Train to Pakistan

I am Malala 10 Page Paper. Introduction and Overview of Topics: I am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is a great piece of non-fiction literature detailing the life of Malala and her struggle for education in Pakistan. Detailing the life of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, it recounts her early childhood and her influences in the Swat Valley, the rise of the Taliban under Fazlullah, her and her father’s activism, being shot, and her life after the shooting. The book attempts to…

occurred because of the partition, including the faith of Kashmir. The partition of India and Pakistan occurred in 1947 when the British disengaged their hold over India, but India would also lose part of its land to a new country called Pakistan. Pakistan would be a home for Muslims, while India was a home for Hindus. Moreover, there was also an argument over Kashmir, a princely state, India and Pakistan could not determine, which country Kashmir would belong to. Partition caused…

receive the Goodreads Choice Awards, for best memoir & autobiography. I am Malala, is an inspiring narrative and a great read. I am Malala shares the life of a young Pakistan teenager who endured a near death experience and survived, it exhibits a handful of historical and cultural facts documenting the political affiliations in Pakistan but above all advocates the need for women’s education. Malala Yousafzai is a young activist for women’s rights.…

2.1 Introduction In this career episode, I shall describe major project performed during course of my employment in Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resource “RCRWR” which functions under Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Government of Pakistan. I was appointed as Assistant Director and I am going to describe the project KHUSHAL PAKISTAN PROGRAMME (Devolution Support Program) for the provision of safe drinking water. This career episode took place from March till October 2007…

opportunities for granted and do not realize how fortunate they actually are. One young lady however, Malala Yousafzai, has taken a stand against the lack of access to education because she has been personally affected when her education was denied in Pakistan by the Taliban. When the Taliban made it clear that girls were not allowed to go to school and they should stay home, Malala was infuriated, yet continued to go to school while risking her life. At seventeen years old, Malala Yousafzai has…

Nine year old, Anisa Karam* stood at the door of her small house in Kabul, Afghanistan and had to watch her father be dragged to the sidewalk outside. The members of the Taliban who had come to the door said they had orders to kill him because he had continued to allow his daughter to go to school. For them, it was not enough that she was no longer able to go, but that someone had disobeyed them with a decision like this. Nearing nine o’clock at night, they shot him in the middle of the walkway.…

Reza Aslan Challenges ‘the Muslim Stereotype’ With extremism on the rise, the insinuation of Islam promoting violence and aggression is more and more common. Reza proves why “painting with a single brush” can be so wrong. The Friday night preceding this interview, comedian Bill Mahar equated the extremist group ISIS to the greater majority Muslim countries of the world. Reza Aslan appeared on CNN to discuss Mahar’s comments with two of their anchors and to respond to their over-simplified…

Swat, Pakistan. This book showed a striking perspective from a young woman who told about life growing up in Pakistan and her fight for education against the Taliban. In the beginning of the book, Malala talks about the history of her country, such as past leaders, dictators, conflicts, and more to give the reader a sense of Pakistan’s past. Throughout the book, she tells stories about her family and growing up, which helps the reader to understand her and what everyday life is like in Pakistan.…

Slayden Hayes expresses that Islamic fundamentalists continued to oppose the government. With help from the United States, camps were set up in order to provide the proper training on how to use the mass of large weaponry they also received. They saw themselves fighting in a "Holy War" and the Arabs joined in to try to help them out and hopefully defeat the Soviet Union (33). The people who most opposed the form of government chosen by the Soviets did have some help from outside groups and…

Islam has played an important role in the creation and continued survival of Pakistan as a sovereign state. As Pakistan started off, the use of the two-nation theory and a united Muslim front was a useful identity to an otherwise splintered nation, too similar to it’s much larger Hindu counterpart. As Pakistan grew from a theory into an actualized nation, it was proved that this wasn’t a solid foundation for a country as Bangladesh won independence, disregarding Muslim unity in exchange for…