...as the Taliban used its control over Afghanistan to enforce strict and unfair rules on the women and made harsh punishments if these rules were broken.(BS-1)The book, Under the Persimmon Tree correctly portrays that being a woman in Afghanistan has a lot more disadvantages than the men of Afghanistan who have more advantages.(BS-2)The author of Under the Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples uses the fact that the men of Afghanistan had more advantages than the women in Afghanistan, to develop and create conflicts and it also helps us to hear a voice that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to hear.(BS-3)From this book and the research that was done about the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women, helps us to hear the voices...
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...The role of women, which is centrally discussed throughout the novel I Am Malala, is possibly the most important issue, next to education, debated during the course of the book. When the story begins the author Malala Yousafzai recounts the experience of her being shot in the head for standing up for girls’ education. People were trying to silence progressive women however they could. Another instance is the narrator from “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who was never given proper medical attention and therefore suffered a nervous breakdown. Novels imbued with messages expressing the unfair treatment of women are based on facts and they do not have overly joyous endings. Malala faces the struggles of being overpowered a male-dominant society while she tries to prove her worth. When her home was overrun by the Taliban and girls were removed from schools,...
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...of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. She is known for her education andwomen's rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. 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 for girls. The following summer, a New York Times documentary was filmed about her life as the Pakistani military intervened in the region, culminating in the Second Battle of Swat. Yousafzai rose in prominence, giving interviews in print and on television, and she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by South African activist Desmond Tutu. On 9 October 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus. In the days immediately following the attack, she remained unconscious and in critical condition, but later her condition improved enough for her to be sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom for intensive rehabilitation. On 12 October, a group of 50 Islamic clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwā against those who tried to kill her, but the Taliban reiterated its intent to kill Yousafzai and her father. The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote...
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...this was made difficult by the lack of co-operation by the Afghanistan government. The Taliban, who ran the majority of the country, thought the accused (Osama bin Laden) was innocent and would not hand him over to the American authorities without sufficient evidence. Bush decided it was necessary to bring this man to America so he may be punished for his crimes, so he placed orders for American troops to enter Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. The Taliban had little or no experience in running a government and it seemed as though they didn’t see this as a priority when they took power in 1996. They demonstrated extreme single-mindedness as they focused on the achievement of law and order under their interpretation of the Sharia law. Their only aim was to create the world’s purest Islamic state; we could see this through the way the Afghan people were treated, the strict laws imposed on women and the way “corrupting influences” (television, music and films) were banned. While the Taliban was governing Afghanistan, many laws were created that controlled all aspects of women’s public and private lives and severely restricted their freedom. Their access to education, healthcare and employment were among some of the many basic necessities that were made difficult to obtain. The Taliban edicts formally ordered the segregation of women from men who were unrelated to them, this meant women could only appear in public if they were almost completely concealed in a garment called...
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...Education Rights in Pakistan On October 9, 2012, in Mingora, Pakistan 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by two Taliban men when she was arriving home on a bus from school (Wilmore par 1). She was targeted for supporting and speaking out for girls' education rights (Wilmore par 3). In the summer of 2009, Pakistan's military claimed that they drove the group out of the area, but the Taliban are still attacking people there, especially those who support girls' education like Malala (Wilmore par 15). Under Islamic or religious law, all people, including women, should be granted educational rights and freedom in, not only Pakistan, but other parts of the world as well.To begin with, in Pakistan, it is hard for females to receive education because of the Taliban's strict religious laws and attacks (Wilmore par 6). In 2007, the Taliban arrived in Swat Valley, Pakistan, banning music and dancing (Jacobsen par 13), and they also banned women from activities like shopping (Wilmore par 6). The new laws made it uncomfortable for women to go out alone in public because many of their activities were restricted or banned (Jacobsen par 13). To make sure that citizens would not go against them, the Taliban forced them to accept the laws with the use of brutal punishments such as public whippings, bombings, and beheadings (Wilmore par 5). Then the Taliban started destroying schools with bombs, killing students, teachers, and passerby in the process, and they also targeted people...
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...courageous 20 year women born on July 12, 1997, has been fighting for women’s right to an education since she was a little girl. She lived in a mountain valley in Swat, Pakistan for her early years of her live. In Pakistan and many other places that aren’t westernized, girls are very oppressed by society and Malala wants to change that. Malala is a very strict Muslim but she is also a great example of Christian Service. Christian Service is something that Christians do to serve others and God, even if they are suffering. Even though Malala has been persecuted for fighting for what she believes in, she keeps fighting for herself and the other 6 million girls who do not get an education. Thesis: Malala, even though she is...
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...Since 1996, the Taliban has created an environment of terror and disorder within the country of Afghanistan. Although terrorists within Afghanistan and of the Islam religion believe that they are justified in their actions, it is made clearly apparent that Terrorism must be stopped altogether. Terrorism is translated to mean ‘army in the shadows’ and is defined as the threat or use of violence to win certain rewards or goals (Dictionary.com, 2010). The earliest known Terrorist organization similar to those of today was the Zealots of Judea, formed when fanatics of the Jewish faith revolted against the of the Roman oppression. They carried on an underground campaign wherein they assassinated Roman occupation forces and Jews that they believed had collaborated with the Romans. However, the first time that the word ‘terrorism’ was used was during the French Revolution which is referred to as the ‘Reign of terror’. During this time the Jacobins who ruled with violence at that time, would sometimes refer to themselves as ‘terrorists’ (terrorism-research.com). Since then, there have been other leaders and people seeking power using terrorism as a weapon. These include the Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler, a man responsible for the murder of over 6 million people. The Taliban itself took control of Afghanistan in 1996 and were in power until 2001. During this time however, they were not accepted by the world’s community because their policies were considered...
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...Caterra Heard-Tate T.L. Hanna High School 8 April 2016 Integrity “I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up” (Yousafzai). Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. I believe that someone who can be described as having all of these qualities is Malala Yousafzai. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education. Her work has been amazing and her entire story of determination and courage is extraordinary. She started when she attended a school that her father had founded. After the Taliban began attacking schools, Malala gave a speech in, Pakistan, in September 2008. This speech was titled, "How dare the...
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...tea boy echo down the corridor. One of Pakistan's most high-profile anti-Taliban politicians, Hussain hasn't been to a single public event since campaigning for the May 11 election kicked off. A fiery orator who once electrified big rallies, he now makes short speeches by telephone to small huddles of supporters meeting in secret. For the spokesman of the Awami National Party (ANP), it's just too dangerous to go out. Since April, the Pakistani Taliban have killed more than 70 people in attacks targeting three major political parties, preventing many of their most prominent candidates from openly campaigning. Hussain worries the Taliban want to rig the elections in favor of parties that will take a softer line with their determination to stamp a radical brand of Islam on the country. He says that is why the Taliban are targeting the ruling coalition that backed military operations against them - Hussain's ANP, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), whose offices have been repeatedly bombed. The ANP has borne the brunt of the attacks because it is staunchly opposed to the Taliban. As a nationalist party, it competes with the militants for the support of ethnic minority Pashtun people along the Afghan-Pakistan border. The PPP and the MQM see themselves as liberal parties, long opposed to the influence of conservative religious forces and Islamist militancy. The Taliban say they are targeting "secular" parties and that elections only "serve...
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...Elick about filming a documentary. In May the Pakistani Army moved into the region to regain control during the Second Battle of Swat. Mingora was evacuated and her family was divided. Her father went to Peshawar to protest while she went to the countryside to live with relatives. “I am really bored because I have no books to read.” Malala is filmed saying during her documentary. That month after Malala criticized militants at a press conference, Malala’s father got a death threat over the radio by the Taliban commander. That summer Malala committed to being a politician and not a doctor. By early July, refugee camps were filled and the prime minister made an announcement saying it was safe to back to the Swat Valley. The Pakistani military had moved the Taliban out from the cities and into the countryside. Malala’s family reunified and on July 24th, 2009 and they headed home. They made one stop to meet with other fundamental activist that had been invited to see president Barak Obama’s special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke. Malala pleaded with Holbrooke to interfere the situation, saying, "Respected ambassador, if you can help us in our education, so please help us." When her family had returned home, they found it had not been damaged, and her school only maintained slight...
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...Women And Social Action SOC-376-OL009 Assignment # 1 By: Sharon E. Smith Question # 1 C. Wright Mills coined this sociological term, the sociological imagination, in 1959 which describes the process of linking individual experiences with social institutions and one’s place in history. He explains that personal troubles or experiences of a person are private and include the person’s immediate surroundings where as public issues are events that extend beyond a person’s immediate experience and involves the structure of social institutions and their history. The societies that have lacked sociological imagination have experienced ruling regimes as the norm and individuals live within the same confines that have haunted them for centuries. These societies have fallen behind in what we think of as modern cultures. Freedom and equality are all things that these societies lack as can be seen from the article that I read. In reading an article about Afghan women it was shocking to learn of their treatment within their society. Women have been systematically oppressed. Their treatment within their society has been demeaning and has left them scared. The Taliban regime has ordered all women to be covered by wearing a “burka”. The fact that women cannot attend schooling or can only hold certain jobs is somewhat new to us here in the U.S. Just like the fact that windows are blackened out in homes so that women cannot be seen inside by people that pass by. Most of...
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...For centuries, people from all around the world have been subjected to jarring and authoritarian treatment. Holocausts in central and eastern Europe and Africa; Jewish people and African natives endured torturous genocides for the expense of German imperialism. Women in the United States were place in a domestic sphere with unequal rights and injustice before the Women’s Rights Movement. These are one of many historic events that display the inequality and oppression of human rights throughout the world. In the novels Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo and Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee, the theme oppression reoccurs in various points of the book to support the messages of anti-war and anti-imperialism. Joe Bonham, the main character...
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...In May 2000, the Taliban, who rule most of Afghanistan, ordered a mother of seven to be stoned to death for adultery in front of an ecstatic stadium of men and children. The year before, the House of Lords -- Britain's highest court -- had allowed two Pakistani women accused of adultery to claim refugee status in the United Kingdom, since they risked public flogging and death by stoning at home. Women today are denied the vote and the right to drive cars in several Arab states, and harsh versions of shari`a (Islamic law) punishment are spreading to Sudan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Still, the Taliban's repression remains in a class by itself: denying women the right to leave home except when accompanied by a brother or husband and forbidding them all access to public education. Not only do the Taliban seek to spread their militant vision to other states, they also demand to be left alone to implement their own religious and cultural values at home without foreign interference. Leaders in Kabul insist that they not be judged by the norms of others -- especially in the West. Of course the Taliban are not the only ones to reject outside scrutiny. Florida's government, after frying several prisoners in a faulty electric chair, has only reluctantly turned to other methods of execution to conform to the U.S. Constitution's prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment." Yet when America's Western allies tell it that the U.S. system of capital punishment is barbaric, local politicians...
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...for the weak and oppressed who do not have a voice of their own. This young woman is Makala Yousafzai; she was targeted by the Taliban because of her campaign for women’s education. While researching and learning about this young activist, I have been inspired to continue to stand strong for my own values and beliefs. Malala is a true example of her quote, “One teacher, one child, one book, and one pen can change the world.” Today I am going to explain how she became an impassioned activist for girl’s education, why her work is important, as well as how and why we should follow Malala’s example....
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...Western View: Are Muslim Women Really Oppressed? Jacque Brotherton George Fox University 20 June 2013 Abstract The Western world attributes the oppression of women in Islamic society to the religion itself but before that can be done the religion has to be fully understood. The mistreatment of Muslim women is justified as the accurate interpretation of what is stated as Shari ‘a law about their role in life. This paper examines the view of the western world and its belief in that Muslim women are oppressed. Muslim women are not allowed to work, receive limited education, and are often denied health care. The use of the veil is viewed as a sign of oppression and backwardness. This paper will also address the Qur’an and how it portrays women. Finally, the view that the Muslim women have of the western world will be discussed. On September 11, 2001, a spotlight was placed on the world of Islam. After the events of that day, there was an immediate increase in interest of the Islamic way of life. The western world has formed the opinion that Islamic society is oppressed by its religion and government, which tend to work hand in hand in its mistreatment of Muslim women. While Muslim women themselves do not feel oppressed, western bias and society portray them as such (Awde, 2005). This is because of their racial differences in regards to the way they live their lives. The...
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