Research Paper On Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai’s story has been told all around the world and has been used as inspiration for many young girls who believe that they have the right to an education. Malala’s story is a heroic one and one that would not have happened without certain events, conflicts, and issues. These events shaped her world and who she was as a person. If it was not for Malala’s father’s influence, the Taliban’s invasion of Pakistan, and the conflict between women and these new laws, Malala would not be shaped as the leader she is known as today. (ALL) As her story starts off, Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1977, in Mingora, Pakistan. She was the oldest of three siblings and has two younger brothers. Malala and her younger brothers were always raised with the mindset that education was important, thanks to her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai. From the time that Malala was born her father had felt “honorable”(Yousafzai) as he held his newborn
Their constitution and laws is majorly influenced by their religion. In 1996, when the Taliban group overruled the government, the laws of women’s rights became more stricter and rebelled against their constitution. They declared that women’s education was illegal under the Shariah which is the Islamic law (Akram). The specific laws and ideas that the Taliban forced onto Pakistan were designed and intended to keep women out of public life. The ideology and lifestyle impacted women on a high level. With backed up researcher the the Taliban leaders noticed the minor difference in literacy rate between women and men which kept them encouraged to keep maintaining the laws . Women’s literacy rate was 61% and men’s were 79% . Having these existing obstacles restrain women is important for Malala’s lifetime. Her upbringing and the time these laws were being put in place went along with Malala’s personal