Malala Yousafzai A Normal Yet Powerful Girl
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Malala Yousafzai: A Normal Yet Powerful Girl
By NPR Staff
2013
Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala is from the Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban has banned girls from attending school. Malala, whose family ran a chain of local schools, publicly stood against the Taliban’s actions and launched an international movement. On October 9th, 2012, a gunman from the Taliban boarded a school bus and shot her in the head. Malala remained in critical condition in the days following the attack, but survived. Since then, she has continued to advocate internationally for women’s education. As you read, consider what drove Malala to overcome tremendous adversity.
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[1] “I think Malala is an average girl,” Ziauddin |
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Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl |
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who captured the world’s attention after being |
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shot by the Taliban,1 “but there’s something |
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extraordinary about her.” |
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A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his |
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daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event |
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with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s |
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Michel Martin that he is often asked what training |
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he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You |
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should not ask me what I have done. Rather you |
"Education Advocate Malala Attends MDG Event" by United |
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ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip |
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Nations Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. |
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her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.” |
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Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: “Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. And educate your daughters, they are amazing.”
A year after being shot, Malala is clear about her goal. “I speak for education of every child, in every corner of the world,” Malala says. “There has been a discrimination2 in our society,” which she believes must be defeated. “We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls’ rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.”
[5] Perhaps she has learned from her father’s experience. When asked what gave him a passion for girls’ education, Yousafzai points out that he was “born in a society where girls are ignored.” Living with five sisters, he was sensitive to discrimination from an early age. “In the morning, I was used to milk and cream, and my sisters were given only tea,” he says.
- The Taliban is an Islamic militant group based in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. They are known around the world for their cruel punishment of citizens, their harsh treatment of women, and for their involvement in acts of terrorism.
- Discrimination (noun): the unjust or unfair treatment of people based upon race, gender, religion, age, etc.
Yousafzai felt the injustice3 even more when Malala was born.
He later opened a school that Malala attended in the Swat Valley.
At the time, the Taliban’s influence was gaining power and both Yousafzais were firmly on their radar.4 “But we thought that even terrorists might have some ethics,” Yousafzai says.
“Because they destroyed some 1,500 schools but they never injured a child.
And she was a child.”
Malala says that the shooting has taken away her fear. “I have already seen death and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me,” she says. “Before this attack, I might have been a little bit afraid how death would be. Now I’m not, because I have experienced it.”
When asked if she is having any fun now with all her campaigning,5 Malala laughs, “It’s a very nice question. I miss those days.” But she also says that there is another side to her than what is shown in the media. “Outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, very serious, very good kind of girl, but nobody knows what happens inside the house.” There, she says, she’s not naughty, but she has to stand up to her brothers. “It’s good to fight with your brothers and it’s good to tease them to give them advice.”
She says her little brother doesn’t really understand why his sister has so much attention. “He said, ‘Malala ... I can’t understand why people are giving you prizes, and everywhere you go people say, ‘This is Malala’ and they give you awards, what have you done?’” she says.
[10] Malala knows the Taliban would still like to kill her, but she says she hopes to return to Pakistan one day. “First, I need to empower myself with knowledge, with education. I need to work hard,” she says. “And when I [am] powerful, then I will go back to Pakistan, inshallah [God willing].”
©2013 National Public Radio, Inc. News report titled “Malala Yousafzai: A ‘Normal,’ Yet Powerful Girl” was originally broadcast on NPR’s Tell Me More on October 15, 2013, and is used with the permission of NPR. Any unauthorized duplication is strictly prohibited.
- Injustice (noun): a lack of fairness or equality in a situation
- To be "on the radar" is a common expression meaning to be noticed or aware of
- Campaign (verb): to carry out a planned set of activities over a period of time in order to achieve a specific goal
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How do people overcome adversity? Do you agree that Malala is a “normal, yet powerful” girl? Why or why not?
People overcome adversity by finding sense of humor, refusing to give up, be prepared, and having a purpose. Yes, I agree that Malala is a ‘’normal yet powerful’’ girl because Malala was a hero. She has traits of dedication and perseverance. Malala is still fighting after getting injured and she still is continuing to gain rights. Malala Yousafzai is a compassionate and caring person.
Basically Malala was a hero and she never gave up because she wanted to set an example for younger people and she wanted her freedom.
People overcome adversity by keeping their head up, being fearless, and ready for anything that might come up.Yes I thing that Malala us a normal yet powerful girl because she fights for her education even though she was shot.In the text, Malala’s dad says that he does not clip her wings and that she is going to do good in the world no matter what.In conclusion, Malala is a very strong and brave girl and overcame adversity.
People overcome adversity by not giving up, believing in yourself, and do not fear anything.Yes I think that Malala is a normal yet powerful girl because she fights for whats’s right even though she still got shot Malala still gained rights for girls. And now she is a hero and she gained the rights for girls education.
People overcome adversity by keep following there goal keep trying until you reach your goal, and yes i think Malala is powerful because she got shot in her head and is still following her goal by having woman right and to keep going to school, Malala was fighting for her life so she could stay alive and it looks like god gave her a miricale to stay alive, but Malala is a powerful girl.
People get over adversity by just referring back to it as something like a treasure or something like that and breathing in and out and staying calm. You just have to forget about it sooner or later or get help. Yes, I do agree that Malala is a “normal” yet powerful girl, she overcame her fear and basically lived up from it, she was very brave and was never scared. She was a true inspiration.
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I agree with Malala because she is a powerful and strong girl but at the same time she still has a normal life.I know because according to the text it states First, I need to empower myself with knowledge, with education. I need to work hard,” she says. “And when I [am] powerful, then I will go back to Pakistan, inshallah [God willing].”
I know this because in the passage throughout the whole story in paragraph 7 Malala says that the shooting has took away her fear. Malala wanted to accomplish her goal and set an example for other people. I know this because in paragraph 2 it says ‘’ I speak for education of every child in every corner of the world.’’ Malala was setting an example for her little brother but her brother always wondered why every time someone see’s Malala they reward her. In paragraph 7 he says ‘’Malala… I can’t understand why people are rewarding you… and everywhere you go people are giving you prizes… and every where you go people say. This is Malala and they give you prizes, what have you done?’’
I got my answer because in the text it says that ‘’I have already seen death and that death is supporting me in my cause of education.’’ Another detail is that she said ‘’I speak for education of every child in every corner of the world’‘. What she means is that Malala is just trying to do things that are right. Another detail is that Malala said ’’First I need to empower myself with knowledge,with education. I need to work hard. And when I [am] powerful, then I will go back to Pakistan, inshallah [ God willing.’’] What she means is that when there is enough people to back her up she will be powerful enough to conquer that hate.
In the text it states, Malala says that the shooting has taken away her fear. “I have already seen death and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me,” she says". So it seems like death does not want her and that is why she was not scared.
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