Malala

Malala's Character.

• Not a rich family.
• Got shot in the head.
• Lived in Swat.
• Moved to England.
• Tough.

What was life in Swat?

• In the middle of a war.
• Hot weather.
• Terrible because of the Taliban.
• No money.
• No Alchahol.
• Music and Dancing was illegal.
• Politics were corrupt.

What was life like in Pakistan?

• There was no electricity.
• here were not many cars.
• No hospitals.
• Discipline was strict
• Don't say thank you.
• Mufti was trying to take down the school because females were getting an education.
• White is a male colour.
• 180 million people in Pakistan, 96% are Muslim.
• 200 nuclear war heads
• Killed for criticising Muslim culture.

What did it mean to be a female in Pakistan?

• Girls were targeted by the Taliban.
• No education
• Boys were more privileged.
• Hard and Unfair.
• They need a man to give permission for them to do anything.
• Had to wear a turban.
• Weren't allowed to flirt. It would bring shame to their family name.
• Had to wear Burqas.
• Locked up and beaten for wearing nail polish.
• Many women married off to the Taliban.
• Sharia Law.
• Not allowed to mix with men they are not related to.

Why did Malala want to be a politician?

• So she could let girls go to school.
• To give women equal rights.

Interesting Words

• Affliction.
• Coup.
• Charisma.
• Mujahideen.
• Jihad.

Middle East

• Lots of oil.
• Lots of money from selling oil.

1979

• Russia invaded Afghanistan
• USA Teamed up with Afghanistan, during the cold war, because they both hated Russia and Russia were communist.
• President Bhutto (strict) appointed Zia head of the army because he thought he was dumb.

9/11

• Changed Malala's life.
• Started a war

Burqa

• It gets hot in summer.
• Only got a grill to look out of.

Worst road in Pakistan.

• Most of the roads in Pakistan are horrible.
• Most Roads can kill people.

Compare Pakistan to Australia

• Population of Australia is 23 million.
• Population of Pakistan is 180 million.
• Sydney's population is 4.5 million.
• Karachi city's population is 33.5 million.

Changes Fazlullah made

• No shaving for men.
• Shut down all the shops.
• Took all the TV's.
• Shut down the radio stations.
• Illegal to have injections.

Banned Occupations

• Barbers.
• Teachers.
• Make up artists.

Why are we lucky to live in Australia.

• We have electricity.
• No Taliban.
• We have toilets.
• Clean water.
• Good housing.
• Have government that steps in when we are in need.
• We have hospitals and qualified doctors and nurses.
• We get to marry whoever we want.