...Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and also the youngest person to have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize at just seventeen years old. She was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora Pakistan. A few years later, the once peaceful country started to change as the Taliban strengthened their control. The Taliban originated in the early 1990’s in northern Pakistan after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban’s goal to the Pashtun people was to restore peace and security and enforce their own strict Islamic law once in power. In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, they performed acts of Islamic punishments consisting of public executions, convicted murderes and amputations of those found guilty of theft. By 1998,...
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...of Pakistan. Her name is Malala Yousafzai, and she was 17 when she accepted the prestigious award. She is a human rights advocate centered on children’s education and women’s rights. Though she has been an advocate since she was a young child, she has become the face of an international movement. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, ran the school in her valley. When the local Taliban began banning girls from attending school, he spoke out against them. When she was twelve years old, inspired by her father’s advocacy, Malala began writing a blog about living under Taliban control and her ideas about children’s, specifically girl’s, rights to education. The blog was published by the BBC (British Broadcast Company) under a pseudonym. Her name was released when a New York Times journalist, Adam Ellick, made a documentary about her life and the military of Pakistan intervening in her region...
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...Can you imagine getting shot in the head because of something you strongly believed in? Well, that is just what happened to this lady. Her name is Malala Yousafzai and she was able to survive a bullet to the head. Malala was born on July 12th, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She attended the school her father founded called Khushal Public School. She and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai both of them shared a love for education. At this time in Malala’s town, the Taliban were trying to take control of her area. The Taliban began to try to restrict education and prevent girls from attending school. In 2009, BBC was looking for someone to tell what life was like living under the Taliban’s threats. Malala’s father actually recommended her and she began to write what her life was like. To hide her identity she went by the name Gul Makai but she was revealed later that year by...
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...Malala Yousafzai’s Journey Malala Yousafzai shows a tremendous amount of strength throughout her life. She isn’t afraid to do the unthinkable. Though people hated her, she was able to brush it off like dirt. But behind that, there is a heart touching story. Malala’s journey isn’t always an easy one, but with perseverance she was able to pull through. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the countries Swat District. She lived in her house in Mingora with her parents and two brothers. Her father is Ziauddin Yousafzai and her mother is Tor Pekai. Her brothers are Khushal and Atal Yousafzai. Malala was mostly educated by her father, who is a school owner and an educational activist. He runs a group of private...
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...Malala Yousafzai Fights for Rights It’s fair that everybody has the choice of education. I chose Malala Yousafzai, she is at age eighteen and has already earned a Nobel Peace prize. Malala publicly stands up for everybody’s rights for education, yet some people did not agree with her. The Taliban shot her in the forehead to try and stop her from speaking up for her beliefs, or for her to at least lose hope although this action only led to everyone standing up for her. This essay will demonstrate how Malala Yousafzai impacted the world today. Malala has changed many things around the world before and after her experience. First off, Malala a social experience, “How dare the Taliban take away my right of education,” Malala stated at the capital of Peshawar for the city’s press club (Staff). Furthermore, on January 3, 2009 Malala’s blog attracted lots of attention, another girl had been asked, but she backed down, and Malala being the brave soul she is, wrote an entire diary on the site (Staff). Additionally, Malala’s father confirmed that she was the BBC blogger, and the Taliban sent threats to Malala along with her family (Staff). Later, the Taliban shot her except she lived to tell about it (Staff). Malala is probably a teenager that has been...
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...of Mingora in Pakistan was a tourist attraction before a group of terrorists terrorized the city and took over. Malala Yousafzai was one of the many women it had affected over the time of the take over. Malala liked to learn to read and write in school to help her with her daily life, and also liked to learn different subjects in school such as, Math and Science. When she found out she couldn’t attend school, it devastated her. So she took a stand for her village, country, and almost all women without an education with her voice and fund (Malala Fund). The purpose of this paper is to learn more about education rights and women’s rights in Pakistan, and how one girl took a stand for her village that didn’t have a voice to stand up for themselves against the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Swat Valley,...
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...Malala Yousafzai the Influential Communicator and Education Activist Abstract This paper is about an amazing 17 year old girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for championing the right of girls to receive an education. Many have asked “what are the qualities of an inspiring leader?” Research shows that leaders create enthusiasm, empower people, instill confidence and inspire the ones around them. In early 2009, Malala Yousafzai started by blogging about life under Taliban rule and that changed her life forever. Malala Yousafzai the Influential Communicator and Education Activist Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 to Tor Pakai Yousafzai (mother) and Ziauddin Yousafzai (father) and into a Sunni Muslim family of Pashtun ethnicity. She grew up in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in a house in Mingora. She has two younger brothers and two pet chickens. Malala was educated largely by her father, who is a poet, school owner, and educational activist who runs a chain of schools known as the Khushal Public School. In 2008 Malala started speaking about education rights when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at a local press club. There she was known for saying “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” Later in 2008 when Malala was only 11, she wrote a blog under a pseudonym of “Gul Makai” for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule, the attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls. Taliban militants...
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...Name: Course: Date: Education in the modern world As the world becomes more civilized and connected, global competitiveness makes it the duty of every global citizen and government to reconcile the true meaning of education to the standards and practices applied in learning. Without this societal reflection, a country or person risks lagging behind as the world progresses. This paper seeks to understand education and its place in the 21st century society. The first step in this quest is to ask the question, what is education? There exist a myriad of definitions on education. Key to every definition is the transfer of knowledge, values and skills. This knowledge transfer requires an knowledgeable guide or tutor to impart what they know to a willing learner. This is a process of illumination for the learner. As Will Durant eloquently states, “Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance” (Durant). Every great kingdom throughout history has placed a premium on education. From the library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt to the depth of information on the internet, education remains at the heart of every successful society. Currently, modern formal education has largely failed to provide value to learners. The most common forms of modern formal education employ rote memorization. Knowledge imparted does not go beyond the testing stage. Another failure by modern learning institutions is their over emphasis on the academic aspects of education. These institutions forget that...
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...AIR 348 RESEARCH ESSAY In what ways have Transnational Advocacy networks (TAN’s) altered the principles and practices of international relations? Discuss in context of Child Labour in India The past century, the century of transformation and changes, which transforms a map of the world. World politics not only alongside with states, many non- state actors work together to form a new world order. Since the World War II, we saw a series of uncertain modification to delimit world order (Pollis, 2000, p9). In this perspective, the human rights issue is widely contested notion emerge over time. Wider gap between access and resources has started super power rivalry. Under these circumstances International community come forward to form new social and cultural norms, which has raised new arguments against the notion and principals of International Relations (Polis, 2000, p9) In this assessment we will explore briefly, how International Non-governmental organizations put their influence, while states are attached with realist principal of international Relations. Even if there are legitimate arguments, what barriers Transnational Civil society may face to achieve their goals and how reformed the principals and practices of international politics. From the view point of International politics, we saw that realism occupies a complex place. In general, it’s a principal pattern in International politics (Synder, 2012, p.17). The key principal of this idea contains the small concept...
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...Every religion has their own set of religious figures. Whether those people were appointed directly from a higher power, or they just did admirable work in their lives to earn them the title of “religious figure.” Regardless of how each person came about to be well-known in their religion, they are all considered influential. When discussing religious figures, names that commonly come into play would be: Mother Theresa for the Catholic faith, Mahatma Gandhi for Hinduism, Desmond Tutu for South African Anglicans, Malala Yousafzai for Islam, and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, for Buddhism. All of whom are exceptionally powerful, but the history behind Tenzin Gyatso was one not as familiar to someone from the Catholic faith, like myself....
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...teachings concerning the treatment of women. The teachings of Islam provide full protection and security for women, but many Pakistani women are suppressed and victimized by their own family members. Although there are clear provisions both in Islam and in the 1973 Pakistani constitution to provide respect, safety and equal rights for women, Pakistan remains a male-dominated society where women still struggle to achieve their basic rights. Male officials in Pakistan can point to the nation’s constitution which guarantees equality for all people, the nation’s ratification of international treaties that are meant to enhance the status of women, and laws and directives that are designed to protect women. All these items may well exist on paper, but they are rarely if ever actually implemented. Old customs and traditions almost always prevail over modern definitions of human rights. There are...
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...I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb Weidenfeld & Nicolson LONDON To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Together we will be heard. Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Prologue: The Day my World Changed PART ONE: BEFORE THE TALIBAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Daughter Is Born My Father the Falcon Growing up in a School The Village Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You Children of the Rubbish Mountain The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School The Autumn of the Earthquake PART TWO: THE VALLEY OF DEATH 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Radio Mullah Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat The Clever Class The Bloody Square The Diary of Gul Makai A Funny Kind of Peace Leaving the Valley PART THREE: THREE BULLETS, THREE GIRLS 16 17 18 19 20 The Valley of Sorrows Praying to Be Tall The Woman and the Sea A Private Talibanisation Who is Malala? PART FOUR: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH 21 ‘God, I entrust her to you’ 22 Journey into the Unknown PART FIVE: A SECOND LIFE 23 ‘The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham’ 24 ‘They have snatched her smile’ Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen . . . Glossary Acknowledgements Important Events in Pakistan and Swat A Note on the Malala Fund Picture Section Additional Credits and Thanks Copyright Prologue: The Day my World Changed I COME FROM a country which was created at midnight. When...
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...I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb Weidenfeld & Nicolson LONDON To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Together we will be heard. Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Prologue: The Day my World Changed PART ONE: BEFORE THE TALIBAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Daughter Is Born My Father the Falcon Growing up in a School The Village Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You Children of the Rubbish Mountain The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School The Autumn of the Earthquake PART TWO: THE VALLEY OF DEATH 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Radio Mullah Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat The Clever Class The Bloody Square The Diary of Gul Makai A Funny Kind of Peace Leaving the Valley PART THREE: THREE BULLETS, THREE GIRLS 16 17 18 19 20 The Valley of Sorrows Praying to Be Tall The Woman and the Sea A Private Talibanisation Who is Malala? PART FOUR: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH 21 ‘God, I entrust her to you’ 22 Journey into the Unknown PART FIVE: A SECOND LIFE 23 ‘The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham’ 24 ‘They have snatched her smile’ Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen . . . Glossary Acknowledgements Important Events in Pakistan and Swat A Note on the Malala Fund Picture Section Additional Credits and Thanks Copyright Prologue: The Day my World Changed I COME FROM a country which was created at midnight. When...
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...Geneva Convention deals with- conduct of war. 05. The book ‘Glimpses of World History’ was written by Jawaharlar Nehru. 06. Mother Teresa was born in – Mecidonia 07. The largest island in the world is – Greenland. 08. Naiko Gas Company belongs to the country is- Canada 09. Naigra falls is located in – North America 10. The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was- George Washington. 11. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is- Myanmar. 12. The name of statesman who received Noble prize for literary work is- Churchill. 13. Albert Einstein was born in – Germany. 14. The largest Ocean of the world is - Pacific Ocean. 15. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is located in – Manila, Philippines. 16. The industrial revolution was started in – England 17. ‘NASAKA’ is the border force of – Myanmar. 18. Golan Heights is a cause of discord between- Syria and Israel. 19. Name of the country, which has largest rainforest- Brazil. 20. Transfer of foreign fugitive to his home country is – Extradition. 21. The country that is called ‘the door of Europe’ is –Vienna (Austria) 22. Nelson Mandela was born in – 18 July 1918 23. Bangladesh workers safety initiative was declared by – Alliance for workers safety in Washington. 24. Who is Edwared Snowden? – A former official of central intelligence agency (CIA) who leaked surveillance programme of the USA. 25. Name of newly elected party in Bhutan...
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...INTERNATIONAL Mahama Re-elected as Ghana’s President : On 10 December Ghana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the country’s presidential election.Mahama took 50.70 percent of the total valid votes cast, while his closest challenger, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) obtained 47.74 percent.With his re-election, Mahama becomes the fourth president to be elected under the Forth Republic.He had served as Ghana’s vice president since 2009. UN, Pakistan Launched ‘Malala Fund’ : Pakistan joined forces with the United Nations on 10 December 2012 to launch a fund aimed at boosting girls’ education throughout the world.The fund is named for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl. Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari also announced a $10-million donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai for campaigning for girls’ education. Shinzo Abe Elected As Japan’s New PM : The former Prime Minister and the Leader of LDP Shinzo Abe elected as a Prime Minister with a clear victory over the Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) Yoshihiko Noda in the Parliamentary Elections on 26 December 2012.The lawmakers in Japan voted in favour of Abe by 328 votes. Opponent Banri Kaieda, the newly chosen leader of DPJ received merely...
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