I Am Malala Research Paper

“I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.” (Yousafzai 309). People all over the world consider Malala as one of the courageous and strong teenager in the world. She risked her life to fight for women to have the right to have an education despite the opposition of her society. In “ I am Malala ” despite her surroundings and the expected roles of women in her society, she became activist to fight for freedom for women as she fought the taliban and endured.

Malala is an activist because she was fighting for women and girls to have an education despite being hated by the Taliban, she also became a voice for education for women. This movement which sparked from her actions inspired people all around the world by her bravery. To continue speak out about how women should have rights Malala and her father knew that it wouldn’t be easy to speak out, however Malala would go against the belief of Pakistan and the taliban's opposition to provoke social change. Malala and her father continues to speak out and push for change and turn things for the better in Pakistan.
At a young age she gives speeches telling everyone how the Taliban was going to stop her from getting an education. Malala uses her surroundings by fighting for rights, and became an activist and although she lives in America and has all the freedom she wants she is still hated by the taliban, but it doesn't stop her for her pursuit of equality in Pakistan. “Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country – this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.” ( Yousafzai