Group 3 Summary

• As of 2013 there are over 3 million girls who do not attend primary school in Pakistan
• Father’s hit their daughters to force them not to go to school
• 1 in 5 girls are married before the age of 18 (social statues)

On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafazi a 14 year old Pakistani girl was shot in the head 3 times by the Taliban where she resided. Their reason on shooting her? For her beliefs in equality of education. Being shot in the face and seriously injured, did not stop Malala Yousafzai from pursuing her dreams.

The rules the government insured against women, did not coincide with Malala morally, so she fought for her beliefs, literally making her a modern day Heroine. Malala grew up in a Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa colony of northwest Pakistan village and was forced to agree and follow duties she did not believe in. Swat Valley changed to a strictly ruled village with discrimination towards women.  

Following the footsteps of her father, Malala became an activist and created awareness around the world. Standing up for her rights to education, voicing her opinions on equality as a women, becoming a role model for girls dealing with the same discrimination. Through Malala Yousafzai’s painful experience with growing up in a dangerous part of Pakistan, she created awareness in hope to regain the rights to educational opportunities for women.

Malala stated she felt as though “women should receive the same knowledge and awareness as a man does”, she shared the story of her mother giving up on her education and explained how her mother is a little “Dense” in certain aspects of intellectuality.

The young female who stood up for education and was shot in the head by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai symbolizes a heroine not because of almost being killed, but for her bravery to raise awareness.

Malala went through the stages of a true heroine’s journey as she dismissed being silenced and risked death to confront the Taliban on behalf of the Pakistani girls and women that are deprived of education.