Discrepancies in freedom of speech and Gender segregation are the most striking difference between Iranian and American education. One of the important and bold discrepancies is freedom of expression in Iran and America, in Iran the student cannot summon their thoughts, the government has strict control over everything. But in America the students have freedom of speech and express their thoughts without fear of government oppression because of their views that may be contrary to government. Namely
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Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? A Critical Analysis. There is the popular discussion in western countries, among feminists especially, surrounding the head coverings of Afghan Muslim women. These head coverings, as deemed by some western feminists, have been called oppressive, hence the need for these feminists to eradicate this form of oppression. Lila Abu-Lughod in her article Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving… challenges western thought surrounding Muslim women and the veil; she asks
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The author captured historical events in the novel one being on April 17, 1978 when Mariam 18 and Mir Akbar Khyber was murdered (www.WSWS.org). The protests occurred in the streets of Kabul and the blame was on the presidents regime (www.wsws.org). Although communism existed and I found a stand it wasn't A strong belief to the Afghan people (www.wsws.com). The people are going to face a new leader with his communist regime. The communist regime in Afghanistan was an example of what was
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Rigoberto Menchu suffered at the hands of the Guatemalan government. This tragedy in tern made her an engine of change for the Mayans. Her resilience and mental toughness helped her to survive the atrocities that occurred around her. Whilst all this was occurring, it became the bedrock of her making the choice to actively and wholeheartedly help the people of her kind. She fought to expose the genocide that was inflicted upon the Mayans, even though her family and friends were being taken away from
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The youngest Nobel Prize laureate to date was born on July 12th, 1997 in the Swat Valley 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
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Malala Yousafzai is an inspirational young woman who fought for her rights. An advocate for girls’ education, Malala works to help children around the world get the formal education they deserve. She is a hero because even after receiving death threats and an attempted assassination from the Taliban, she had the courage continued to stand up for what she believes. Malala grew up being educated and heavily influenced by her father who was a Pakistani political activist protesting against the Taliban
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I Am Malala Malala is strong hearted girl that will never back down without a fight. Malala was shot for standing up for female education in her hometown of Swat Valley, Pakistan. Even after getting shot, she still stood up and spoke out about neglecting female education. A lot of people who would have gone what she went through would have backed down and gave up on their teachings, but Malala didn’t. She kept on spreading her beliefs and her teachings on what she felt were supposed to be
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Women's equality in Afghanistan The soviet union intruded in on Afghanistan in 1979 to mess with the government , sparking a ten year war between Mujahideen Guerilla fighters and the Soviet Union. When the Soviet Union did not back out there was a bloody civil war. “ For Afghan women, this was the start of the worst part of their lives,” said historian Scott Levi in the September 2009 issue of Origins. “ During the Afghan war there were little terms of that rule of law: Men died in large groups
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Since the Nation of Afghanistan has been established, the role of women has been a debated topic. Afghanistan has experienced many rulers during its time of being a nation. Many had different views of what a women’s role in Afghan society should or should not be. While the Taliban had control over the country, they had a very extreme belief of women’s rights. The role of women in Afghanistan has changed significantly before, during, and after the Taliban wrested control. Before Afghanistan was an
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I was playing in the streets and I heard a woman screaming, I went close to see what’s going on. I saw the Taliban were beating up the woman, because her face was showing. Women rights in Afghanistan have been a major issue for many years. After Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, and when Taliban first took over in Afghanistan was a tragedy for women’s right. They were not allowed to do anything but to stay home and look after their children and clean the house. The beatings of women have become
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