There was a young girl named Malala Yousafzai. She is from Pakistan. In Pakistan women are not allowed to do anything, especially not school. There are people around that try their hardest to make sure this happens. The Taliban are one of these sets of people. Malala is a young, women’s rights activist. She speaks out on the importance of equal education for everyone, women included. The Taliban shot her in the head. They came up and shot her point black in the head. She was really hurt for a long time, she was not able to attend school. Word began to spread about what had happened and people began to get involved. Now, they are launching the new grant. 40 girls are now going to be able to go to school because this girl stood for something. She had gained the attention of people like Angilina Jolie. She is speaking with the girl and is also helping in raising money.
There is an issue everywhere around the world with women not getting what they deserve. Women’s rights is a very big issue now and everyone is getting involved. Everyone is seeing what a big deal it is to let everyone be equal. The issue is that there are still plenty of people all over the world that still think that women should be lower. They are willing to go to whatever means necessary in order to keep women “where they belong”. It is sad to think that we are still so far behind. This girl got shot because she was standing up for what she believed in. What she believed in just so happened to be standing up for women’s rights. It is dangerous to stand up for women, especially if you are a woman. There are people, like the Taliban, that will stop at nothing to see you fall.
Malala’s first grant will educate 40 girls
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/05/us/us-pakistan-malala-fund/index.html?iref=allsearch
Ashley Burkhart
4/5/2013
3:18PM
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