Malala: The girl who was shot for going to school
One
year ago schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by Taliban
gunmen - her "crime", to have spoken up for the right of girls to be
educated. The world reacted in horror, but after weeks in intensive care
Malala survived. Her full story can now be told.
I didn't want my future to be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth” -- Malala Yousafzai
She is also a Birmingham
schoolgirl trying to settle into a new class, worrying about homework
and reading lists, missing friends from her old school, and squabbling
with her two younger brothers.
I have travelled to her home town in Pakistan, seen the school that moulded her, met the doctors who treated her and spent time with her and her family, for one reason - to answer the same question barked by the gunman who flagged down her school bus last October: "Who is Malala?"
The Swat Valley once took pride in being
called "the Switzerland of Pakistan". It's a mountainous place, cool in
summer and snowy in winter, within easy reach of the capital,
Islamabad. And when Malala was born in 1997 it was still peaceful.
I remember it well from childhood holidays in Pakistan. But my latest trip felt very different - the BBC crew made the journey with a military escort. Although the Pakistan army retook control of Swat from the Taliban in 2009 and it is arguably now safer for foreigners than some other areas, the military clearly didn't want to take any chances.
Historically, the north-west has been one of Pakistan's least developed regions. But Swat, interestingly, has long been a bright spot in terms of education.
Until 1969, it was a semi-autonomous principality - its ruler known as the Wali. The first of these was Miangul Gulshahzada Sir Abdul Wadud, appointed by a local council in 1915 and known to Swatis as "Badshah Sahib" - the King.
Although himself uneducated, he laid the foundation for a network of
schools in the valley - the first boys' primary school came in 1922,
followed within a few years by the first girls' school.
The new Wali's focus soon turned to high schools and colleges, including Jahanzeb College, founded in 1952, where Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, would study many years later. Soon, Swat became known across Pakistan for the number of professionals it was producing - especially doctors and teachers. As Adnan Aurangzeb says, "Swat was proud of its record on education… one way to identify a Swati outside of Swat was that he always had a pen in his chest pocket, and that meant he was literate."
Against this backdrop, the fate that befell the schools of Swat in the first years of the 21st Century is particularly tragic.
By the time Malala was born, her father had realised his dream of founding his own school, which began with just a few pupils and mushroomed into an establishment educating more than 1,000 girls and boys.
This was Malala's world - not one of wealth or privilege but an atmosphere dominated by learning. And she flourished. "She was precocious, confident, assertive," says Adnan Aurangzeb. "A young person with the drive to achieve something in life."
In that, she wasn't alone. "Malala's whole class is special," headmistress Mariam Khalique tells me.
And from the moment I walk in, I understand what she means. Their focus and attention is absolute, their aspirations sky-high. The lesson under way is biology, and as it ends I have a few moments to ask the girls about their future plans - many want to be doctors. One girl's answer stops me in my tracks: "I'd like to be Pakistan's army chief one day."
Part of the reason for this drive to succeed is that only white-collar, professional jobs will allow these girls a life outside their homes. While poorly educated boys can hope to find low-skilled work, their female counterparts will find their earning power restricted to what they can do within the four walls of their home - sewing perhaps.
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Malala's diary: 3 January 2009
"I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taleban. I have had such dreams since the launch of the military operation in Swat.My mother made me breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid going to school because the Taleban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending schools."
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Only 11 students attended the class out of 27. The number decreased because of Taleban's edict. My three friends have shifted to Peshawar, Lahore and Rawalpindi with their families after this edict.
"For my brothers it was easy to
think about the future," Malala tells me when we meet in Birmingham.
"They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that
reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge."
Like other parts of north-west Pakistan, Swat had always been a devout and conservative region, but what was happening by 2007 was very different - radio broadcasts threatening Sharia-style punishments for those who departed from local Muslim traditions, and most ominously, edicts against education.
The worst period came at the end of 2008, when the local Taliban leader, Mullah Fazlullah, issued a dire warning - all female education had to cease within a month, or schools would suffer consequences. Malala remembers the moment well: "'How can they stop us going to school?' I was thinking. 'It's impossible, how can they do it?'"
But Ziauddin Yousafzai and his friend Ahmad Shah, who ran another school nearby, had to recognise it as a real possibility. The Taliban had always followed through on their threats. The two men discussed the situation with local army commanders. "I asked them how much security would be provided to us," Shah recalls. "They said, 'We will provide security, don't close your schools.'"
It was easier said than done.
By this time, Malala was still only 11, but well aware of how things were changing.
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Malala's diary: 18 January 2009
My father told us that the government would protect our schools. The prime minister has also raised this issue. I was quite happy initially, but now I know but this will not solve our problem."Here in Swat we hear everyday that so many soldiers were killed and so many were kidnapped at such and such place. But the police are nowhere to be seen.
"Our parents are also very scared. They told us they would not send us to school until or unless the Taleban themselves announce on the FM channel that girls can go to school. The army is also responsible for the disruption in our education.
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"People don't need to be aware of these things at the age of nine or 10 or 11 but we were seeing terrorism and extremism, so I had to be aware," she says.
She knew that her way of life was under threat. When a journalist from BBC Urdu asked her father about young people who might be willing to give their perspective on life under the Taliban, he suggested Malala.
The result was the Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl, a blog for BBC Urdu, in which Malala chronicled her hope to keep going to school and her fears for the future of Swat.
She saw it as an opportunity.
"I wanted to speak up for my rights," she says. "And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way."
The blog was anonymous, but Malala was also unafraid to speak out in public about the right to education, as she did in February 2009 to the Pakistani television presenter Hamid Mir, who brought his show to Swat.
I was surprised that there is a little girl in Swat who can speak with a lot of confidence, but I was concerned about her security” --Hamid Mir
"I was surprised that there is a
little girl in Swat who can speak with a lot of confidence, who's very
brave, who's very articulate," Mir says. "But at the same time I was a
bit concerned about her security, about the security of her family."
At that time it was Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala's father, who was perceived to be at the greatest risk. Already known as a social and educational activist, he had sensed that the Taliban would move from the tribal areas of Pakistan into Swat, and had often warned people to be on their guard.
Malala herself was concerned for him. "I was worried about my father," she says. "I used to think, 'What will I do if a Talib comes to the house? We'll hide my father in a cupboard and call the police.'"
No-one thought the Taliban would target a child. There were however notorious incidents where they had chosen to make an example of women. In early 2009, a dancer was accused of immorality and executed, her body put on public display in the centre of Mingora. Soon afterwards, there was outrage across Pakistan after a video emerged from Swat showing the Taliban flogging a 17-year-old girl for alleged "illicit relations" with a man.
Ziauddin Yousafzai must have known that Malala's high profile in the valley put her at some risk, even though he could not have foreseen the outcome.
"Malala's voice was the most powerful voice in Swat because the biggest victim of the Taliban was girls' schools and girls' education and few people talked about it," he says. "When she used to speak about education, everybody gave it importance."
By the time Malala was shot in 2012, the worst days of Taliban
power in Swat had receded. A high-profile military operation had cleared
out most militants but others had stayed behind, keeping a low profile.
"Life was normal for normal people, but for those people who had raised their voice, it was now a risky time," says Malala.
She was one of those people.
When I saw the blood on Malala, I fell unconscious” -- Fellow pupil Kainat Riaz
On the afternoon of 9 October,
she walked out of school as normal and boarded a small bus waiting
outside the gates. These vehicles are seen everywhere in Mingora - a
little like covered pickup trucks, open at the back, with three lines of
benches running the length of the flatbed. Each could carry about 20
people and would be waiting to take the girls and their teachers home at
the end of the school day.
That day, she was in the middle of her exams, and had a lot on her mind. But there was still the usual after-school chat and gossip to share with Moniba, who was sitting next to her. But as the bus progressed along its route Malala says she did notice something unusual - the road seemed deserted. "I asked Moniba, 'Why is there no-one here? Can you see it's not like it usually is?'"
Moments later, the bus was flagged down by two young men as it passed a clearing, only 100 yards from the school gates. Malala doesn't recall seeing them but Moniba does. To her they looked like college students.
Then she heard one ask: "Who is Malala?" In the seconds between that question and the firing beginning, Moniba at first wondered if the men were more journalists in search of her well-known friend. But she quickly grasped that Malala had sensed danger. "She was very scared at that time,' she remembers. The girls looked at Malala, thereby innocently identifying her.
The two girls sitting on Malala's other side, Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, were also injured.
"I
heard the firing, then I saw lots of blood on Malala's head," says
Kainat. "When I saw that blood on Malala, I fell unconscious."
When they reached hospital, it was assumed all four girls were wounded, because Moniba's clothing was drenched in her friend's blood.
News of the shooting spread quickly. Malala's father was at the Press Club when a phone call came to tell him one of his school buses had been attacked. He feared at once that it was Malala who had been targeted. He found her on a stretcher in the hospital.
Malala as she was stretchered to hospital
Malala had been shot in the head and it was clear to everyone, including the Pakistan army, that her life was in danger. A helicopter was scrambled to airlift her to the military hospital in Peshawar - a journey that would eventually take her not just away from Swat but away from Pakistan.
The Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar is the best medical facility in the region, treating not just military personnel but their families too. As he flew in with Malala, Ziauddin Yousafzai was braced for the worst, telling relatives at his family home in rural Swat to make preparations for a funeral. "It really was the most difficult time in my life," he says.
From the helipad, Malala was brought in by ambulance and placed in the care of neurosurgeon Col Junaid Khan.
"She was initially conscious, but restless and agitated, moving all her limbs," he says. The entry wound of the bullet was above her left brow. From there it had travelled down through her neck and lodged in her back.
Malala was treated as a severe head injury case and placed under observation. After four hours, she deteriorated visibly, slipping towards unconsciousness. A scan revealed a life-threatening situation - her brain was swelling dangerously and she would need immediate surgery.
"The part of the brain involved was concerned not only with speech but also giving power to the right arm and leg," Khan says. "So contemplating surgery in this very sensitive area can have risks. The person can be paralysed afterwards."
Nevertheless, he told Malala's
father that surgery was vital to save her life - a portion of her skull
had to be removed to relieve pressure on the brain.
The procedure began with shaving part of Malala's hair, and
then cutting away the bone, before placing the portion of removed skull
inside her abdomen in case it could be later replaced. Blood clots and
damaged tissue were extracted from inside the brain.Before that day, Khan says, he had never heard the name Malala Yousafzai, but he was soon left in no doubt that he was treating a high-profile patient. Camera crews besieged the hospital compound as a tide of shock and revulsion spread through Pakistan.
TV presenter Hamid Mir looks back on the attack and the country's realisation that the Taliban were capable of shooting a young girl as a defining moment. "It gave me a lot of courage and strength [a sense] that enough is enough, now is the time to speak against the enemies of education," he says. "If they can target a little girl like Malala, they can target anyone."
From Adnan Aurangzeb, so closely connected to Swat and its people, there was anger - not just at the Taliban but at the government of Pakistan, which he held accountable for failing to protect Malala.
"She should have been under the protection of Pakistan," he says. "Not left to go unescorted like any normal student in an area infested with militants and Taliban."
Inside the intensive care unit in Peshawar, Malala appeared to respond well to the surgery. Her progress was by now being followed not just in Pakistan but around the world. In Islamabad, the army chief General Ashfaq Kayani was taking a keen interest, but wanted a definitive and independent opinion on Malala's chances.
A vigil for Malala in Karachi as she recovered in hospital
When the request for help came through, Kayani knew which one of the team he wanted to take with him to Peshawar on the helicopter that was standing by. Given Malala's age, paediatric intensive care specialist Fiona Reynolds was the obvious choice. Although she had her doubts about security in Peshawar, she had heard enough about Malala from news reports to feel the risk was worth taking. "She'd been shot because she wanted an education, and I was in Pakistan because I'm a woman with an education, so I couldn't say 'no,'" she says.
"The quality of the intensive care was potentially compromising her final outcome." --Fiona Reynolds
What the doctors discovered in
Peshawar, though, was not encouraging. Although Malala had had what
Reynolds calls "the right surgery at the right time", she was being let
down by the post-operative care. A similar patient in the UK would have
been having her blood pressure checked continuously via an arterial line
- according to Malala's charts, hers had last been checked two hours
earlier.
"The quality of the intensive care was potentially compromising her final outcome, both in terms of survival and in terms of her ability to recover as much brain function as possible," she says.
That clinical opinion would be vital to Malala's future. An army intensive care specialist was sent to bolster the team in Peshawar, but when Malala deteriorated further, she was airlifted again, this time to a bigger military hospital in Islamabad.
In the first hours after her arrival there, Fiona Reynolds remained very worried. Malala's kidneys appeared to have shut down, her heart and circulation were failing, and she needed drugs to support her unstable blood pressure. "I thought she was probably going to survive, but I wasn't sure of her neurological outcome, because she'd been so sick. Any brain damage would have been made worse."
As Malala gradually stabilised, over the next couple of days, Reynolds was asked for her opinion again - this time on her rehabilitation. She asked what facilities were available, knowing that acute medicine is often far ahead of rehab. That was indeed the case in Pakistan. "I said that if the Pakistan military and the Pakistan government were serious about optimising her outcome… I said that everything that she would need would be available in Birmingham."
Graphics from the hospital showing the bullet's path, titanium plate and implant
On 15 October 2012, Malala arrived at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, where she would remain for the next three months. She had been kept in a medically induced coma, but a day later the doctors decided to bring her out of it. Her last memory was of being on a school bus in Swat - now she was waking up surrounded by strangers, in a foreign country.
"I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was that I was in a hospital and I could see nurses and doctors," she says. "I thanked God - 'O Allah, I thank you because you have given me a new life and I am alive.'"
Malala's parents and brothers were still in Pakistan but Javid Kayani was standing at her bedside.
"When she woke up she had this very frightened look and her eyes were darting back and forth," he says.
"We knew she couldn't speak because she had a tube down her throat to assist her breathing. But I knew that she could hear so I told her who I was and I told her where she was, and she indicated by her eye movements that she understood."
Malala then gestured that she wanted to write, so a pad of paper and a pencil were brought. She attempted to write, but she had poor control of the pencil - unsurprising for someone with a head injury. Instead, an alphabet board was found and Javid Kayani watched her point to the letters one by one.
"The first word that she tapped out was 'country'. So I assumed she wanted to know where she was and I told her she was in England. And then the next word was 'father' and I told her that he was in Pakistan and he'd be coming in the next few days. That was the limit of the conversation."
More "conversations" would take place with one of the few visitors allowed in - Fiona Reynolds, who brought Malala a pink notebook in which to write down her questions.
Malala showed it to me, It is a poignant reminder of her search for answers in that period, especially the page where she simply asks, "Who did this to me?"
For Reynolds, the fact that Malala was able to articulate her questions was a huge relief.
"I was hoping that her cognitive abilities would still be there. I was also hoping that she hadn't lost the power of speech. So the fact that she was mouthing words and writing - I thought she's not lost the ability to speak.
"And remember she was talking in her third language [Pashto is Malala's mother tongue, Urdu her second language], so her speech centre was pretty intact."
Malala would go on to make an outstanding recovery, a tribute not just to the quality of the care she received - but also, her doctors told me, to her own resilience and determination.
Once she was out of intensive care, doctors began to consider what could be done about the paralysis of the left side of her face, which had caused great distress to her parents when they were reunited with her in Birmingham. Malala's father felt she had lost her smile.
"When she used to try to smile I would look at my wife and a shadow would fall on her face, because she thought, 'This is not the same Malala I gave birth to, this is not the girl who made our lives colourful.'"
Malala with her father Ziauddin Yousafzai in Birmingham
Malala's ear specialist Richard Irving thinks that in those early weeks, she was troubled by her new appearance.
"She was very reluctant initially to speak, she preferred to be photographed from the good side," he says. "I think it probably did have an emotional impact on her, which she didn't really voice to anyone, but it's very easy to understand in a 15-year-old."
After tests and scans, Irving's view was that the facial nerve was unlikely to repair itself, but without surgery, he couldn't be sure exactly what state it was in. The procedure would be a lengthy one, and this time Malala was herself able to weigh up the risks.
A titanium plate used to repair Malala's skull
During a 10-hour operation last November, he discovered that Malala's facial nerve had been entirely severed by the bullet and that a 2cm section of it was missing. For any movement to return to her face, the two ends of the nerve would have to be re-attached, but the missing section made it impossible to do this along the original route. Instead, Irving decided to expose the nerve and re-route it so it travelled a shorter distance.
In February this year, a further operation replaced the skull section removed by the surgeons in Pakistan, with a titanium plate. A cochlear implant was also inserted into Malala's left ear to correct damage to her hearing caused by the bullet. No further surgery is said to be required - her face should continue to improve over time, with the help of physiotherapy.
On 12 July, nine months after the shooting, came a major milestone - Malala stood up at the UN headquarters in New York and addressed a specially convened youth assembly. It was her 16th birthday and her speech was broadcast around the world.
How did it feel to speak in public once again - this time on a bigger stage than she could ever have imagined?
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Malala's speech to the UN
- Speech delivered to 500 young people aged 12-25 from around the world
- Malala called on politicians to take urgent action to ensure every child can go to school
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also addressed the session, calling Malala "our hero"
- The event, described by the UN as Malala Day, was organised by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, now the UN Special Envoy for Global Education
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"When I looked at 400 youth and people from more than 100 countries… I said that I am not only talking to the people of America and the other countries, I am talking to every person in the world," she says.
"She was holding the lamp of hope and telling the world - we are not terrorists, we are peaceful, we love education."
Malala was introduced to the audience in New York that day by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the UN's special envoy on global education.
He has no doubt about her power to focus attention on the bigger picture of nearly 60 million out-of-school children around the world. "Because of Malala," he says, "there is a public understanding that something is wrong and has got to be done."
There is even speculation she could be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The girl from Swat has gone global, but she still believes she can and will return home to Pakistan. Few would advise her to do that anytime soon. There are still fears for her security and also criticism that she attracts too much attention, especially in the West.
But she seems sanguine about any criticism. "It's their right to express their feelings, and it's my right to say what I want," she says. "I want to do something for education, that's my only desire."
The danger for Malala is that the more time she spends away from Pakistan, the less she will be seen at home as a true Pakistani, and the more she will be identified with the West. But she has little time for distinctions between East and West.
"Education is education," she says. "If I am learning to be a doctor would there be an eastern stethoscope or a western stethoscope, would there be an eastern thermometer or a western thermometer?"
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1997:
Born in Swat Valley, Pakistan -
2009:
Wrote anonymous BBC blog about life under the Taliban -
2009-10:
Identity revealed in TV interviews and a documentary -
2011:
International Children’s Peace Prize nominee -
2012:
Shot in assassination attempt by Taliban -
2013:
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, named one of Time magazine’s most influential people
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Still only 16, she has to balance being the world's most high-profile educational campaigner, in demand around the world, with the completion of her own schooling.
Still only 16, she has to balance being the world's most high-profile educational campaigner, in demand around the world, with the completion of her own schooling.
There are moments when she misses her old anonymity, but says it's "human nature" to want what you don't have.
She is an extraordinary young woman, wise beyond her years, sensible, sensitive and focused. She has experienced the worst of humanity, and the best of humanity - both from the medics who cared for her and the messages from many thousands of well-wishers.
I find one of those well-wishers in her own street in Swat, just outside the home that she never made it back to, on the afternoon she was shot. He is a young man called Farhanullah and he says the Taliban have blighted his life, destroying Swat's economic, social and educational fabric. Malala was "Pakistan's daughter", he says. "We should be proud that she has made such a big sacrifice for Pakistan."
I ask if he would like to send a message to Malala. Yes, he says. "She should continue her struggle. We are all with her."
The voice of the girl whom the Taliban tried to silence a year ago has been amplified beyond what anyone could have thought possible.
When I ask her what she thinks the militants achieved that day, she smiles.
"I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala," she says. "Now she is heard in every corner of the world."
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1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
1. I really liked this article. Last year in Social Studies, my class watched CNN Student News and her story was one of the events that they covered. Her story as a whole is shocking. Since we live in a world where men and women are both given equal opportunities for education, it is hard to believe that other countries do not have these rights. The most shocking part however is that they targeted a young girl and shot her for speaking up for herself.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men. Men have always had the right to have an education, whereas women are not as fortunate. Furthermore, if men do not take it seriously they are still able to get a crafty job. On the other hand, if women do not get a great education they are stuck doing things like cooking and sewing. Not everybody is the same, so some of the girls want more from their life then being stuck in their own house. This very idea motivates them to do their very best everyday so that they can have an education and be able to have a job like men do instead of being confined by four walls all day.
3. The Taliban was a political group in Pakistan. Some people even say that they were terrorists. This group said that women could not go to school in the early 2000s. The government promised to protect the women, but did not follow through. On the other hand, Taliban was known for following through with their threats, and even went to the extremes by shooting Malala.
4. The Taliban shot Malala for speaking out about women’s rights of an education when she was on the bus on her way home from school. Her friends said that a strange man stopped the bus and asked for Malala and then right then and there he fired three shots, one hitting right above her left eyebrow.
5. Malala was rushed to a hospital where she was in critical care and underwent surgery on the left side of her brain. Once she was stable enough to travel, she was flown to another hospital where she responded well to medications and came out of her coma. Even after coming out of the coma she still had to battle infections and once they were gone she had reconstructive surgery on her skull.
6. Her speech in the UN was given to 500 young people. She focused on politics to ensure that every child was going to be able to go to school, since the struggle for her education almost ended her own life. In America, we almost take our education for granted and forget about how many people and women especially are not able to go to school.
7. I think Malala should not return back to Pakistan. She has been gone a long time and the longer she stays out the harder going back would be. No longer is she just a citizen or friend, and I am sure that she will most likely be targeted again, and might not be as lucky. It would be safer for her to stay out of Pakistan, but still work for women’s education rights there from outside of the country.
8. The best way to spread knowledge about what happened it so notify as many people as possible. History teachers should teach it to their students as well as having segments of it on the news and in newspapers. The first step to solving the problem is spreading the word about it because nothing can or will be changed if no one knows what the situation is. We can help by trying to show the rest of the world how important it is for men and women to have equal rights, but do it in a way that we are not telling or forcing them to be like us since we are “the best”, but because every person deserves the opportunity and the opportunities that result from having an education.
Kara K. 5A
Brandon H. Block 4B
ReplyDelete1. My reaction to this article was being shocked that the Taliban would do anything to prevent girls from going to school. What surprised me the most was that she managed to live and be an inspiration to everyone in Pakistan and around the world.
2. They are more motivated then men because only professional jobs will allow these girls to have a job outside of their homes.
3. They grew in influence in the early 2000s because of the events of 9/11.
4. Two members of the Taliban shot Malala because they wouldn’t allow her to speak out for girls and threaten the Taliban’s rule.
5. Malala underwent brain surgery of damaged tissues and blood clots being removed. She also had a metal implant being put onto her skull, nerve repairs in her face, and a hearing aid implant.
6. Malala’s message to the UN was to make sure that Pakistani girls get the proper protection from the Taliban.
7. I don’t think that she should return home to Pakistan because if she does the Taliban will be on the hunt for her. Now that she has spoken to the world about this, they will probably do anything to kill her.
8. I think that the Pakistani army has to act against the Taliban to ensure that everyone gets the proper education that they need. We can raise awareness of this and maybe influence America to get involved in this which would be a major help in combating the Taliban.
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to this article was shock. When I first heard of this story, I could not believe someone shot a teenage girl for getting her education. I was shocked the most by her courage, and all that she did beforehand to advocate for education for women in Pakistan.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are more motivated because they are seen in a very classic light, in the sense that they are supposed to take care of the family and have children. They do not have many career choices. Their only options are to learn, or to settle for becoming a full time house wife. Men have more opportunities.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence because of the attacks on 9/11 and from the US influence in Afghanistan.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
The Taliban shot Malala because she was an advocate for women’s education. She spoke out for what she believed in.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala had part of her skull removed, and had many surgeries to correct the damage done in her brain and face. The part of her skull that was also removed was out into her abdomen, in case it could ever be put back, as well.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala’s message was to stand up for what you believe in, and to not be deferred by those who do not agree. Malala stood up for what she believed is right, even though she was threatened and shot. Now that she is rehabilitated and healed, she continues to speak out to better education for women in Pakistan.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I think Malala should return home to Pakistan, because she has the tools to better the education. She could potentially be harmed, as it would be dangerous, but she has the potential to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. She could be the next Joan of Arc, Rosa Parks, or Princess Diana, all of whom believed and advocated for something, and one of which became a martyr and died for her cause.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
Malala’s message should be pushed by the UN and brought to the leader of Pakistan’s attention, so the education regime Malala is striving for can take effect. Citizens who wish to help can write to the UN to push for them to bring the issue to Pakistan’s attention, donate money to the cause, or protest here at home in attempt to get the US government to help and step in, too.
Cori C 5A
When I first heard about this story, I was in shock; and then when I read it, I was speechless. Malala’s story is so inspiring not just because she survived this bullet in her head, but because even she at a young age decided to do what it takes to stand up for her rights as a woman to be able to attain an education. I was mostly shocked about the circumstances in which she lived in. In America, we are all used to having a free education for people of all genders, but in Pakistan the people don’t have that luxury. “…when the local Taliban leader, Mullah Fazlullah, issued a dire warning - all female education had to cease within a month, or schools would suffer consequences” That and that she was shot in the head because of this idea of women can’t receive an education shocked me the most.
ReplyDeleteI believe woman in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because their future would be practically nothing without one. In Pakistan, the women without an education would serve as a “stay at home mom,” cooking, cleaning, and giving birth to children. Even if the men don’t get an education, they still have the option to work in fields or other jobs that don’t require much. Additionally , I believe the women of Pakistan are more motivated because they want to be treated equally and to have a fair chance to make their lives the way they want to live them.
The Taliban grew influence in the early 2000s because of 9/11. As the Taliban grew, it took more control of the people. For example, the whole education issue with shutting down the schools that teach women. Because of this growth of the Taliban, the future was threatened; not just for Malala, but for every other woman.
The people who shot Malala were two young men. “…Then she heard one ask: "Who is Malala?" In the seconds between that question and the firing beginning, Moniba at first wondered if the men were more journalists in search of her well-known friend.” These two men who shot her are a part of the Taliban because of her being known for speaking out for the education of women.
All in all, Malala went through a lot of medical treatment to save her life from the bullet that struck her right in the head. “…a portion of her skull had to be removed to relieve pressure on the brain. The procedure began with shaving part of Malala's hair, and then cutting away the bone, before placing the portion of removed skull inside her abdomen in case it could be later replaced. Blood clots and damaged tissue were extracted from inside the brain.” Malala had to go through intensive care and drugs to support her failing organs and her health in general, she then had rehabilitation to help her recover.
Malala’s message to the world in her UN speech was "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world," she said. Her speech was to ensure that every child can go to school and has a right to be educated. She doesn’t want the children of the world to go through what she went through about because she is a woman, she can’t have an education.
I believe Malala should not return back to Pakistan until there is a certainty she will be safe. She already wasn’t safe before even more publicity happened and now that she is even more known worldwide, she is even more unsafe than she was before. Malala is worth great value to the women and people of Pakistan, therefore she can cause some problems to uprise within the country which could lead to the Taliban getting involved and even more problems will uprise.
I think in order to make her idea known, appreciated, and accepted worldwide, her name and her story needs to be known even more than it is known now. Things that can and should be done are people spreading the word through social media, the news, to each other etc. Next I believe it should be brought to account worldly because of the importance her ideas play to the people.
Danielle C.
2B
1. My reaction to this article was that I was surprised. The thing that surprised me the most was that she had a part of her skull taken out. I think this is amazing that people can do this in order to save someones life such as Malala's.
ReplyDelete2.Woman are more motivated than men to attain a good education because it is a way to get out of the country. They want to become doctors. The woman want to get out of their homes.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000's because the future was threatened.It was threatened by anti-Western sentiment and 9/11 and the U.S led invasion of Afghanistan. The Taliban also grew in influence because their leader issued a dire warning preventing girls from going to school.
4. Malala was shot by the Taliban because she spoke against them and spoke for the woman who wanted to go to school .
5. Malala went through many medical treatments.They were, intubation, part of her skull was removed and placed in her abdominal, also nerve studies/tests in her left side of her face.
6. The message in her speech was that all children should have schooling.
7. I don't think Malala should return to Pakistan. I think this because she can still help her home country from outside the country with all the dangers. She also wanted to leave that country anyway so this gives her a chance to explore the world and to further explore her learning. She can expand on her learning in another country rather than a place that is dangerous to her.
8. In order to help spread Malala's message I think there should be more speeches givin on the topic world wide. This would help people become aware of what is really going on. In order to help we can write on social media websites telling people what is going on .This would help spread the news so people know whats going on and can stand against it,
Austin C, 5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteWhat surprised me the most is that people would actually kill a child who is standing up for their rights.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are more motivated to attain a good education than men because men already know they are going to get a good job, but women already know their future - giving birth, working in the kitchen, and staying in a house all day long.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The people who formed the group was taught by Pakistani religious school’s and acquired assistance from the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence Agency).
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two boys who looked like college people. They shot malala because she stood up for women’s rights when women were not allowed to enter schools to get an education.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala’s severed piece of her skull was cut out and put into her abdomen for later uses because of her swelling brain.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
She was stating that her people aren’t terrorists, instead they are peacefull and they want to be educated and taught like we do.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I don’t think Malala should return home because she could receive more threats.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
To spread Malala’s message we can have her talk at many school’s and just have her say more speeches to the public.
Amber A
Block 2B
Taylor R. B2
ReplyDelete1.) When I finished reading the article, I was shocked about the entire situation. The fact that someone shot a young girl just because she spoke out, suprised me the most. It really made me happy knowing that Malala was being heard all around the world. Although after reading this, many reactions come to mmind. My mind is buggled just by the thought of shooting smeone, but for Malala's situation, it is a whole other level of bewilderment.
2.) Women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education because they do not have equal rights. Men, in Pakistan, can grow up and live and be whoever they want. But women are unable to do all that. This is why wome are motivated, because they do not want to just live their lives in their houses cooking and raising children. They also want to make something of themselves.
3.) The first signs of Taliban influence emerged, the years after 9/11 and the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. The worst period came at the end of 2008, when the local Taliban leader issued a warning that all female education had to cease within a month, or schools would suffer consequences. The fact that Taliban always followed trouh on their threats and was stronger that Pakistan, cause the Taliban growing influences.
4.) Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for speeking up for womens' eduacational rights.
5.) After Malala fell uconcious surgery was vital to save her life. A portion of her skull had to be removed to relieve pressure on the brain. The procedure began with shaving part of her hair, and then cutting away the bone, before placing the portion of skull inside her abdomen, and the blood clots and damaged tissue were extracted from inside the brain. This surgey was a sucess and a titanium plate was later used to relace Malala's missising part of her skull. Other operations were performed on Malala and each helped her with her recovery.
6.) Malala's UN speec contained a message in which she said "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world," Malala also wanted politician to ensure that everyone no matter what, could have an education.
7.) I think Malala should return to Pakistan for visits, but other than that, I think it would be best for her to stay where she is. Malala should continue to grow and inspire people about her journey and story.
8.) To help spread Malala's message, the UN should ensure that everyone is able to go to school. Also everyone should continue to support Malala and she should continuetelling peple about her story. We should keep raising awareness about the situation, and maybe eventually everyon will have the same rights.
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to this article was that this story is crazy. I feel that the fact Malala survived and is out there telling everyone her life story shocked me the most.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are more motivated than men because women have the life of staying at home giving birth to babies, while men have many career options and are always given the choice to go to school.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The influence was growing because of the 9/11 attacks.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Malala was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen her "crime", to have spoken up for the right of girls to be educated
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
She had to get surgery where they would cut away part of her skull and then it would allow the pressure to be reduced and then place that piece in her abdomen. Not only did this surgery undergo but also a titanium plate was used to fix her skull and implant was put into fix the hearing problems that could follow.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Her message was that every child can go to school and should go to school.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I think that Malala should return home only for a few days, just to show everyone that she is alive and to report her life story. Although, he should be moving somewhere else somewhere where no one knows where she is. This way if she only goes back for a few days everything can’t come back to hurt her and so that these people can’t come back and hurt her.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think that her story should be written as a book and that more people should be going around telling others about this story about what happened to Malala. We can help by finding someone that can write this book or we can start by making a twitter or facebook page and link all different articles and keep people up to date about Malala’s journey and recovery.
Courtney L. 5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was extremely shocked and disgusted at what the Taliban did to Malala. I can’t believe that an innocent girl was shot and almost killed for wanting a proper education and expressing her feelings.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good
education?
Women are more motivated to get an education because if they don’t they will be working from their house as a tailor. Instead of working at a real job they would also just be giving birth, cooking, and cleaning.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
They grew in influence because of 9/11 in the early 2000’s.
4.Who shot Malala? Why?
The Taliban shot Malala because she created an anonymous BBC blog. Her blog was about being controlled under the Taliban and what life was like because of that.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Part of Malala”s skull was taken out because her brain was starting to swell and it would just be pushed up against her cranium. The piece of her skull that was removed is put in her abdomen where it can be preserved and used later. The area of her skull that was taken out was then replaced with a titanium plate. Malala also underwent another surgery to re-attach a severed nerve so that movement could be regained in her face.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala’s message is to stand up for what you want and believe in. She said that the people of her country aren’t terrorists, they just want an education and equality. Malala states that everyone should have an education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I think that Malala should go back to Pakistan. It will show her country how strong she is and how much she has accomplished. It would be good for Malala to visit her hometown but she should only stay for a little. Malala could travel the world to tell her story, educate, and be educated.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think that the people of Pakistan should have the right to an education, both men and women. Malala’s story should be told all over the world so that people can see that not everyone is so fortunate to receive a proper education. If possible, an organization should be created to help allow education, especially for underprivileged woman.
Jules B. 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was very disturbed by some aspects of the article, but I found Malala to be a very inspiring girl. I was extremely repulsed that someone would have the nerve to shoot somebody for such reasons.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are motivated to receive a good education so that they could prove themselves to be equivalent to men.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The nation was threatened, and this was so by advents such as the United-States invasion and 9/11. The ISI also had heavy influence on Taliban schools at that time.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two young men shot her because they heavily disagreed with her actions and opinions.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
The affected portion of the skull was replaced, and destroyed areas of tissue around it were removed. She received many facial and brain-related surgeries. In subsequent time, a metallic plate was placed in the shot area to keep her skull protected.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala expressed her anger at the men who shot her and determination to stand up for what she believes in. Her message was that all children, regardless of their gender, should receive a thorough education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I believe that she should not return. Even though this was display courage and strenght, it wouldn’t be logical nor would it be safe.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I believe that Malala’s story should be more publicized, and that the education funds should receive more donations from other countries.
Sarah C
2B
1. I have heard about this incident before so my reaction to this article wasn’t as much as an emotion as it was just learning new facts about how she was cared for and stuff along those lines. But, when I learned about this incident for the first time, I was outraged. I couldn’t fathom that this actually happened and I couldn’t even think about how the people around her must have been feeling. (Her friends, family, the people in the van with her the time of the shooting.) Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t only think about the depressing stuff. What shocked me the most was that she survived the bullet to the head. It was a miracle.
ReplyDelete2. Girls are expected to stay at home and do what they are told. Men on the other hand, are granted the privilege of education. Women have to work harder for the right to an education because they all think along the same lines as Malala, “I didn't want my future to be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth.”
3. Malala was shot because she spoke out for education rights for girls. Not only because she was giving her opinion, but also because her opinion mattered. When she spoke her thoughts, people gave it importance. She was only one of the very few who actually spoke out about girls’ rights in Pakistan. So when she did, people listened.
4. Malala was shot by a Taliban gunman on October 9th, 2012. She was shot for being a teenage activist who spoke her mind on the topic of girls being educated in her country.
5. Malala had to undergo surgery where the doctors would remove a portion of her skull. After that, blood clots and damaged tissue were taken out of her brain. In November, another operation took place. This surgery lasted 10 hours and took place in order to get the movement back in her face again.
6. Malala gave a speech at the UN headquarters in New York and instead of speaking about what happened to her, she spoke about how politicians should make sure every child is educated. She continued to speak her mind even when she nearly died.
7. I don’t think Malala should go back to Pakistan, yet. It is too dangerous for her there although if she doesn’t go back to continue fighting for those girls’ rights to an education, I believe no one will. (Especially after what the consequences are for speaking your mind.)
8. People my age should learn about this occurrence but not by the news or by reading articles. I learned through someone posting a comic on a social media website. The comic looked like this: http://zenpencils.com/comic/104-malala-yousafzai-i-have-the-right/ This comic is perfect for my age group. I was able to get a basic understanding of the issue without getting bored out of my mind. In fact, the complete opposite occurred. I was interested in the topic and wanted to learn more. What we can do to help is basically just spread the word. Word of mouth is the best defense we have. The more people who find out the more people who would want to protest or stick up for Malala internationally. People also have set up fundraisers. When i read this comic on the social website, someone had also posted under it a link that you could donate to for Malala’s medical bills or anything that needed to be paid for.
Janelle G. Block 4B
Anna S 2B
ReplyDelete1.My reaction to this article was how amazing Malala actually is. She was only a year older me when she got shot. I found this article uplifting saying that our generation has the power to do so much and all we need is a pen to do it. Additionally, the ironic thing is how Malala and other girls in Pakistan want an education and want to go to school, but in the United States that is all kids complain about. You don’t realize how blessed you are to have an education, until you actually loose it.
2.Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education. This is because, as Malala says, “And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way." This is how all the women thought. Men had their whole lives ahead and could be anything they wanted to be. Women had strict guidelines of what they could be, most just wanted the same treatment as the men.
3.The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s because the Pakistan military supported the Taliban. A lot of the Taliban supporters come from Pakistan. The Taliban invaded Afghanistan in the 90s. Today only Pakistan supports the Taliban government. Additionally, the events of 9/11, which allowed them to rise in a higher stance in political power.
4.A Taliban man shot Mala. This is because he believed she committed a “crime.” This “crime” was that she had spoken up for the rights of girls’ education. Additionally, Malala wrote an anonymous blog and was unafraid to speak in the public on how she wants to go to school. One of Malala’s famous quotes is,” And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way." She expressed her feelings because she knew that there was more for her out in the world. This got her shot by two Taliban men, who looked like “college boys.” Malala stood up for what she believed was right and got injured in the process. After this surgery, Malala had been medically induced in a coma and her last memory was being on the school bus.
5.Malala was first kept under observation for four hours and stated slipping into unconsciousness. Malala got a scan and her brain was swelling and she needed immediate surgery. This surgery consisted of shaving a section of Malala’s hair and then cutting away the bone. Next, they placed a portion of her removed skull inside her abdomen, in case Malala recovered and it could be replaced. Inside the brain the surgery team removed blood clots and damaged tissue. The bullet severed Malala facial nerve on the left side of her face. If Malala wanted any facial movement, she would have to reroute the nerve, so she went into the ten-hour surgery. In February, another operation replaced the skull section with a titanium plate.
6.Malala’s message was for every child around the world is able to go to school. “Education is education," she says.
7.No, I do not think Malala should return to Pakistan. This is because she is getting a great education in the UK additionally, she is safe. There is still corruption going on with Pakistan with terrorist groups. Malala proved her point to the Taliban. She does not need to return home because a better life for her is in the UK.
8)To spread Malala’s message all we need to do is keep it in the news. Additionally we need to educate the people on the crisis going on in Pakistan. To help, well there is not much we can do. We can start by just giving rights girls, but that is what lies in their country. If it has to be done Pakistan will see the misery within their women and give them the same opportunity they give their men.
1. What surprised is how courageous Malala was. She stood up for what she wanted in life and wasn't afraid. Even if it was a bullet.
ReplyDelete2. Women are more motivated than men in Pakistan for attaining a good education because women are expected to just stay home, cook food, and have children, while men are expected to go out and work.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in the early 2000s because women were yearning gradually more to want to have a good education so they could earn a living and not do what they were expected to do.
4. Two men shot Malala and other that were on the bus, they shot her because she was going to the school that warned her that she stay away
from.
5. Malala needed a nerve in her head to connect so it had to be shotened. Her head was shaved and some of her skull was taken out because of the pressure and replaced by a plate.
6. Her message was that all children that want an education deserve an education and shouldn't be turned away.
7. I believe that Malala shouldn't return home to Pakistan, I'm afraid that some people in Pakistan are regretting going after her and may want revenge, where as she is safe in the U.S.
8. I believe we can help by supporting her opinion and backing her up on her journey to fulfilling this belief and dream.
Chris H. 2B
1.) I found this article very interesting, it showed that even a peaceful place like the Swat Valley, with good education for girls and boys, could be changed by just a few extremists. It surprised me that the Taliban would feel so strongly about girls not receiving education, when it is really none of their business to be controlling education.
ReplyDelete2.) Women in Pakistan are more motivated to get an education because there is less a woman can do without a education than a man. A man could still find a low skill job while a woman would be confined to housework. If a woman has a education, she can go on to be a skilled professional and break free of staying at the house all day.
3.)There was a growth of influence by the Taliban in Pakistan in the early 2000s because of our influence in Afghanistan and the 9/11 attacks, which were all part of a anti-Western movement.
4.)Malala was shot by two men who looked like college students who I assume are members of the Taliban. They shot Malala because, at that time the was a order from the Taliban which ordered that girls refrain form attending school, also Malala had been in the BBC article, Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl, in which she spoke for her educational rights
5.)Malala first had part of her skull cut so her brain could swell without damaging itself. the removed piece of skull was replace by a titanium plate also A cochlear implant was inserted to help her hearing.
6.) Malala told the world in her speech that every child should get an education. She also said that all education is equal and in the end it wont matter where you were educated, just that you were educated correctly
7.) I don't think Malala should return to Pakistan. Being a "true Pakistani" is the least of her worries. I'm sure the people who shot her are not very happy with the outcome, and would love to kill all the hype that she has created by killing her. It is just too dangerous for her to return for a long time, but the people of Pakistan will always be proud of her, whether she is there or not.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help
Now that everyone knows of this foreign hero, people should realize that not everyone gets the same education, if they realize this , they can spread this news to other people, eventually getting the world more involved in this issue. The best thing we can do to help is to spread the word.
Anthony K 5A
1. My reaction to this article was that I was completely horrified and shocked at the fact that Malala was shot for going to school.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to get a good education because they want to be seen as equal to men. Instead of having to stay home caring for the children, cooking, and cleaning, they strive for a real career.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s because the leader prevented girls from going to school in addition to the events that took place on 9-11.
4. The Taliban shot Malala because she spoke out against the injustice toward women.
5. Malala had many surgeries to fix the damage done to her brain and face. A metallic plate was added to her skull to replace the part that was removed. In addition Malala needed a haering aid.
6. In Malalas speech to the UN her message to the world was everyone is entitled to a good education. Throughout her speech she also showed us to fight fo rwhat we believe in.
7. I do not think Malala should return to Pakistan because she would eb the main target. Her speaking out against the Taliban has probably made them enraged. It would not be safe for her to go back.
8. Most importantly, to spread Malala's message we need everyone to see men and women as equal. Also people need to take advantage of the education they are offered.
Maddie M
5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most? Reading this article was a pleasure, learning about people who have now become heroes for their courage. I am very surprised that an 11 year old girl was brave to put herself out there and speak up for what she believes in. Even more surprising that she survived a bullet to the head.
ReplyDelete2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education? Women want more to just stay in the house and give birth and be a housewife. They want to learn, be educated do something with their lives. They feel it's not fair to them that men can have no education and have a nice job while women work hard to be educated and have to become a housewife.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
People knew the Taliban for their terrorism and their actions. Their threats have always been carried out and it has put much trepidation into the hearts of many. Emerging and growing after 9/11 and the U.S invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban began terrorizing people ever since.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two young men either hired by the Taliban or the Taliban members themselves because they didn't like that someone was defying their announcement of girls not being allowed to go to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo? Malala underwent a surgery that involved removing a portion of her skull to get to the brain. In addition, many of Malala's organs were beginning to fail and she had to be on constant drugs. To help her breath they put a tube down her throat. A titanium plate was used to repair Malala's skull.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN? Her message was that no matter where someone is in the world, if they are a kid they must be educated. Also, she's explaining how people from Pakistan aren't terrorists, they're just people who also enjoy be educated.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not? I do think she should return because the dangers that are present in Pakistan can be handled with the appropriate security. Pakistan already made the mistake once with not providing substantial security and I am doubtful that they will make the same mistake. This especially because now Malala is a growing sensation and a role model and Pakistan will make sure to protect her well and with their protection Malala can help improve the education in her country as well as see her friends and family again.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help? News about Malala should continue to be posted on the Internet or on television so people can then read her background and find out why she is being lauded by so many people. Gossip is something everyone can do and if people continue to talk about this it will only take so long for the news to travel across the world. This is a great example of how even kids can contribute to spreading the word. If kids adults or whatever the case maybe, if the story about Malala is brought up in a conversation then the story can be passed on from one person to the next.
Yoshi A 5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most? Reading this article was a pleasure, learning about people who have now become heroes for their courage. I am very surprised that an 11 year old girl was brave to put herself out there and speak up for what she believes in. Even more surprising that she survived a bullet to the head.
ReplyDelete2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education? Women want more to just stay in the house and give birth and be a housewife. They want to learn, be educated do something with their lives. They feel it's not fair to them that men can have no education and have a nice job while women work hard to be educated and have to become a housewife.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
People knew the Taliban for their terrorism and their actions. Their threats have always been carried out and it has put much trepidation into the hearts of many. Emerging and growing after 9/11 and the U.S invasion of Afghanistan, the Taliban began terrorizing people ever since.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two young men either hired by the Taliban or the Taliban members themselves because they didn't like that someone was defying their announcement of girls not being allowed to go to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo? Malala underwent a surgery that involved removing a portion of her skull to get to the brain. In addition, many of Malala's organs were beginning to fail and she had to be on constant drugs. To help her breath they put a tube down her throat. A titanium plate was used to repair Malala's skull.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN? Her message was that no matter where someone is in the world, if they are a kid they must be educated. Also, she's explaining how people from Pakistan aren't terrorists, they're just people who also enjoy be educated.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not? I do think she should return because the dangers that are present in Pakistan can be handled with the appropriate security. Pakistan already made the mistake once with not providing substantial security and I am doubtful that they will make the same mistake. This especially because now Malala is a growing sensation and a role model and Pakistan will make sure to protect her well and with their protection Malala can help improve the education in her country as well as see her friends and family again.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help? News about Malala should continue to be posted on the Internet or on television so people can then read her background and find out why she is being lauded by so many people. Gossip is something everyone can do and if people continue to talk about this it will only take so long for the news to travel across the world. This is a great example of how even kids can contribute to spreading the word. If kids adults or whatever the case maybe, if the story about Malala is brought up in a conversation then the story can be passed on from one person to the next.
Yoshi A 5A
Sumaarg Pandya – 2B
ReplyDelete1. Initial reaction after reading this article was the respect at the amount of willpower Malala had. I was surprised to see her recover almost perfectly after being shot directly in the head at close proximities. Not only did she survive, Malala continued her campaign for education after the horrendous incident.
2. Women are more motivated then men to attain a good education in Pakistan because of their strive to succeed and evade being confined. For many ages, men have always had education without much gender restrictions; thus, they do not understand the importance of not having schooling. Women, on the other hand, will be forced to do “chores” at home if they do not obtain a white-collar job through proper knowledge. They’re job range is severely restricted. Women in Pakistan must try harder to get an education in order to change the restraining pattern of their lives.
3. The Taliban influence gained rampant in Pakistan because that organization was fueled by the anti-Western emotion that swept the Pakistani people after 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan. They were against the view of the West, so the Taliban took advantage by spreading their power through the country by threats and intimidations.
4. Two college-like Taliban men attacked and shot Malala on her school bus. Their goal was to stop the voice inspiring many Pakistani’s to pursue their dreams through non-segregated education.
5. Trepanning was used to treat her swelling in the brain. After being in the ICU in a military base clinging to life by drugs, Malala went to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham for acute medicine and rehabilitation. She was still under heavy supervision and medicine, but after being taken out of the coma, Malala could talk, understand, and write. Last November, her facial nerve was rerouted. Then, this February, a titanium plate was implemented to replace the missing part of her skull.
6. During her speech to the UN, Malala addressed the many people from around the world the importance and current problem of education. She explained how millions of children lack education. Malala explained how education has no boundaries or restriction despite your beliefs and values.
7. Malala returning home to Pakistan is similar to the US intervening in Syria. Her reputation is on the line if she decides to stay in the “west”, but her she will be more safe. However, I think she should go back to Pakistan. Malala will show how influential she became through Pakistani schooling and give others a goal to strive for. In addition, the Pakistani government will most likely be extra vigilant and protective this time. Her preaching will make more of an impact if she goes back to Pakistan.
8. I feel, now that we can share information so easily, should spread the word of Malala’s views via Facebook, Twitter, et cetera. More people will know about the situation. This could lead to letters to their political leader making education a top priority in countries all around the world. We can give the people a voice. We can give an objective of education in all corners of the world. Multiple voices can make an astronomical difference.
Sumaarg Pandya 2B
Sumaarg Pandya – 2B
ReplyDelete1. Initial reaction after reading this article was the respect at the amount of willpower Malala had. I was surprised to see her recover almost perfectly after being shot directly in the head at close proximities. Not only did she survive, Malala continued her campaign for education after the horrendous incident.
2. Women are more motivated then men to attain a good education in Pakistan because of their strive to succeed and evade being confined. For many ages, men have always had education without much gender restrictions; thus, they do not understand the importance of not having schooling. Women, on the other hand, will be forced to do “chores” at home if they do not obtain a white-collar job through proper knowledge. They’re job range is severely restricted. Women in Pakistan must try harder to get an education in order to change the restraining pattern of their lives.
3. The Taliban influence gained rampant in Pakistan because that organization was fueled by the anti-Western emotion that swept the Pakistani people after 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan. They were against the view of the West, so the Taliban took advantage by spreading their power through the country by threats and intimidations.
4. Two college-like Taliban men attacked and shot Malala on her school bus. Their goal was to stop the voice inspiring many Pakistani’s to pursue their dreams through non-segregated education.
5. Trepanning was used to treat her swelling in the brain. After being in the ICU in a military base clinging to life by drugs, Malala went to Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham for acute medicine and rehabilitation. She was still under heavy supervision and medicine, but after being taken out of the coma, Malala could talk, understand, and write. Last November, her facial nerve was rerouted. Then, this February, a titanium plate was implemented to replace the missing part of her skull.
6. During her speech to the UN, Malala addressed the many people from around the world the importance and current problem of education. She explained how millions of children lack education. Malala explained how education has no boundaries or restriction despite your beliefs and values.
7. Malala returning home to Pakistan is similar to the US intervening in Syria. Her reputation is on the line if she decides to stay in the “west”, but her she will be more safe. However, I think she should go back to Pakistan. Malala will show how influential she became through Pakistani schooling and give others a goal to strive for. In addition, the Pakistani government will most likely be extra vigilant and protective this time. Her preaching will make more of an impact if she goes back to Pakistan.
8. I feel, now that we can share information so easily, should spread the word of Malala’s views via Facebook, Twitter, et cetera. More people will know about the situation. This could lead to letters to their political leader making education a top priority in countries all around the world. We can give the people a voice. We can give an objective of education in all corners of the world. Multiple voices can make an astronomical difference.
Sumaarg Pandya 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteMy reaction was mixed, because the fact that there is a struggle for something as simple as education and that the government doesn’t care about it is angering, but Malala getting recognition and succeeding is great to see. The most shocking part of the article is that the Taliban has so much power, and is ruthless enough to try to kill a young girl.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because men have more options. With or without a good education, men can get a job that doesn’t require much skill, like in construction work. Women only have the options to either be a housewife or get a white-collar job.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s due to the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the fact that they are ruthless and follow through with their threats.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two men from the Taliban who looked like they could be college students shot Malala. They probably were ordered to do so from the Taliban, because she spoke out against one of the Taliban’s rules, and continued to go to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala had to undergo surgery, and had part of her skull, some tissue, and blood clots removed. A titanium plate was put into to replace some parts of her skull, and they placed an implant in her left ear so that her hearing would not be affected.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Her message focused on education, and that all children should be allowed to get one. She also tried to dismiss the stereotype that they are terrorists, and instead, they are peaceful and only want education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I don’t think so because the Taliban still have power there, and it would be too risky. Her life is worth more than being thought of as a “true Pakistani.”
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
Malala’s message should be spread by informing more people that something as simple as education is not available to everybody. In Malala’s case, the Taliban is the main thing between girls and education, so the Taliban’s power should be weakened, which would solve even more problems. As individuals, we can just spread awareness by telling others, which could be enough for more powerful people to take action.
Abhijit B. 2B
1) I found this very disturbing... but I felt hope for Malala and inspired by her. I was incredibly mad at the fact that someone would shoot her.
ReplyDelete2) Women are motivated because they want to receive a good education so they can be found equal to men.
3) They grew in influence because of 9/11.
4) Men from Taliban shot her because they did not believe in what she had to say and in her opinions.
5) The portion of her skull that was shot was replaced and muscles around it were removed, She also received facial and brain surgeries. and A metal plate was inserted into the spot that was shot
6) Malala showed her anger towards the men who shot her and showed people that she stood up for what she believes in. All children regardless of age, or gender should receive an education
7) Malala should stay home for she would be in too much danger to go back and she might be denied in many areas. Although she should go back to show others to stand for what they believe in and teach others how to do the right thing!
8) Malala's story should be shown to more companies and news articles, this would make it more publicized and could show everyone around the world what is happening. This could be done to raise money for schools and money for Malala to help her recover or for her past medical bills.
-Ian Figueroa
Block 5A
1. What surprised me about this article is how Malala survived a headshot! She got shot in the head, right above her left brow, and she was conscious, but unstable. Just the fact that she survived that makes me think that she is a very strong and inspiring girl!
ReplyDelete2. It is because the women in Pakistan want to have the same rights as men, to go to school, to get a job, and to work like men in Pakistan. They don't want to just sit at home, make babies, and take care of the house.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan because of the 9/11 attacks that occurred in 2001. Also, they threatened the Pakistani government and schools that if they don't follow their principles, they would shut down the schools.
4. Malala was shot by Taliban gunman who strongly disagreed her beliefs.
5. She had to take surgery. First, the doctors had to take the part of the skull that was damaged by the bullet out. Then, they had to treat the part of the brain which was injured so that it would heal and return back to normal. When they took out the part of the skull that was fractured by the bullet, the doctors made a titanium plate that was shaped like the part that was removed. That plate would then replace her other, damaged part.
6. Her message said that education is very important to this world, and that everyone should have it, and those who already have it should treasure it. She also said that education can make a big difference in this world.
7. I strongly think that she doesn't go back to Pakistan, because the Taliban is still there and it is very dangerous with them there in Pakistan. This time, they could attempt to attack Malala again, and this time, it might even be fatal.
8. I think that Malala's speech and story should be used as a topic in today's news shows. Also, I think that citizens should talk about this event as it is a very problematic situation that is happening right now.
Aditya O. 5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI am appalled that anyone would resort to such drastic measures as to shoot a young girl. There were far less violent options that could have been taken to spot her form speaking out.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
This educational drive among women is because white collar jobs are their only hope for a life outside of the wall of their home.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban influence grew because of the anti-western movement in the region.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
According to Malala’s friend, it is believed that a group of collage students who worked for the Taliban shot her because they wanted her to stop speaking out against the law saying that women can’t go to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala went through surgery during which a portion of her skull had to be removed to relieve pressure on the brain, which was later switched out with a titanium plate, a cochlear implant, intensive care, and therapy.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
That everyone is entitled to an education, and no one had the right to prevent someone form having one.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I do not think she should return to Pakistan. If the Taliban could get to her before, who’s to say that they won’t do it again?
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think that what happened to her should receive more media coverage and get more attention in schools. The UN, or another government organization should ensure that everyone has the right to go to school, no matter what gender, race, or religion they believe in.
-Ashley B. Block 1A
1. My reaction to this article was disturbed and completely disgusted. The thing that surprised me the most was that in some countries it is still against the law for girls to go to school. I thought every country would’ve gotten passed that by now.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to obtain a good education. Men already get a guaranteed education which they may take for granted, while women want to prove equality and show that they deserve an education.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s because of the 9/11 attacks.
4. A Taliban gunman shot Malala. He shot Malala for speaking up for womens’ educational rights.
5. The medical treatment Malala had to undergo was immediate surgery due to brain swelling, medications to help her get out of a coma, and surgery to reconstruct her skull. A piece of her skull was cut out and was put into her abdomen due to brain swelling.
6. Malala’s message to the world in her speech to the UN was that everyone deserves an education because everyone can change the world in a way of their own.
7. I think Malala should only return to Pakistan is she feels comfortable. In my opinion, I think it would be okay for her to return because she can’t spend her whole life fearing going back there when the same thing could’ve happened anywhere.
8. What I think can and should be done to help spread Malala’s message is making a documentary about her story. I think so many people could be inspired by this story because I know that I definitely was.
Laura S.
5A
1. After reading this article, I was initially surprised by Malala's daring decision to speak against the Taliban. However, I also admired her because she stood up for one of the most important values in life, education. I was the most surprised/shocked by the fact that Malala did not stop her movement even after she was attacked by the Taliban. Instead, she used it to further strengthen influence on the world and education.
ReplyDelete2. Pakistani women are more motivated to receive a good education because their entire lives have been set before them-- a life of cooking, cleaning, and giving birth to babies. People like Malala wish to do something greater with their lives, whether its inspiring others or achieving their own dreams. By receiving a proper education, women that live in this part oft he world "prove" that they could do all things that men do and that they could become just as successful as anyone else in the world.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in the early 2000's because they had the power and ability to sweep across the nation and stop education due to Anti- Western motives. This was during the event of 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan, showing that the Taliban started to gain power at this time.
4. A Taliban gunman shot Malala claiming that her crime was speaking up for the rights of women to be educated. A Taliban group pulled over her school bus, before brutally attacking Malala, for speaking up for herself.
5. After sustaining a gunshot through her head and brain, Malala entered surgery where a part of her skull was removed to lessen pressure on the brain. Then, the dead tissue and blot clots were removed form the damaged part of the brain and the portion of her removed skull was placed in her abdomen. A titanium plate was then inserted near her brain and she was then airlifted to a different hospital for further medical treatments and rehabilitation.
6. In her speech to the UN, Malala stressed the importance of education and tried to persuade politicians to "ensure every child can go to school". She states that education is one of the most important factor for making it in today's workforce and that today's children deserve to receive the best education that they could possible get. She also stresses the importance of equality and both genders should be able to get the education they need and that they should not be penalized for trying to learn.
7. I think that Malala should not return to Pakistan because as mentioned in the article, the country is still a dangerous place for Malala, especially since the Taliban are still there. Although people say that she might "drift away" from the Pakistani values that she has, I believe that Malala will always stay true to her roots, as the shaped her to be the person she is today. Instead of risking her life, she can continue her powerful influence throughout the world, spreading her story from country to country. By returning to Pakistan, she endangers not only herself, but her supporters as well. However, I do agree with her recent statements regarding the Taliban threats, that the Taliban may be able to kill her, but they would never be able to kill her influence. But, risking her life could be seen as a act of cowardice instead of courage.
8. I believe that we could use today's technology and means of communication to spread Malala's influence throughout the world. By sharing her powerful speeches and interviews via internet, information could be spread through friends, family, and eventually keep spreading. To help spread awareness of education and Malala's values, we (as students) could better improve our academics, showing that education is important and that politicians should spend time reforming education. Also, we could stress the importance of education to the future generations to come, so that they could spread Malala's influence to the next generation, keeping her cause alive.
Vidisha N.
Block 5A
1. My first reaction to this article what “how could this even happen”. In our country, being shot because of wanting an education isn’t even a thought. However, in Malala’s home it is ramification that could be a possibility.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to get a good education. This is because; women’s “role” in society is to clean, cook and have children. They want to have a real profession like all the men do. They want(ed) to change the world and be powerful.
3. The Taliban grew in influence from events like 9/11. Also, their leader refused to let the girls go to school
4. The group of Talibans shot Malala. She was shot because she spoke out for the rights of girls to be allowed to attend school.
5. Malala went through a surgery for her head after she was shot. They removed a piece of her skull in order to “relieve pressure to the brain”. This way, she brain would not have the pressure that was damaging her abilities to think, move and function properly. Also, since the bullet damaged Malala’s hearing, a cochlear implant was put into her ear to hear.
6. In Malala’s speech she talked about her experience and her side of it. He explained why girls deserve education and the reason for why she took a stand for it. She also told politicians about how there needs to be safe education so every child may attend school. She told them how she wanted peace and that education is an amazing thing to possess.
7. I do not think that Malala should return home. She is unsafe there because of the attack. However, I think that she could be a bug help in getting education in her home country. A distance I think, is necessary because if she gets shot like she did previously, it could be fatal.
8. I think to spread Malala’s message, we should just continue doing what we are doing now. I found out about Malala though social media and television. This is how almost everyone found out about Malala. This is how it should stay because I’ve seen how power social media can be, and it is powerful.
Emily C
A5
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was speechless after reading this article. I actually had to read it a second time. I was like, "Wow." I also found her very inspirational because of what she did. She stood up for women's rights.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are more motivated than men to attain a good education because men have more rights than women in Pakistan. They want to show the men that women can have a good education, can work, and do other things that men can do.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s because of the 9/11 attacks.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two guys of the Taliban shot her because they strongly disagreed with her actions and opinions on how she is standing up for women's rights.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala had to undergo major facial reconstruction. She had to have part of her skull removed to release tension on her brain. She then had a titanium plate put into her skull to protect it. She also had an implant put in for her hearing.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Her message was to stand up for what you think is right. It doesn't matter if your a women or a man, both should have equal rights, and both should be able to receive an education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I don't think she would return to Pakistan. It would be great if she did to show the women of Pakistan that she has courage to come back to her home country, but that can also put her life on the line. She would be much safer if she were to stay in the UK.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
Everyone should remember that day that Malala stood up for women's rights. She is a great example for how everyone should have equality. Its not just one gender, it should be both. It doesn't matter if your a boy or a girl. What we should do to honor her is every year, we should have a remembrance day for what she did. This should not be forgotten.
Victor C. Block 5A
1. My reaction to this article was expressed as soon as I read the title, I was in shock, the fact that someone could get shoot for going to school and stand up for what they believe in isn't right.
ReplyDelete2. Women are more motivated and expected to take care of the house and children but be able to get a professional job with good education men on the other hand already know they are going to get a good job.
3. 9/11 attacks
4. Two young men shot her because they disagreed with her actions and opinions.
5. The affected part of the skull was replaced, and the destroyed areas of tissue around it were removed. She had many facial and brain-related surgeries. A metallic plate was placed in the shot area to keep her skull protected.
6. Mala's message is to stand up for what you believe in and that everyone should be educated.
7. I think Malala should return to Pakistan for short visits nothing too long so she doesn't get any threats.
8. I think Malala's story she be shared with more people around the world.
Kaitlyn Haskoor 4A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDelete- This article was very informative. I was shocked to see how she lived even with the extensive damage to her head.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
- Women in Pakistan want a good education to show that they are equal to men in intelligence.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
- The influence grew because of the 9/11 attacks.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
- Two members of the Taliban assaulted Malala because they did not find her ideas on equality to be acceptable.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
- Damaged parts of the skull were replaced and protected with a metallic plate. Dead tissue was removed and replaced. She also underwent many facial and brain surgeries.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
- She thoroughly explained to the UN that all children should receive an equal, and fair education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
- I believe Malala should return to Pakistan, but after a few years. She can build up more of an image for herself in that time. When she returns, she will be hailed as a hero.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
- The story of Malala Yousafzai needs to be covered more in-depth in the media. And as always, we can send aid to the schools that support equality in Pakistan.
Aditya Ambole 4B
1. My reaction to this article was mind boggling to think that not only someone would have no issue shooting a young girl for wanting nothing more than an education but the remarkable recovery and difference Malala made. What shocked me the most in this article was the fact that some people saw this young girl as a criminal due to the fact that she wasn’t ashamed to voice her opinion. What also strikes me is, what was so wrong with girls having an education? What kind of threat did that pose to someone, that they would go to the lengths of shooting a 15 year old girl because she attended school?
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because they don’t want to live a life where all the are asked to do it cook and clean. In the words of Malala Yousafzai “I didn’t want my future to be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth.”
3. For a women having a good education means having a chance to to give them a life outside of their homes. “For my brothers it was easy to think about the future, they can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.” -Malala Yousafzai
4. The Taliban grew an influence in Pakistan in the early 2000’s because one of the Taliban’s supporters were the Pakistan military.
5. Two Taliban Gunman shot Malala in the head because Malala spoke up on behalf of young girls and women everywhere for their right to an education. The reasoning behind why Malala was shot was because she committed a so called crime, and this crime consisted of Malala speaking up for young girls rights to attend school.
6. Malala underwent surgery which was vital for her survival, part of her skull was removed as well as blood clots and tissue from her brain. Malala also underwent a facial surgery in order to repair her facial nerves on the left side of her face. As well as later on another procedure occurred in order to replace the missing piece of her skull and a cochlear implant was put in to assist Malala’s left ear.
Malala’s message to the world in her UN speech was that education is education and no one should be stripped of their right to an education. Every child should be given the opportunity to have an education no matter where they are.
7. I do not think Malala should return home, back to Pakistan because she has been gone for so long, although it is her home it may be difficult to rejoin not just Pakistan was the Pakistanians. It has been said that the longer Malala stays away the less she will be seen as a true Pakistani, but like Malala said, I am still the old Malala. I still try to live normally but yes, my life has changed a lot. No matter where she is in the world she will always be apart of Pakistan because nothing can change that.
8. In order to spread Malala’s message we need to educate people that this is a relevant issue, that this is still occurring. We need to remind people of Malala’s story and heroic actions by keeping it in the news so people see it and remember it. One solution is every country ensures that both male and females have the right to an education and can attend school.
Claudia T. 2B
My reaction to this article was first shock, then just disgust. What surprised me was that there was a girl that was around the same age as I am that was shot for her right to attend school.
ReplyDeleteI believe that women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to get a good education because women do not have the same chance to “make it” in the world. Women are basically seen as these robots that cook, clean, and have children. They want to become more than what they are expected to be.
The taliban gained influence in the early 2000s after the plane attacks on 9/11.
Two young men flagged down her bus as they passed a clearing. They asked which one was Malala, then the girls riding with her looked at her innocently. They just thought these people were reporters or something, but then they shot her in the head. They probably targeted her because of what she said about girls being able to go to school despite what the Taliban said.
Malala had to have surgery on her brain because of its swelling, and she had to get an implant and a titanium plate in her head.
Malala’s message was that politicians need to take urgent action to ensure every child can go to school.
There should be new laws stating that females have just as much a right to go to school as men do. We can create one day each year to remember what Malala was shot for: going to school.
Kaleb B. 4B
1. After reading this article I was certainly shocked at the fact the Taliban didn’t care they shot a young girl in the head. Their only concern was eliminating threats. I also enjoyed this article because Malala took her challenges and used them to her advantage to gain more publicity all around the world, speak up, and change the lives of others.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because men have the opportunity to become anything they would like to be. Women didn’t have that opportunity and therefore wanted to gain more knowledge whenever they had a chance.
3. The Taliban threatened to punish those who departed from local Muslim traditions, especially when it came to education. As a result, many people in Pakistan feared the Taliban in the early 2000s which allows the Taliban to gain more control over the country.
4. Malala was shot by the Taliban because she spoke up about education rights. She gave other girls hope which the Taliban found as a threat.
5. Malala had to first go through surgery and remove a portion of her skull to reduce the swelling in her brain. After multiple care units and facilities, Malala was taken to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham. There she was taken out of her medically induced coma. After that, Malala went through a surgery to repair her facial nerve and a final surgery to replace the skull section removed earlier.
6. Malala’s message in her speech to the UN is education can change the world. She says that she has the right to express her feelings and say what she wants. Therefore, she has chosen to do something about education.
7. I don’t think Malala should return back to Pakistan because now the entire world knows the Taliban won’t permit education in Pakistan. The Taliban could decide to attack her again because of her actions and Pakistan still isn’t a safe place. She would be putting her life at risk again by going back.
8. We can help spread Malala’s message by using our technology to show her speeches everywhere throughout the world. In addition, we should take advantage of our education systems. Not all people in certain countries (such as Pakistan) have the opportunity to go to school such as we do. Therefore, we should study hard and succeed in education because we have the chance to.
Neha T.
5A
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was pretty much shocked about everything. I was mostly shocked that someone would shoot a 15 year-old girl just because she goes to school.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
They are motivated because girls are not supposed to do the things men do. They are to stay home and take care of the house. The women want to be treated equally to men.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The government supported the Taliban. They did nothing to stop these things from happening and they did not take action even when it did.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two men, part of the Taliban, shot Malala because she women are not supposed to be going to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
She had a part of her skull removed. Also, she had a titanium plate inserted in her skull and she had an implant in her ear so her hearing would not be affected by the bullet.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Her message was that all people should have an education and no one should stop anyone else from having it.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
No because after all this publicity from the shooting and her UN speech, she will be in danger. The Taliban probably already know about her and would be ready to attack her.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I can share this article with many other people so that they can be inspired from what she did. Also, everyone can read it and pass on the message everywhere so that people can know about it and take some action in Pakistan.
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteThe thing that surprised me the most was what little security the government was able to provide in a time of such crisis. I feel as though if the Taliban is targeting certain people as they were, these people should be provided with high end security. I was also amazed by Malala’s courage. If I was in her place, I would not have be able to do the things she did, especially in that form of danger.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Only high-end jobs will allow these girls out of their homes. They must receive the amount of education required to become something as professional as a doctor or lawyer. Unlike men, who can find low-class jobs without receiving much education. This motivates girls to become more educated, because they are unlikely to want their future to be, like Malala said, “Imprisoned in four walls.”
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence due to 9/11 and the Us invasion in Afghanistan. Pakistan was extremely anti-Western in these years and therefore the Taliban had much power over them and had a lot of influence over their government.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
The Taliban shot Malala because she spoke out against the fact that they were forcing girls in The Swat Valley to stay home instead of attend school. When Malala spoke out against them, she became an immediate target.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
First, they removed part of Malala’s skull to decrease the pressure on the brain. Once a specialist was brought in she received further treatment including a titanium plate that replaced the piece of skull and a cochlear implant to repair hearing. A nerve that had been severed by the bullet was reattached and re-routed to improve her facial paralysis.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
In her speech to the UN Malala spoke about the importance of education and how every government should take immediate action so that every child can have the opportunity to attend school.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I believe that though it is a dangerous place, Malala should return home. She is an inspiration there and her people need her. Also, even though she is at risk, it is her home, where she belongs. It is where her family is, where she grew up. She should not eb taken away from this place, especially after such tragic events.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I believe the best thing we can do is support these middle eastern countries in their attempt to achieve education for everyone and get the word out about Malala’s story. The most important thing is that people are aware, because the more people know the more they can do to help. Also, young girls should look to Malala as a role model. Her courage and bravery is very inspiring and she should not be forgotten.
Catherine Leckie 4B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was astonished by the fact that Malala was shot for going to school when in America you have to go to school
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women are more motivated because they need a good education to get a nice job, where men can still get a good job without a good education
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
They grow in influence because of the attack on 9/11
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
She was shot by a Taliban gunman for speak up for women who want to go to school
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
She had surgery where they cut part of her skull out to release pressure and place that piece in her abdomen. They used a steal plate to fix her skull
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
She want to say that all children need the opportunity to good to school
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
No, because of the possibility of another assassination.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
Tell your friends and family and tell them to tell some of their friends
John Wrobel 4B
1. after I read this article I was astonished, inspired, and horrified at the same time. I could not believe that there would be this type of punishment just for a girl trying to learn. I was also astonished to see how much Pakistan has changed over the last twenty years.
ReplyDelete2. Women are more motivated to learn because if they don’t receive a good education they will be stuck as slaves to there men.
3. The Taliban grew influence in Pakistan in the early 2000’s because of 9/11 and the USA invasion of Afghanistan.
4. Malala had been shot in the head by a member of the talliban. all for wanting to learn, and have a life beyond what she had at home.
5. malala had to undergo surgery in her head involving a head implant to replace the part that had been shot.
6. Malalas message to the world was that not all people from Pakistan are bad most of them are just children trying to learn, and we should always try to make that happen.
7. I don’t think that malala should return to Pakistan at this point in her life. She is still in school and if she is learning in Pakistan she is just putting herself in danger again.
8. I think that the US and other countries should try to do the best we can to make sure that kids all over the world get the education they need.
Jesse V. 4b
My reaction to the article was shock because I knew that there were places in the world that discouraged education for women, but never did I think that it would get to this point. I did not believe that the incident would take place in the Swat Valley, an area that once encouraged education for all people. Swat Valley helped educate all the children in the area and that specific place was targeted for attacks. The article also made me feel grateful that I could attend school and not get ridiculed for the action, but be strongly encouraged to get a full education.
ReplyDeleteThe women in Pakistan are more motivated to get an education than men because the only way they could get out of the house was to have a professional, white-collar job. Adequate knowledge was substantial for females to not spend their life doing housework and taking care of the children.
In the years after 9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, an anti-Western sentiment swept through the country. The Taliban influence grew in the early 2000s because they radio-broadcasted threatening punishments for those who departed from Muslim tradition, which discourages education for girls. The worst period was at the end of 2008, when the local Taliban leader issued a statement ceasing all female education within a month; otherwise they would receive serious consequences.
The Taliban attempted an assassination plot on Malala on October 9, 2012. This was because she was protesting against the Taliban efforts to get the female education diminished. Malala publicly spoke about her beliefs and continued her education, which angered the Taliban and caused them to try to kill her as a threat and warning to her people.
Malala underwent many medical treatments such as brain surgery, intensive care after the injury, titanium plate implant, a cochlear implant to her left ear, an operation repairing the damaged nerves in her face, and physiotherapy. The brain surgery removed a part of her skull to relieve the pressure on the swelling of her brain. The titanium implant was put in place to replace the piece of bone. The cochlear implant helped repair the hearing in her left ear. The second operation helped reconnect the nerves in her face that were detached during from the bullet; thus helping to recover the left side of her face being paralyzed. The intensive care after the surgeries and physiotherapy helped to regulate her blood pressure and make sure she was responding well to the treatments and medications.
Malala’s message in her speech to the UN was to stress the importance of attending school and getting a good education. She urged adults to make sure all children got schooling and received an extensive knowledge of most standard topics.
I believe that Malala should return back to her home in Pakistan to help the children there get an education. She is such a powerful influence on millions of people that it would be quite helpful if she went back to her home and encourage others to stand up for their schooling. Malala can also show the Taliban that she is still fighting for the right of education for Pakistan girls and her views were not wavered by the attempted assassination.
I think that this problem is solvable and not impossible to accomplish. If the UN came together, this problem could be solved within the country itself and diminish any future problems with female education. The Taliban clan does not seem extremely powerful, so I believe America and the other countries can get the group to stop their threats. I believe the only thing I personally can do is be grateful for the education I am receiving. In America, you are required to at least receive a high school education in order to obtain a decent job. I can also encourage my peers and family members to work hard at their studies because we are lucky to receive schooling.
Jamie T. Block B4
What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was very shocked by this article. What surprised me the most was when Malala was punished for standing up for herself and other women around the world. I believe that she has her own rights to speak what she wants and to believe what she wants and she should be able to express that.
Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
I feel like women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain good education because they don’t get a chance to really get themselves educated. Women usually only stay at home to do all the work. Cooking, cleaning, taking care of their children, while their husbands are out working. Men get more privileges and they have more of an opportunity to receive their education than women so they strive to succeed in school more.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban’s didn’t believe in women being able to express their beliefs. They punished those who had the bravery to do so and that is what happened to Malala.
Who shot Malala? Why?
Two Taliban men went to Malala’s school and shot her in the head. This happened because they didn’t like the idea of her speaking out for women’s rights.
What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala had to have a surgical procedure done to her brain because it was swelling dangerously, putting her life at risk. The doctors had to shave part of her head and cut her skull open in order to reach her brain. They had to make the swelling go down and they had to remove the bullet.
What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala spoke about allowing every child to be able to receive education. She felt strongly about that topic because from experience, she knows not everyone has the privileges to go to school and earn an education to lead to a brighter future.
Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I do not think it is a good idea for Malala to go back to Pakistan. While she lived there, she was severely injured and her life was at risk. If the Taliban’s attacked her once, I don’t see why they wouldn’t attack again. Her life would be at risk if she went back and I believe that she would have a brighter future in another country that allows women
What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think that everyone should be more aware of this situation and of Malala’s story. Her story should be told all over the world because it is very inspiring and it sends out a really important message. She is so young and she has impacted so many lives with her courage and bravery. She stood up for herself and other women around the world and she spoke up about what she believed in.
Sydnie D. 4B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most? I thought it was pretty touching. It shocked me the most that some jerk of a guy could actually shoot a little girl in the head for going to school.
ReplyDelete2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education? Men already have good job opportunities, and women are usually seen as house maids. This needs to change, and so by attaining a good education, it can.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s? The reason the influence grew so greatly was due to the acts of terrorism on the world trade center on 9/11
4. Who shot Malala? Why? He was just a nobody from the Taliban that decided to shoot a defenseless little girl because his superiors probably told him to, and because they didn't like the idea of girls going to school.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo? They performed brain surgery, and put a titanium plate into her skull.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN? Malala spoke about why everyone deserved an equal right to education, and about her experiences with the taliban, and standing up for herself.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not? Not right now. It's far too dangerous for her to return right now, with taliban activists still in power.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help? Well, social media has done a pretty good job already. If people don't already know by now that everyone deserves an equal shot at everything, they're deliberately ignorant. I'm not really sure what we can do to communicate the message that everyone deserves equal education to people who aren't willing to listen, maybe we can set up booths in war zones or something? We can try and move people who want education to America, I guess.
Alexander M. Block 4B
1. I really liked this article because it spreads awareness of how much harder life is in other parts of the world compared to somewhere like America, Canada, or Europe. It shocked me that the Taliban would go as far as shooting a child over their views.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are typically more motivated than men to attain a good education, because there are groups like the Taliban that want the thwart them from obtaining one. Men do not have this problem, so they don't strive as much.
3. The Taliban grew in influence in the early 2000s due to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The United States invaded Afghanistan in an effort to stop the Taliban.
4. A member of the Taliban shot Malala because she spoke out to the public for women's rights in Pakistan and wanted a good education.
5. Malala had to have surgery on her brain, and a titanium plate was used to repair part of her skull where the bullet went through.
6. Malala's speech was given to 500 people aged 12-25 from around the world. She spoke about why every child should go to school and directed it towards politicians, urging them to take action.
7. I do not think Malala should return home to Pakistan. It is too dangerous there, and she can fulfill her dream of a great education in a place the Taliban can't reach her instead.
8. I think more people should do what Malala did and make speeches about children's education to spread awareness of this global issue. News shows and other media should get involved as well. A typical person like you and I could help by telling friends and family members about Malala and what happened to her, and they will tell their friends, and so on.
-Eric Heinemann, Block 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI thought that Malala’s story to becoming nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is an empowering message for equal rights for women. I was shocked the most is how young she is to be shot in the skull for going to school. Most people I know, take advantage of school and do not realize how lucky we are to get an education.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
The women in Pakistan are more motivated to attain a good education because, the men can at least find low-skilled work while the women are restricted to their homes. Without education, these men to play the role of an age-old stereotype would dominate the women.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000’s because of the 9/11 attacks and America’s war with Afghanistan.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
The Taliban had sent out two people who looked like college students to kill Malala because, she is a women’s rights advocate and spoke out against the Taliban.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala was airlifted to get intensive care for the bullet in her skull. The doctors had put in a titanium plate and had a cochlear implant into her left year into correct her hearing damage.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala’s message to 500 young people included contacting politicians to insure each child’s right to education. She told the people to stand up for what is right and that Pakistan aren’t terrorists and that most want peace and an education.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I believe after a few years Malala should return to Pakistan to show that she can come back from such a horrific thing to further give everyone right to an education.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I believe that since most of our youth are on social networks that there should be a day or month that people post statuses and pictures about Malala and how to donate to education funds. This ensures that our youth is aware because, we are the people who are getting or fighting for an education.
Brett B. 5A
1. When I read the article I was surprised that a girl was killed because she went to school although when i read the title i tough of back when white people wouldn't let black children in their schools. Although, i was surprised that
ReplyDelete2. Woman are more motivated than men to achieve a good education because all woman do is sweep the floors and cook food.
3. Influence grew because of the 9/11 attack.
4. I would say people from the Taliban, they were two young men. They did it to show who is in control of the area, that the Taliban would do something if someone spoke out.
5. Malala went through a operation to replaced a section of her skull and replaced it with a titanium plate,
6.Malala's message was so that people would do something about not every child having a chance to go to school.
7. I believe that Malala will not go back to Pakistan soon until something is done about the Taliban because the Taliban might want revenge on her for what she has done.
8. What we can do to spread Malala's message is by help teach others and help out around the area to teach children who might not be able to go to school, maybe give school materials to students who can't afford them.
Derek D 4B
someone would go out and shoot a child, regardless of their father’s position in the government. Also, it surprised me that it took so long for help to come along after the shooting.
ReplyDelete2. Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because it is harder to attend a school. Also, until very recently it was practically illegal to get an education if you were a woman. Therefore, if they are able to attend, they want to strive.
3. The Taliban’s influence grew in Pakistan in the early 2000s because of the influence of the 9/11 attacks and growth in Afganistan.
4. Two men shot Malala in attempt to kill her for speaking out about her education.
5. Malala had immediate surgery and a titanium plate placed within her brain to support the damage.
6. Malala’s message to the world was that education plays an important part in your life no matter your age or gender. She wanted to point out that everyone deserves an education. She also wanted to mention that one movement, one word, could change the world. Whether it’s just your own, your community’s, or the entire world, it can change someone’s life.
7. I believe that Malala should return home to Pakistan. I think this because now that they know her dangerous situation, people will reach out to make sure she is in no harm. Also, it will show the Taliban, even further, that she is not afraid.
8. I believe that they should make announcements at schools to help spread her message. I think the best thing we can do to spread Malala’s message, is to talk about it and tell people about what it is and has happened.
Willow J. 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteThis article was very interesting and influential. This story will probably change the way countries view education now. What shocked me the most is how famous Malala became after she was shot.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
If women don’t get an education, then they cannot get a low skilled job which will force them to do things like sewing.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban is an Anti-western group formed after the US attacked Afghanistan.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
The Taliban shot Malala because she went to school and influenced other girls to go.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala went through brain surgery, titanium skull transplant, and hearing transplant.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala’s message was that everyone should be able to have an education no matter what.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
Yes, but under protection. She should be able to go to her own home again and be a somewhat normal teenager.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
A way to spread her message is, every school should watch her speech and her story. We can help by talking to the government about it and how everyone should have an education.
Isaiah R. 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this article, I knew a little about the story because I learned about it last year. But one quote from Malala really made me think; at one point she said, “People don't need to be aware of these things at the age of nine or 10 or 11 but we were seeing terrorism and extremism, so I had to be aware.” In our country, at age 9 or 10, all we think about is hanging out with our friends, and what we want for Christmas. To think that a girl that young only halfway across the world has to wonder whether she’ll die for trying to get an education doesn’t even seem real.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
In my opinion, women in Pakistan are more motivated to get a good education because in most Middle Eastern countries, women grow up to have the same lifestyle as their mothers and their mothers’ mothers; get married, have children, and tend to the house. They know if they get an education, they’ll have a chance at a future where they don’t just do the things they are thought to do as women. "I wanted to speak up for my rights," Malala says. "And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way."
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan starting around 2001, when US military invaded after 9/11 happened. When people saw how they carried out their terrorist acts on the US, they knew the Taliban were dangerous and serious.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Malala was shot by the Taliban; two men came onto her school bus, hired to shoot her because the Taliban didn’t like the fact that she was standing up for her education.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala had to go into surgery which replaced a section of her skull with a metal plate. Also, some of her organs were failing, and she needed to take drugs to help her body function. Finally, the doctors had to put a tube down her throat to help her breathe.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala said in her speech,
"So here I stand...one girl among many.
I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys.
I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.
Those who have fought for their rights:
Their right to live in peace.
Their right to be treated with dignity.
Their right to equality of opportunity.
Their right to be educated."
Malala’s main message is that she not only is trying to get an education for herself, but to make a difference in the lives of all boys and girls in Pakistan, and all around the world. Also, she wants to make it clear that education should be a guaranteed right for everyone, not just certain people.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I believe that Malala should return to Pakistan; by doing this, she will show the Taliban and everyone else that she is strong enough to not run away from this problem, but face it. I feel it would also make a difference in Pakistan by proving that the Taliban doesn’t overrule your life.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think that the UN should find a way to overrule the Taliban and allow education for all girls and boys all over the world. To help, I believe we can spread the story and message of Malala.
Amanda Edore 4B
1. I was very confused. At first, I didn’t understand why they had shot her, by the article name. Then I realized it was because she went to school. Later on reading the article, I was disgusted that all girls couldn’t go to school and get their education. This story was shocking.
ReplyDelete2. The Women are more motivated then men because they are seen has basically a house wife. With no other duties then “cooking and having children”.
3. They were influenced by the shocking event 9/11.
4. The Taliban shot Malala; the reason being was because she was speaking out and not following the rules that were set for the women/girls of Pakistan.
5. Since, the area of her head that was shot, was sensitive the doctors knew they had to be very cautious going to this surgery. A small part of her skull was then removed to “relieve pressure from the brain”. They then replaced a part of her skull, inside the abdomen. Another very serious issues was blood clots and damaged tissue.
6. Malala’s message to the UN was that to allow every child access to education, and to be safe as well.
7. No, I do not think Malala should return to her home in Pakistan. I dont think it’s safe for her to go back there, with how public she has been. It could endanger her to murder, and just overall not being safe anywhere.
8. I think since she is a female, this would go really good with going with that demographic. Meetings, Videos on Youtube, Twitter pages, any social networking site really helps alot, because that’s a big thing in everyone’s life. I wouldn't protest or anything to that extreme. But to rather get people to notice us in a more peaceful way.
Valerie A. 4B
1. The thing that shocked me the most in this article would have to be the part where someone would shoot and innocent child for standing up for what she believes in. At first kids are told to speak up when they have an opinion, now we are being discouraged from doing so.
ReplyDelete2. For boys, they can be anything they want. Normally for girls they stay home and do chores. This is why she wanted to be educated, so she could get a better job/ career.
3. The Taliban edict inforced a dire warning in 2008 that stated that all female education must be ceased within a month or they would suffer consequences.
4. Two Taliban men who stopped the school bus on the side of the road, they were mad at what Malala for what she had spoken up about, so they shot her and her friends.
5. She had surgery where they removed a part of her skull and replaced it with a titanium plate later. They removed blood clots and damaged tissue from inside the brain.
6. As Ziauddin Yousafzai put it, "She was holding the lamp of hope and telling the world - we are not terrorists, we are peaceful, we love education."
7. I believe that someday she will, but right now does not seem like a good time for her safety. Her friends are probably worried though, or going through tough times themselves.
8. Malala’s message should be more advertised to the world showing EVERYONE what is happening in the world. The U.S. definetly should contribute to making this world known by the internet or television, if they hadn’t already.
Faith Hoos :) 2B
1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to the article was both shocked at the horrifying situation and events, and intrigued on Malala's outlook on life and education. What surprised me the most was Malala's recovery and how she wasn't bitter about her life after the shooting. Instead of having a negative perspective, she seized the opportunity to start anew and continued her determination in education.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Women in Pakistan are more motivated than men to attain a good education because it does not come nearly as easy to them. Their only hope for a future without having to constantly remain at home is with a proper education.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban grew in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s due to the attacks on 9/11 as well as US influence in Afghanistan.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two young males, who are members of the Taliban, shot Malala because she spoke up about the importance of women's education. Even then, she was well known for her active voice, being one of the very few, and was severely injured for having such.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Due to the bullet, Malala had to undergo colossal medical treatment. She had surgery done on the left side of her brain, having blood clots and damaged tissues taken out. In addition, part of her skull was removed and placed in her abdomen. A titanium plate was put in to replace the missing section of her skull. She had operations such as repairing part of her face as well.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala's message to the world is that every child deserves to have a proper education through schooling. She displayed determination and expressed that you should stand up for what you think is right.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I think that Malala should not return. I feel this way because she has much publicity now, and going back would be very unsafe.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
I think more people should be aware of Malala's story, which many find very inspirational. In order for this to happen, we can speak to more people about it. Also, I think it would be quite effective if it appeared more in social media to gain publicity.
Jane U. Block 4B
1) What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteI was both surprised and anger, because a girl that tried to help her people and was hurt for it. What shocked me the most was that a girl was shot just for trying to help the world.
2) Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
In Pakistan the women don’t seem to have many choices and they are looked down upon, so they need to work hard to get a good job, instead of staying at home, cooking, and cleaning, whereas men already have more opportunities and jobs just for being men.
3) Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
The Taliban influence grew because of the support from the military and the ISI. It also grew more with the 9/11 attacks.
4) Who shot Malala? Why?
Two Taliban members, which looked like college students, shot her because she spoke out against girls’ inability to attend school, and how unfair females are treated.
5) What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
She went through multiple surgeries to fix her skull, brain, and hearing. For example, she got a titanium plate for part of her skull and an implant in her ear for her hearing.
6) What was Malala’s message to the world in her speech to the UN?
In her speech to the UN she talked about how all children deserve to be educated, no matter what.
7) Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I don’t think that she should return to Pakistan, because although it’s her home, now that her story is international and people are more aware of Pakistan’s injustice, there could be more Taliban angry members after her, so it would be too perilous.
8) What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala’s message? What can we do?
I think we should broadcast her story even more, by discussing it in classes, talking about it with people, and put it on social media.
Arcenia P. Block 4B
Tess F. Block 2B
ReplyDelete1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised/ shocked you the most?
What shocked me the most was that the Taliban made Pakistan take several steps backwards in a sense. Previous politicians had had Swat girls going to school for decades before and then these extremists come and threaten females into not getting an education in the 2000s. If they weren’t clearly terrorists and extremists, it almost wouldn’t make any sense.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain a good education?
Men who don’t get a good education can do small jobs and trades around town, they have something to fall back on if becoming something ambitious (such as a doctor) winds up not suiting them. For women, going to their job is the only real time they get out of the house. So women who aren’t well educated are usually stuck home sewing or doing other tedious house chores all day.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000s?
They were a big group throughout Pakistan. Also, it was well known that the Taliban weren’t the sort of people to make empty threats. Everything was followed through.
4. Who shot Malala? Why?
Two men from the Taliban shot Malala. They did this because the group as a whole does not believe girls should be educated. And here she was - a female speaking out about how girls had the right to get an education. This most likely didn’t go over well with the Taliban and just how Booth shot President Lincoln, they tried to assassinate Malala.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
First she underwent the initial surgery that removed part of her skull in order to remove the bullet and try to save her from what would have been a fatal shooting had the procedure had not happened. Then she went through intensive care in two separate locations; one being better than the other. She got moved to Birmingham for rehabilitation for the following three months, being kept in a medical-induced coma. Malala later went on to have a ten-hour procedure done to renew the nerve in her face. Finally, she had an implant in her ear to after the bullet affected her hearing in her left ear.
6. What was Malala's message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Malala’s message that most Pakistani people are honest and value education and peace, unlike the stereotype of being terroristic. Also, she believes every child - regardless of gender, race, and social class - should have the opportunity to be educated.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
I think she should return to Pakistan if the Taliban threat is completely erased. After all, the group as a whole had been vanquished, but all it took was a few low-lying members to send Malala to a handful of different hospitals. If the government cannot be 100% certain there’s no threat with Malala coming back to Pakistan, I don’t think she should go. This is because no matter how much one’s home means to them, the fact that they’re living and breathing and healthy is a lot more important than where they are on the globe.
8. What do you think can and should be done to help spread Malala's message? What can we do to help?
All I really think that can be done is to make sure every child is getting a good education. Remove bad teachers from schools, maybe even make the average school project-based in order to ensure the students are fully comprehending what they’re learning. We can help out struggling classmates and be the person to ask that one question everyone is thinking but not vocalizing while in class. Just overall make school a good, safe environment.
1. I am most shocked about how idiotic it was that they shot a poor innocent girl in the head because she decided to learn it is not even idiotic it is pathetic how a grown man would shoot a little girl in the head.
ReplyDelete2. I Think women want more education then guys because they are more likely to live longer than males and they and they probably want to prove equal to the males in Pakistan because they do not really have any equal rights.
3. The Taliban grew their influence because many of the feared terrorist groups such as Al Queda and the Taliban and the Taliban used to me in government power in the years 2000 and 2001.
4.A Taliban gunman on October 9th 2012 because they disagreed with her on rights for women and men should be equal.
5. She was given surgery right after the shot as soon as she was put in the hospital and they had to make her unconsisous.
6."One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world," she said. That meant one child and teacher were able to change the word she was able to help change the world because of her and her teacher.
7.No not for a long time because she is in the greatest danger in her life surviving a shot from a Taliban gunmen in the head she almost died and the Taliban want her dead now.
8. I think the people of Pakistan and the people who support Malala should donate to the military groups who are trying to stop terrorism. Also should start peaceful protest against terrorist organizations like Al-Queda.
Miguel Quiroz 4B
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DeleteThis is absolutely terrible... i cant believe this.... Who would do this to a poor 16 year old girl.... its so wrong and so sad....
ReplyDelete1. What was your reaction to this article? What surprised /shocked you the most?
ReplyDeleteMy reaction to this article was I was completely shocked. My first reaction was how Malala is still alive. Another question that arose is Malala’s family still living in Pakistan.
2. Why are women in Pakistan more motivated than men to attain good education?
Men in Pakistan have a better life. They are offered education while women are not. Women take advantage of education.
3. Why did the Taliban grow in influence in Pakistan in the early 2000’s?
In 2000, the Taliban grew much influence. They took away education for women and more.
4. Who shot Malala? Why
The Taliban shot Malala for standing up for womens education. They ambushed her after school and shot her in the head.
5. What medical treatments did Malala undergo?
Malala was treated with getting part of her skull removed as well as getting it replaced with a piece of metal.
6. What was Malala’s message to the world in her speech to the UN?
Her message states that women should be able to have the rights to education just the way men do.
7. Do you think Malala should return home to Pakistan? Why or why not?
In one aspect, I believe she should return home, as she will stand as the public figure in Pakistan, and support her country from within the country. However, another side of me says that she shouldn’t return, because that would be putting herself and her family back in danger.
8. What do you think you think can and should be done to help spread Malala’s message? What can we do to help?
I believe that action and petitions and organization should be formed with Malala’s help to gain the rights for women education in Pakistan. This should take place worldwide.
Marc Anthony Minichino
Block 5A World History