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What could cause someone’s vision of the world to be clouded and what are some living examples? One way someone’s views can be clouded is by receiving information from a corrupt/ biased source such as the Taliban’s radio stations and propaganda. People must have a broad plethora of information in order to understand all of the circumstance of the said topic or issue to make sensible and reasonable opinions on the matter.

Fazlullah's radio station is a perfect example of misguided information. Fazlullah’s radio station, “Radio Mullah”, regularly broadcasted news/information in the view of the Taliban as well as Taliban propaganda. “Normally there are new film releases for the holidays, but Fazlullah had closed DVD shops” Fazlullah
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As seen in “I am Malala” the Taliban viewed many schools in Swat Valley as invalid so, they have taken matters into their hands to build their own school. This school is a training facility for children to become suicide bombers and members of the Taliban. The Taliban takes advantage of poor families, specifically those with lots of children, and convince the parents to enroll their children. In return, they supply the children with food, shelter, and a monthly payment to the parents. The children are shipped far away from their families, who do not have enough money to bring them back home. This is a smart move on their part because since the students ( boys age six and older) could not afford schooling, they would know nothing but what they were taught by the Taliban. This prevented the children from developing their own opinions and views on the world around …show more content…
The problem is that the Quran was written in Arabic, a language most of the students did not understand. Members of the Taliban took advantage of this opportunity by altering some of the verses to their liking when translating. When we think of clouded view of the world, we may think about Wikipedia or outdated books, but some of us forget about what a clouded view of the world may mean in other countries such

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