http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/09/world/asia/pakistan-teen-activist-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year old girl living in Swat Valley, Pakistan, was shot today by gunmen who opened fire in the van she was riding home from school. Yousufzai is famous for her blogging, writing out against the Taliban. Because of the strict rules of the Taliban about women going to school and having an education, this frustrated Yousufzai and followed with her decision of speaking out and creating her own online blog. However, she still has a fear of the Taliban, just like anyone else living in those regions controlled by them. I think that it was right and extremely courageous of her to talk publicly about having the Taliban over control. Although it was dangerous, it allowed people from other countries to have a view of what was going on in Pakistan, from the perspective of someone who was influenced personally by it. I also believe that it is unfair to fear of being beheaded just because of a passion for education. It doesn't make sense to me of how women should be treated, or thought to should be treated, so unfairly and unequally compared to men. I think that there isn't a good enough reason to not to have women educated. Do you think Malala did the right thing to speak out and blog? Or should she have kept quiet but still continue to study?
You can also read her original blog here.
Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year old girl living in Swat Valley, Pakistan, was shot today by gunmen who opened fire in the van she was riding home from school. Yousufzai is famous for her blogging, writing out against the Taliban. Because of the strict rules of the Taliban about women going to school and having an education, this frustrated Yousufzai and followed with her decision of speaking out and creating her own online blog. However, she still has a fear of the Taliban, just like anyone else living in those regions controlled by them. I think that it was right and extremely courageous of her to talk publicly about having the Taliban over control. Although it was dangerous, it allowed people from other countries to have a view of what was going on in Pakistan, from the perspective of someone who was influenced personally by it. I also believe that it is unfair to fear of being beheaded just because of a passion for education. It doesn't make sense to me of how women should be treated, or thought to should be treated, so unfairly and unequally compared to men. I think that there isn't a good enough reason to not to have women educated. Do you think Malala did the right thing to speak out and blog? Or should she have kept quiet but still continue to study?
You can also read her original blog here.
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