Reddit reviews I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

It a good thing that you could talk yourself out of it. And that was very brave of you to think about tibet and making such a sacrifice for them, but there are better ways to do things. Maybe you can pour in your passion by writing a book about your experiences. There have been a lot of memoirs lately like I am Malala, Orange is the New Black.

"Your problems aren't as bad as theirs, so shut up" could be argued for anything anyone has a legitimate concern with in order to dismiss it with inaction. "Why do you need worker's rights like medical leave when there are children in China working in sweatshops for pennies? Your problems are petty and irrelevant!"


That said, there are many feminists concerned with the Middle East. Here's just one example:

https://www.amazon.com/Am-Malala-Stood-Education-Taliban/dp/0316322407

Thank you. This is sad but maybe this will make more headlines and people will complain.
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A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE "I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just ...
She could say something too!

I am Malala

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

I think it all depends (as you somewhat mentioned) it can depend greatly on the branch of Islam. There are many branches of Islam that are peaceful, a majority of Muslims are peaceful muslims who would not resort to violence. But there are also branches that would, from my understanding of the Religion it has a lot to do with your Imam (basically a pastor) or religious leaders for your region or branch.

I've always felt that Islam, unlike Christianity (any branch of it) doesn't have a centralized structure which dictates teaching as much. It is more closely tied to the state / governmental structure - be that the State or a Non-State actor than most religions. The local leaders have much more influence over your beliefs than others. I urge you to listen/read the book by Malala Yousafzai "I Am Malala". She spends a while talking about how the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley using religion. Starting out very moderate (for that region of Pakistan) but progressively became more conservative, just enough so to not upset the public to any large degree.

Similar to what you mentioned, I think you can choose to look at the good and bad of any religion. And all religions have had periods where they have been persecuted and are the persecutors. Each religion has had violent periods, internally and externally. It has only been in the past 20 years (really probably just the past 15 years) where this extreme side of Islam has come to the forefront. We live in an age now of more media connectivity than any time in the history of our civilization, so we hear more of these stories than we ever have before. It makes our view even more negative than they would be without all the connectivity we have.

I don't know. I'm mixed on it all. I think there is an extremest strain of Islam that does play a problem in society nowadays, but I don't think it is as black and white as it just being religion. There are so many more aspects that play in a role in the strain of extremism that we are seeing currently. I just don't think it means that Islam is a religion of violence, I go to school with many muslims, and they are just like every other person at my university. They have no desire to kill, hurt, or shame people. They just have some differing views than others. shrug

Hope my rambling makes sense. If not, i'm sorry for wasting your time.