you? Gandhi once said‚ “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan has taken this idea totally transformed it into a major issue that needed to be address in her country. She has taken the world by storm by fighting the Taliban over women’s rights first‚ by creating an anonymous online blog expressing her thoughts then‚ receiving the Nobel Peace Prize‚ and also by publishing an autobiography. Malala has appeared in the news mostly for her courageous
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Malala Yousafzai informs the readers of her story in the form of a novel called I am Malala. In this book she demonstrates how she is very heroine in her adventure to prove how girls mostly from her culture‚ but from all over the world should be able to obtain an education as freely as they want to. The reason for this book is to share her story with everyone‚ to show how nothing should stop someone from doing what they truly believe is right. Malala as a young child from now to her young adult age
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Malala Yousafzai Most fourteen year olds get out of bed and the first thought on their mind is about the clothes they are going to wear that day‚ while Malala’s first thought is how she will stay alive that day. Malala has to worry about being killed because she is constantly targeted by the Taliban‚ an Islamic militant group (Oxford University Press). She is targeted due to her activism. She fights for equal rights on education‚ woman‚ and children. Malala suffers through her own injustices‚ which
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Malala Fund Fighting for hers and women’s rights‚ Malala Yousafzai was shot on her way home from school. She goes all over the world to different countries and gives speeches about education for women and children. She also uses social media to spread her message and reach her audience to get them to help her cause. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani woman who is trying to help girls go to school. When she was young she had an anonymous blog where she spoke out about this issue. When
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After compiling data and knowledge from the book “I am Malala” and the article about Nelson Mandela we have seen there many great achievements. All the hard work they put in for what they believe in is truly admirable. Both Malala Yousafzai and Nelson Mandela use peace and education to fight for equal rights and a good life for everyone‚ regardless of gender‚ religion‚ or ethnicity. While they fight against different oppressors‚ they still work towards one goal; a fair and prosperous life to everyone
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women’s rights‚ children’s education‚ and doing so in a warlike country of Pakistan‚ was unheard of for a 14 year old girl. Malala Yousafzai went against all odds‚ and become a women’s right activist‚ and my hero today. A hero is someone that has amazing courage‚ noble qualities‚ and achieves excellency. Even from one of the first heroes‚ Beowulf created in an epic poem‚ to Malala‚ characteristics and qualities of these heroes are more alike than they are unlike. A hero is often a phrase used in everyday
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Malala Yousafzai should be on the American stamp. She is a nice and courageous person. She is a kind young women who stood up for girls school rights. She deserve to be on the stamp for many reasons such as being an inspiration to people all over the world and being brave. Malala Yousafzai is an inspiration to many people all over the world. She is a voice for many women in Pakistan‚ and her fearless actions have had an amazing impact on the world. Malala has created a chain reaction all around
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Two days after Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by militants from the Pakistani Taliban‚ Her shooting went not only against the teachings of Islam‚ but also against Pashtun traditions‚ in which you would never think of hurting a woman — let alone a 14-year-old girl on her way home from school. As a father‚ naturally I pictured one of my own children lying in that hospital. What happened to her was against all human emotion. But now Malala has become a symbol of Pakistan. She is a role model
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Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12‚ 1997 in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Located in the country’s Swat Valley. For the first few years of her life‚ her hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals. However‚ the area began to change as the Taliban tried to take control. As a child‚ she became an advocate for girls’ education‚ which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9‚ 2012‚ a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school
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I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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