Train to Pakistan

1. The author of “I Am Malala” is Malala Yousafzai and the cowriter is Christina Lamb. Malala Yousafzai wrote this biography about her defiance against the Taliban in Pakistan and her advocacy work for the education of women. As a child, Malala was influenced by her father to advocate and support education which led to the Taliban finding her and shooting her while she was on her way to school. Remarkably, Malala has survived and has since continued to share the importance of education around…

(MIP-2) Najmah's voice is of a girl who has had her life ruined by the Taliban, a real, radical Islamic terrorist group, and we can hear her voice through her struggles and encounters with this terrorist group. (SIP-A) Her voice can be heard through her exposure to the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islam terrorist group. (STEWE-1) Najmah’s first encounter with the Taliban is when they take her father and brother away. The talibs were accusing Baba-jan of helping their enemies. They took all the…

India and the UK Two very powerful countries, but there was a time when the British empire used to rule over India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). In those decades the UK learnt somethings from India, and India learnt a few things from the UK, while somethings will never change. So in this text I will reflect, compare and share my opinions on the differences and similarities between India and the UK. One huge similarity is the language English. English is growing rapidly all around the…

The Taliban makes the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan follow there rules believe there culture and even worse they are punished if they do not follow these strict rules. This is unfair because nobody should have to be treated like this. Basically the Taliban wants to take over, enforce their rules and…

War’s Devastating Effects Many historical events in Afghanistan are influencing and affecting many people, and it’s devastating effects may even be felt all the way around the world. Khaled Hosseini’s historical novel The Kite Runner is a story about Amir, a Pashtun, who attempts to find his place in the world after past events throughout his childhood leave him traumatized. Amir feels guilty about how he treated his half-brother, Hassan. Hassan is killed by the Taliban, and Amir is offered…

The world that we live in today is a horrible place. The whole western side of our little world is being overrun by the Taliban forces even Afghanistan. All we can do is sit back and watch as they take away women’s rights one by one. The Taliban have taken many of the Pashtun women’s rights, like their right to get an education or a job, and they have also become a easy target for the Taliban men to torture and abuse against their will. In the novel The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseni gives many…

(AGG) Najmah has gone through many as you have seen, but which ones have changed her and how, that is exactly why this essay was written.(BS-1) First I talk about her taliban experience and how that influences her and motivates her to mature and take up responsibility.(BS-2) After this I talk about how the bombing destroyed her perseverant spirit and it changed to a hopeless spirit.(BS-3) Last but not least, I talked about the effect of PTSD and how Nusrat helps her out of this.(TS) This is all…

always be brave, and they will always have obstacles and challenges to overcome. Teen Activist’s such as Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih have to be brave in order to make a difference in the world. Malala, a teenager from a village called Swat in Pakistan, had to be brave in all the time in order for her to get her passion for girls education around the world. From the interview with Jon Stewart, Malala’s friend told her that she was getting targeted by a group of terrorist called the Taliban…

you are a teenaged girl who has had school banned, who has been shot in the head, and who has been tragically separated from her home, friends ,and family. This scenario sounds terrible. What if I told you that this actually happened to a girl in Pakistan? Malala is now 19 and has endured all of that and more. The Taliban had come and told people that girls should not be allowed to go to school, so it was banned. Malala loved school so she got her dad who was running the girls school keep it…

Many times war can make people have an emotional change.The characters become more aware and grateful for what they had, and realize the true things that really valuable."Sometimes I listen to her and she infect me with hope, listen to me as if hope we're a disease! Sometimes I want to shake her and say, 'Ma He's dead! You can't go on pretending! " (236). This was said by Faiz's sister about how his mother is in denial that he will come back after not responding for such a long period of time.…