I Am Malala: Multicultural memoir

I am reading I Am Malala which is a multicultural memoir so it is written by Malala Yousafzai. She is a strong willed girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. While reading this book we had a realization of how lucky we are in America to have equal rights and all education. Sometimes I think we take it for granted, when really over in places like Pakistan they are struggling and have been through way more than we could've imagined. We complain about going to school and learning when the girls in the third world countries don't even have the right to go to school because they are said to be "lower" than any man/boy.


 A young girl named Malala lived in Swat, Pakistan, which was a beautiful valley but had a poor lifestyle. When the Taliban came and took over everything began to change. They took away woman rights to go to school. They were bombing school and killing people just for no reason. And people had rules and restraints that they have never had to deal with before. Malala was a very strong, smart, independent girl who believed fully in education. (Considering her dad owned many schools). So when the Taliban gave girls no more education and began treating them like dirt. Malala spoke out.

 

GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN PAKISTAN TODAY

This article connects to the central idea of I Am Malala since in the story Pakistan deals with discrimination and gender roles play a big part in education. My research says, "Discrimination represents a significant social problem in Pakistan as well as throughout the world. Girls face discrimination everywhere in the world. They often receive less food than boys do, have less entrée to schooling and work long hours." My book can relate to this because it deals with all of Malala's struggles in Pakistan and how her education is a big part of who she is, but since she is a girl she can't have it. Even today as the article explains Pakistan is in need of help with the treatment of people and the equality of everyone.