...Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and also the youngest person to have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize at just seventeen years old. She was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora Pakistan. A few years later, the once peaceful country started to change as the Taliban strengthened their control. The Taliban originated in the early 1990’s in northern Pakistan after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban’s goal to the Pashtun people was to restore peace and security and enforce their own strict Islamic law once in power. In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, they performed acts of Islamic punishments consisting of public executions, convicted murderes and amputations of those found guilty of theft. By 1998,...
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...of Pakistan. Her name is Malala Yousafzai, and she was 17 when she accepted the prestigious award. She is a human rights advocate centered on children’s education and women’s rights. Though she has been an advocate since she was a young child, she has become the face of an international movement. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, ran the school in her valley. When the local Taliban began banning girls from attending school, he spoke out against them. When she was twelve years old, inspired by her father’s advocacy, Malala began writing a blog about living under Taliban control and her ideas about children’s, specifically girl’s, rights to education. The blog was published by the BBC (British Broadcast Company) under a pseudonym. Her name was released when a New York Times journalist, Adam Ellick, made a documentary about her life and the military of Pakistan intervening in her region...
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...She has pushed for girls’ education in foreign countries. Yousafzai has overcome many different obstacles in her life and keeps pursuing what she believes in. She decided to start campaigning for girls’ education after Taliban had taken power of the Swat district where she lived. She never gave up when the higher powers closed schools. Later, after the Taliban lost most control over the Swat district and schools opened back up, as Malala was walking home from school, she was shot by a Taliban gunman and suffered a gunshot wound to the head. She started recovery and rehabilitation and continues with campaigning. She had been attempted assassinated and still continued to work for what she was passionate about which shows this proverb. In 2014, Yousafzai was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for the struggle she went through against suppression of children and young people. She never stopped believing in herself and never lost sight of what she was trying to achieve. By following in Malalas footsteps, everyone could achieve their goals such as...
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...Malala Yousafzai Fights for Rights It’s fair that everybody has the choice of education. I chose Malala Yousafzai, she is at age eighteen and has already earned a Nobel Peace prize. Malala publicly stands up for everybody’s rights for education, yet some people did not agree with her. The Taliban shot her in the forehead to try and stop her from speaking up for her beliefs, or for her to at least lose hope although this action only led to everyone standing up for her. This essay will demonstrate how Malala Yousafzai impacted the world today. Malala has changed many things around the world before and after her experience. First off, Malala a social experience, “How dare the Taliban take away my right of education,” Malala stated at the capital of Peshawar for the city’s press club (Staff). Furthermore, on January 3, 2009 Malala’s blog attracted lots of attention, another girl had been asked, but she backed down, and Malala being the brave soul she is, wrote an entire diary on the site (Staff). Additionally, Malala’s father confirmed that she was the BBC blogger, and the Taliban sent threats to Malala along with her family (Staff). Later, the Taliban shot her except she lived to tell about it (Staff). Malala is probably a teenager that has been...
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...Can you imagine getting shot in the head because of something you strongly believed in? Well, that is just what happened to this lady. Her name is Malala Yousafzai and she was able to survive a bullet to the head. Malala was born on July 12th, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She attended the school her father founded called Khushal Public School. She and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai both of them shared a love for education. At this time in Malala’s town, the Taliban were trying to take control of her area. The Taliban began to try to restrict education and prevent girls from attending school. In 2009, BBC was looking for someone to tell what life was like living under the Taliban’s threats. Malala’s father actually recommended her and she began to write what her life was like. To hide her identity she went by the name Gul Makai but she was revealed later that year by...
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...Malala Yousafzai’s Journey Malala Yousafzai shows a tremendous amount of strength throughout her life. She isn’t afraid to do the unthinkable. Though people hated her, she was able to brush it off like dirt. But behind that, there is a heart touching story. Malala’s journey isn’t always an easy one, but with perseverance she was able to pull through. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the countries Swat District. She lived in her house in Mingora with her parents and two brothers. Her father is Ziauddin Yousafzai and her mother is Tor Pekai. Her brothers are Khushal and Atal Yousafzai. Malala was mostly educated by her father, who is a school owner and an educational activist. He runs a group of private...
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...When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful, ” Malala Yousafzai once said. Malala Yousafzai, a young girl, stood up for women's right for education in Pakistan were women do not have the rights to go to school. Malala was so passionate about gaining the rights for women's education that she was shot in the back of the head by the Taliban and almost died standing up for women. Malala took this action because as she said, “The world is silent” and she is that one voice that became powerful. Malala is so passionate, confident, and brave which allows her to be an influential leader in world history. Malala’s passion helps her throughout her life to become an influential leader. Malala was the voice of 60 million girls who could not...
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...of Mingora in Pakistan was a tourist attraction before a group of terrorists terrorized the city and took over. Malala Yousafzai was one of the many women it had affected over the time of the take over. Malala liked to learn to read and write in school to help her with her daily life, and also liked to learn different subjects in school such as, Math and Science. When she found out she couldn’t attend school, it devastated her. So she took a stand for her village, country, and almost all women without an education with her voice and fund (Malala Fund). The purpose of this paper is to learn more about education rights and women’s rights in Pakistan, and how one girl took a stand for her village that didn’t have a voice to stand up for themselves against the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Swat Valley,...
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...A moral person is someone who has a code of what is “right” and follows it. “Right” can have many meanings: honesty, fairness, dignity, and a desire for equality. A large aspect of moral behaviour, to me, means actually following through with what one believes. Malala Yousafzai is a 19-year-old Pakistani female who has fought for the right to education, especially for females. She wrote publicly about her life in a Taliban controlled area. The Taliban shot her after refusing to stop going to school and speaking out against their oppression. Even after being in critical care, she said that she would not let them rule and dictate her life and refused to stop going to classes. Malala risked her life to fight for the rights of other and herself. She protested against a group of extremists in an incredibly dangerous area of the world, to stand up for what she believes in....
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...One girl wanted to go to school and become educated. Even though others in her society did not want her to go, she went anyway. That girl made a big difference which changed the world for other young girls that wanted the same as her. This was accomplished from her courageous action. That girl’s name is Malala; she stood up for herself, and was brave. Malala knew that it was uncommon for girls to speak up the way she did, but laying aside all of this, she went to school. Malala Yousafzai is living proof that one person can change the world at any age. Anyone can make an impact on the world if they really want to. It could be a big change like Malala did for girl rights when she went to school. It could also be a small act of kindness...
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...Yousafzai lived in Swat Valley at the time. The Taliban began taking control of Swat Valley in 2007. All the girls’ schools of Swat Valley were ordered to close, but Yousafzai’s father kept his school open (Lewis 6-7). Yousafzai created a blog to inform people about what was happening to her. She used a pseudonym for her blog. When her blog identity was revealed, she began receiving threatening notes under her front door. Yousafzai was shot on October 9, 2012. She was sitting on a school bus and was shot by men who were a part of the Taliban. The Taliban claimed that Yousafzai being shot was a warning to other girls to stop fighting for their education (Lewis 5-9). However, Yousafzai and other girls continued to fight for their...
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...Malala Yousafzai the Influential Communicator and Education Activist Abstract This paper is about an amazing 17 year old girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for championing the right of girls to receive an education. Many have asked “what are the qualities of an inspiring leader?” Research shows that leaders create enthusiasm, empower people, instill confidence and inspire the ones around them. In early 2009, Malala Yousafzai started by blogging about life under Taliban rule and that changed her life forever. Malala Yousafzai the Influential Communicator and Education Activist Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 to Tor Pakai Yousafzai (mother) and Ziauddin Yousafzai (father) and into a Sunni Muslim family of Pashtun ethnicity. She grew up in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in a house in Mingora. She has two younger brothers and two pet chickens. Malala was educated largely by her father, who is a poet, school owner, and educational activist who runs a chain of schools known as the Khushal Public School. In 2008 Malala started speaking about education rights when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at a local press club. There she was known for saying “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” Later in 2008 when Malala was only 11, she wrote a blog under a pseudonym of “Gul Makai” for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule, the attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls. Taliban militants...
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...Name: Course: Date: Education in the modern world As the world becomes more civilized and connected, global competitiveness makes it the duty of every global citizen and government to reconcile the true meaning of education to the standards and practices applied in learning. Without this societal reflection, a country or person risks lagging behind as the world progresses. This paper seeks to understand education and its place in the 21st century society. The first step in this quest is to ask the question, what is education? There exist a myriad of definitions on education. Key to every definition is the transfer of knowledge, values and skills. This knowledge transfer requires an knowledgeable guide or tutor to impart what they know to a willing learner. This is a process of illumination for the learner. As Will Durant eloquently states, “Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance” (Durant). Every great kingdom throughout history has placed a premium on education. From the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt to the depth of information on the internet, education remains at the heart of every successful society. Currently, modern formal education has largely failed to provide value to learners. The most common forms of modern formal education employ rote memorization. Knowledge imparted does not go beyond the testing stage. Another failure by modern learning institutions is their over emphasis on the academic aspects of education. These institutions forget that...
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...AIR 348 RESEARCH ESSAY In what ways have Transnational Advocacy networks (TAN’s) altered the principles and practices of international relations? Discuss in context of Child Labour in India The past century, the century of transformation and changes, which transforms a map of the world. World politics not only alongside with states, many non- state actors work together to form a new world order. Since the World War II, we saw a series of uncertain modification to delimit world order (Pollis, 2000, p9). In this perspective, the human rights issue is widely contested notion emerge over time. Wider gap between access and resources has started super power rivalry. Under these circumstances International community come forward to form new social and cultural norms, which has raised new arguments against the notion and principals of International Relations (Polis, 2000, p9) In this assessment we will explore briefly, how International Non-governmental organizations put their influence, while states are attached with realist principal of international Relations. Even if there are legitimate arguments, what barriers Transnational Civil society may face to achieve their goals and how reformed the principals and practices of international politics. From the view point of International politics, we saw that realism occupies a complex place. In general, it’s a principal pattern in International politics (Synder, 2012, p.17). The key principal of this idea contains the small concept...
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...Every religion has their own set of religious figures. Whether those people were appointed directly from a higher power, or they just did admirable work in their lives to earn them the title of “religious figure.” Regardless of how each person came about to be well-known in their religion, they are all considered influential. When discussing religious figures, names that commonly come into play would be: Mother Theresa for the Catholic faith, Mahatma Gandhi for Hinduism, Desmond Tutu for South African Anglicans, Malala Yousafzai for Islam, and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, for Buddhism. All of whom are exceptionally powerful, but the history behind Tenzin Gyatso was one not as familiar to someone from the Catholic faith, like myself....
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