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a country of turmoil and gender inequality. Afghanistan was a great place to live‚ a place with endless freedoms‚ rich history‚ and a thriving economy. It wasn’t until the Taliban overthrew the preexisting government that everything changed. The norms of the previous afghan society in ruins. The Taliban changed many things in Afghanistan‚ but the biggest being the equality indifference between men and women. Women in the Muslim and Afghan culture have little to no control
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What this essay is about Malala Yousafzai is a teen activist who is known for her fight so all women can go to school. But during her fight‚ she was shot by a Taliban teenager when she was on her way home from school. During this reading‚ we will be talking about Malala Yousafzai‚ about the Taliban‚ and about the Malala fund. We will be giving information about each of these topics and what they are or used for. About malala Malala Yousafzai is a young teen activist who is known for her fight
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Nearly 1‚000 schools have been destroyed by the Taliban in Pakistan‚ depriving thousands of school children of an education. Malala Yousafzai lives in the Swat Valley of Pakistan‚ which in 2008 was controlled by the Taliban. She became a victim of the Taliban’s antagonism towards education for girls. But she defied the Taliban and with great courage and determination took a stand for the rights of girls to an education. Malala Yousafzai campaigns for equal access to education for boys and girls in
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Mothers‚ fathers‚ brothers‚ and sisters all lost to the Taliban but never forgotten to those who live through it. Now we look into the lives of characters in the historical fiction novel Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples. In the book Under the Persimmon Tree the overall treatment of people by the Taliban was just barely scratching the surface of what it is really like in real life. In the book Staples portrays the Taliban notorious for being cruel to people‚ when in reality‚ they
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government diminished and the Taliban came into power‚ women’s rights also diminished. Women in Afghanistan are looked at as nothing but homemakers and a means of reproduction. The horrific beatings of women have become a very common thing within Afghanistan and the Taliban. Even after the Taliban was removed Women’s rights became insignificant. The women of Afghanistan have had to endure decades of torture‚ while new governments are being put in with the same type of Taliban-like laws. There never
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involvement in the Afghanistan operations‚ primarily 911‚ and supporting our ally‚ the United States in removing a government that supported such atrocities. The Afghanistan mission‚ which was UN approved‚ was intent on‚ most importantly‚ removing the Taliban and providing stability for its citizens through better government. However‚ Murphy discusses how without support a new government is not sustainable
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is known for her education and women’s rights activism in the Swat Valley‚ where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Irene : Oh yeah I remember now. In early 2009‚ at the age of 11–12‚ Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule‚ their attempts to take control of the valley‚ and her views on promoting education
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holding them back. However‚ once the Invasion of 1979 began‚ the Taliban began to rise seizing control of the government. Changing laws and restricting women’s life in educational‚ social‚ and governmental aspects‚ life for women became an everyday challenge. Now‚ women are being to grab the reigns of their life and take back their freedoms‚ but seem to find challenges on their way to success. The harsh rule and laws from the Taliban has set freedoms in Afghanistan backwards‚ poorly affecting all
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Chapter 16- In chapter 16 Malala returns to Swat Valley. The government says the Taliban have left but many of the citizens are still scared. Most of the things are destroyed and it is tough on her family because many things were destroyed including the school. She finds her books left in her bag. My advice for her would be to continue to learn with the books she has. Chapter 17- In chapter 17 one of the biggest challenges for Malala is that she is losing her confidence because she stopped growing
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