MALALA. The Girl Who Stood UP For Education And Changed The world.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI.
She fought with words when they fought with guns.
She spoke for education when they spread ignorance.She stared death in the face and walked away.
She changed the world...
At the age of just 15 Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban – she survived! Now she is a famous political activist, continuing her campaign for education, equality and peace for every child, everywhere. In light of her attainment of the Nobel Peace Prize this book is more relevant than ever. Malala tells a story that demands to be heard!
While Malala was in primary school, Taliban forces took
control in the Swat Valley of Pakistan, and they issued a
decree that all girls’ schools be closed. Parents and teachers
were threatened if they refused to comply. Malala’s daily
walk to school became dangerous when the Taliban patrols
exerted power over the community’s institutions and
directed the local women to cover themselves, stay indoors,
and travel with a male protector.
Woman in Pakistan Treated Bad
Because these directives were framed as deriving from religious teachings and were
filtered through the valley in print and radio broadcasts,
some community members sympathized with the edicts
and joined the Taliban ranks and many chose to be silent.
Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala’s father, was one of the few who
spoke on national and international media resisting the
Taliban’s decree while promoting the rights of children to
an education. He opposed the mandate and continued to
keep his school open. In her memoir, Malala wrote of her
father’s actions and of the challenges Swat Valley social
institutions encountered from political and religious factions.
Eventually her actions gained outside community support
and contributed to shaping a larger platform for universal
access to education.
Malala and her father.
Leadership!
The concept of leadership is conditioned by cultural,
religious, economic, political, and social conditions, and it is
informed by historical and contemporary stories. Leadership
topics can be traced throughout history; both the Iliad
and the Odyssey reference effective leadership qualities,
and philosophers from Plato to Confucius, wrestled with
the subject. For Muslims, Prophet Muhammad’s 1 life and
actions serve as a model of good leadership. Legends,
folk tales, adventure stories, and religious narratives detail
individual feats or events that inspire a community to action
and instill values.
An important historical figure for Pakistani and Afghan
schoolchildren in the Pashtun culture is Malalai of Maiwand,
for whom Malala Yousafzai is named.
MALALA giving one of her leadership speeches.
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