Saturday, October 20, 2012

Opinion Response-Portrait of the Girl Blogger


The news article about Malala was impacting. I learned a vast amount about the Pakistani culture by reading about the life of a girl who lives in Mingora, a town in the northwest region of the country. She lives under the rule of the Taliban, who have changed the laws of the country for worse. The main idea of BBC writing an article about Malala is to show the world that there is people who stand up for what they believe is right with no fear of what may happen.

She starts writing a blog through the BBC Urdu about her life and what happens to people like her in Pakistan. At first, the brave girl talks about her daily life, and how she feels coming back from school and listening to people threatening others. But, right before leaving for winter break, Malala faces a difficult moment because she doesn’t know if she’ll ever come to school again. As she predicted, the Taliban demands for education to not be offered for women anymore. At that moment, in her blog, she writes about what these people do to her ‘Swat’ and the decision they have taken that have affected her future. She is considered the first girl to stand up and have a voice about her situation.

I believe she took a bold step by doing something she thought was right: Education for women. When she started writing more and reveals actions that Taliban is taking, she becomes worldly known and receives many interviews. In one of those she tells BBC that when she grows up she will create a political party that will have education as a main focus. I believe that if she can stand up for her education, she will be able to create a political party for the advantage of the citizens. Everyone of us should admire this young girl and her decisions. She has won various peace awards and has had one named after her. I was impressed by this girl’s actions, thinking that no one I know would ever be as brave to do such thing.

Everyone who gets to know her story would be impressed and honored to have this type of people living in our planet. As I reached the end of the article, I read something that emotionally destroyed me. “Malala is now recovering in hospital after being shot in the head and neck by a Taliban militant on Tuesday.”-BBC News. I was shocked. One of the few young girls who stood up for her rights was shot and had a long way to recover. If her god is with her, everything will hopefully turn out fine. No matter the consequences, people should always take the right actions and stand up for what they believe. 

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