normal thing to do. According to the book, endogamy has insured the accumulation of power and…

presence of a male in their household in Afghanistan, and this creates a society where women are forced to lie and conceal their femininity just to survive. Women are even forbidden to leave their houses without a male companion. In their culture and history without a man, a woman is literally nothing. Afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman. 85% of women have no formal education and are illiterate. Approximately 15% of females can read and write but this is…

RAFT 3: Interview with Rahim Khan Rahim Khan is an elderly man and resident of Peshawar who has gone through many things in recent years, now lives where his late business partner used to live. He takes very good care of this house, but he regrets to inform us that he does not know how long it will last due to an untreated illness. After listening to his story we went to his well-kept house to ask for an interview and we got many honest answers. What makes the Taliban take charge of such a…

Many Americans take school for granted. Some Americans would go as far as saying “school is lame”, or “I hate school”. In a society where going to an educational facility is mandatory, many of us have not experienced a lack of schooling. As American kids sit on their phones in school, Pakistani females struggle to get to school in an apocalyptic scene. Females in the middle east strive to get an education and have been impeded by the Taliban, a terrorist organization. Malala, a Pakistani female,…

border to Pakistan to escape her war-stricken country. Aengus wanted to find his true love that haunted his dreams ever since his youth. Walt Masters wanted to save the claim of a poor old man that was in danger of being jumped by a band of claim jumpers. However, all three undertook a mission because of their desire and determination to find something, escape something, or to do what they think is right. Farah Ahmedi undertook a mission to cross the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan to…

In the article ¨Malala the Powerful¨it is about Malala and how she had many challenges, but would still persevered for what she thought what was right, which was standing up for women and girls rights to go to school to get a education. In the article there was a group called the taliban who made many laws that were not fair for many people, but mostly for girls. In the text it says, “For women and girls, life is particularly brutal: They are not allowed to go to school, have careers,…

1. The scene that I found most impactful was the scene when Malala’s father found out Malala was shot. “My daughter, you are my brave daughter, my beautiful daughter.” When I read that I thought of the pain he must have felt to see his daughter like that. I understand the pain of loving a loved one, but I cannot imagine how it must feel to lose a child. Malala is then taken by helicopter because the Taliban could be planning another attack on Malala. There are soldiers and guards that are…

not heard, and do not even have a voice in certain cultures. Malala is also the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize, because of the struggles she has gone through and her participation in social justice. Malala Yousafzai, born in Mingora, Pakistan, had been raised to believe she was entitled to the right of education. Her father started several schools and taught her that everyone deserved the right to learn(BiographyOnline…

Many people, events, values shaped Malala into becoming the person she is today. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was an activist himself. Like Malala, he believes girls' have the right to the same education possibilities as boys. Her own name was a symbol to her. In the Pashtun culture, Malalai of Maiwand was a heroine who was killed for raising her voice against the British tyranny during the 19th century. Ziauddin chose this name for his daughter, believing she would also instill change during…

During a time of detrimental civil warfare, a political power crisis, and a desire for a return to normalcy, the country of Afghanistan was faced with absolute turmoil and pandemonium. It was in this time of chaos that the radical Islamic group, known as the Taliban, was able to come to power during the mid-1990s (“The Taliban”). In the beginning, many of the Afghan people supported the Taliban because of the stability it brought about within the country (Hayes, Brunner, and Rowen). However, as…