Train to Pakistan

Obstacles such as inequality, injustice of rights, and discrimination emerges everywhere for women and girls. In the memoir I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai shares her story about how difficult life was growing up as a girl in Pakistan. Males place restrictions on women and girls to limit what they could or could not do and were expected to remain inside caring for family matters. As girls become older, society expects the girls to stay inside to cook, serve their brothers and…

people that stood out the most for me and are who I think are good activists. Malala is a girl who likes to help people and want girls to have a good education. According to the interview with Jon Stewart, Malala is 19 years old and is from Mingora, Pakistan. She has lived the past 2 or 3 years without education because the Taliban shut all the schools down. She also got extremely injured when the Taliban shot her in the head. She is a very lucky girl to have survived the bullet in her head,…

standing up and speaking out for what she believes in. Malala inspires girls all over the world to never give up no matter the consequences. She inspires me everyday to be brave and voice my opinions. Malala was born on July 12th 1997, in Mingora Pakistan. She lived with her parents, two younger brothers, Khushal and Atal and two pet chickens. Malala grew up a normal girl who enjoyed playing, and arguing, with her brothers. She also had a passion for education and a desire to learn everything…

Women have had to struggle and work hard to prove themselves and while some countries have move forward with the issue regarding women’s rights, many have moved backward. A Thousand Splendid Suns, a novel by Khaled Hosseini, is set in the late 20th century and focuses on Afghan society under different regimes. The novel follows the life of two Afghan women, Laila and Mariam, who have had extremely different upbringings and views on life. Through this novel, we see how these different mindsets…

school. She also explains how she shouldn’t be afraid to go to school and of the Taliban, and that no even if the Taliban continues to say and do things, she is still gonna try to get her education. [Clincher] III The Taliban continues to attack Pakistan, but Malala continues to believe that school is more important. In connection to this Malala states “In the Khushal School the students are mainly taught and educated on the problems in society and society itself. This causes them to question…

Iqbal, and Malala. Teen activism is people fighting for a cause that could help people and the world. Iqbal is an example of a teen activist, he was a young boy who was sold to a carpet company. Iqbal Masih, a 12-year old former child slave in Pakistan. His family sold him to the company for only $12. He and other kids had to use their bare hands to knit together rugs and carpets. They were treated like slaves and sometimes did not get fed so that their fingers would not grow. Iqbal escaped…

mom. They were trying to get through the gate to Pakistan, but the guards would not let anyone through. As stated in the text, “I felt desperate to get through” (Ahmedi 1). Farah needed to get through to Pakistan for her and her mother’s safety. Scared, the two were “barely [...] hanging on [...] we needed to get through” (Ahmedi 3). Luckily, they were saved by a generous man who graciously travelled with them across a goat path to get to Pakistan. The path was lengthy and Farah had a…

activist Malala Yousafzai from Swat Valley. Pakistan. The documentary tells the story of Malala's life, both before she was attacked by the terrorist group Taliban by being shot in the head, and after, for a cause as simple as lighting for girls right to education. It addresses themes such as terror, feminism and human rights in a manner that is simple enough for most people to understand. The movie alternates between showing Yousafzai's old hometown in Pakistan and her new home in England. In…

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At this point in my reading about “I am Malala”, I am intrigued on how many obstacles Malala and her family and others of this country had to endure each and every day in order to live. They had to deal with floods, earthquakes, destruction to their homes and schools and the worst part of living there was dealing with the bombings and the Taliban. Malala’s father believed in education so much so that he started a school to educate girls and boys. He was starting to become a known figure in…