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| As a human every child, man, women, and youth have the right to an education without any cost, but in Pakistan that right has been refused for girls and women. Not even a decade ago girls still had that right, but in 2009 a terrorist group who at the time had taken over Pakistan and banned girls from their rights as a human. Starting about 8 years ago, Malala Yousafzai and other Pakistani girls living in Swat Valley were refused an education by the Taliban. |
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| Malala stood up for what she believed in; equality in education for all children no matter your gender. She has risked her life and can't even return to her homeland without having her life threatened. Malala Yousafzai took a stand for equality in education and women's rights starting in 2009. The stand was necessary because she is fighting for equality in education and women's rights, the process has involved creating organizations, national speeches, writing articles and blogs, and the outcome has contained the government becoming involved to change education in Pakistan, slight improvements with the education, and Malala taking a stand to this day. |
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| Malala's stand has played a major role in girl's education. Her taking the stand was necessary for a change in educational rights. Her process has been rough and isn't perfect, but it has led to small improvements with the education in Pakistan. |
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| To start off, Malala taking a stand is necessary because she is fighting for equality in education and women's rights, not just for her but for others as well. As stated in her United Nations speech, she mentions how the Islam religion says that not only is it every child's right to get an education but instead their duty and responsibility. Malala wants others to be aware of what the Islam religion says and as well as why she fight's for girl's education. Back in 2014 during an interview with Hari Screenivasan, she tells him how she had two choices to stay silent and die or the choice she had chosen which was to stand up and then die. |
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| Since she has started to speak up she has been in life threatening situations on more than one occasion after she spoke out about the right for girls to receive an education. Malala pointed out in the same interview, that she has spoken to families of girls who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram and girls who have escaped after being kidnapped. She does this so she can raise the voices of these girls and families. After talking about the girls to the president, the government had released the girls as soon as possible and Malala had stayed to make sure they had been released. |
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| Even after Malala was shot in the shoulder, neck, and head, she moved to the UK to continue fighting for Pakistani children to have equality in education. Malala has made others involved and see why what she does is necessary for girls and women across the world. She has also put herself in danger to stand up for educational rights and rights for women in general. |
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| Malala's process hasn't been the easiest or simplest. It has included creating organizations, national speeches, articles, and blogs. During her process and fight she was shot in the neck, head, and shoulder by one single bullet. Back in 2009 she wrote a diary on her daily life involving the Taliban. The diary first appeared on BBC Urdu. In the diary entries she talks about, the Taliban destroying schools. As well as moving to Islamabad with her father's friend and her dreams she has. She was shot along with 2 of her friends for going to school. Malala was moved to the UK after being shot, where they treated her and she continued her fight. |
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| After being shot 4,000 students participated in organized walks to show support for Malala and her cause. In 2013, the Malala Fund was created. The organization invest their time into girls all over the world being able to get quality education for 12 years. In her UN speech she discusses how she does not hate anyone, not even the Talib who shot her. Even if she had a gun in her hand with her shooter standing in front of her, she would not shoot. Malala has learned the compassion she has for everyone from famous leaders such as, Lord Buddha or Muhammad. |
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| In her speech she emphasizes the quotation "The pen is mightier than the sword" She uses this quote as a way to express how the Taliban is scared of the power of education. Starting her fight back in 2009 Malala has done many speeches and wrote many blogs to express why education is equally important for girls as it is boys. At the end of her speeches she makes calls to the government to help her make a change. |
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| The outcome of Malala's fight has involved the government involved to change education in Pakistan, improvements on education, and Malala still fighting for a difference. After the assassination attempt on her the United Nations launched a campaign calling for the education of children worldwide. The campaign eventually led to Pakistan's first right to education bill. The new bill passed in 2012 guaranteeing free education for all children between ages 5 and 16. In Malala's blog she notes that although improvements have been made for girl's education, 130 million girls still cannot go to school. |
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| Within the last couple years, the government has worked towards allowing all children quality education. The constitution of Pakistan promises a free and compulsory education for all children. This is all she is asking for not the best education in the world but a good quality one for all children no matter your gender. Malala is still fighting today to improve women's rights and educational rights. |
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| She continues to go on the news, communicate with the government and one-day hope to be able to return to Pakistan and continue the fight for rights as well as become a prime minister. Although within the last few years the government has improved equality in education, Malala is still fighting for the 130 million girls who can't go to school still. |
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| To conclude, Malala's fight was necessary for equality in education. She has had a bumpy process and an outcome is slowly forming. Starting in 2009 Malala Yousafzai took a stand for equality in education and women's rights. Her process has involved organizations, national speeches, blogs, and articles being written. It was necessary because she is fighting for a difference in education and rights for women, the outcome has involved slight improvements on educations and the government becoming involved. |
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| Within the last couple years, the government has been partially able to give girls and women back the right to an education. Throughout her risky process she has been shot and threatened if she ever goes back to her homeland she will be killed. As attitudes in Pakistan towards girl's educational rights change, the government is trying to catch up with education laws; to make a change happen sooner. |
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