Train to Pakistan

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…

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…

As an Iranian-American, I have had two very different worlds growing up, both of which have shaped me into the person I am today. One is my home in the Bay Area, the other is my native Iran. I went to Iran for the first time when I was three years old and fell in love with it. I remember the novel feeling of having an uncle who would take me out to get fries late at night, and being surrounded by people who loved and cared about me. In Iran, I felt that I had endless love and support. In the…

23rd in the world for having the uttermost respect of men and share the same equal rights as most of the men in the country. On top of that list is Iceland, there the women are looked upon almost just as equally as men. At the bottom of the list is Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thus, Americans feel compelled to help them because they already have equal rights to men and feel as though women all around the world should too. In addition, the only question is to help with or without war. In the…

southeastern and northern parts of the country. It spreads across 251,827 sq. miles, making it just smaller than the state of Texas which comes in at 268,820 sq. miles. The country is located between Southern Asia and Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China, and India. This location centering between central and southern Asia makes Afghanistan both landlocked and a land bridge within Asia. The country of Afghanistan has been seen on the news…

education in Pakistan is hopeless to campaign for unless you have the qualities Malala states above. Furthermore, the use of the pause allows for the audience to understand what Malala depicts before she continues. Moreover, she looks down whilst saying “Weakness, fear and hopelessness died.” Then proceeds to hold her head higher whilst saying “Strength, power and courage was born” making the audience see her as triumphant whilst campaigning for women’s rights to education in Pakistan. It is…

The first peoples of India were settled along the Indus River, in the Sind and Punjab regions of modern Pakistan.2 The major cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are known for a sophistication that pre-dates the Aryan conquest that was once considered to be the beginning of true civilization in India. The reason for the collapse of the Indus River Valley civilizations…

Often, authors use literature as a way to explain a concept or subject that one may not have witnessed themselves. In the novel, "Under The Persimmon Tree", Suzanne Fisher Staples writes a historical fiction story about two main characters, Najmah and Nusrat. During the novel, Staples gives countless examples of what life would feel like to be under the control of the Taliban, an Islamic terrorist group. Najmah is a young girl who lives in the Kunduz Province, Northern Afghanistan. Najmah faces…

Afghanistan is a leading country for male dominance and injustice on behalf of females due to cultural beliefs, actions taken place against women in the Afghan society are pronounced acceptable by law. Laila, being the strong female character and Mariam, the leading character, both endure the same repercussion of the Taliban’s rules. The Taliban greatly limit females boundaries and women are not able to express themselves in any manner. In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam and Laila…

that led Pakistani leaders to take military assistance from US army. Since the inception of Pakistan, the economic and political ties observed between the two countries. Also in 1950, instead Liaqat Ali Khan would visit Moscow is turned down and choose to visit the United States. Since then Pakistan has played the role of a close ally of the US. The military assistance of about $508 million given to Pakistan by the US. Pakistani military at this time was lucky to maintain stable strategic…