malala

Head of contents

Pakistan:

Facts

History

Role of Woman

Malala:

Living conditions

Family and Friends

View on education

Malala first time back in Swat after the shouting

Pakistan flag

Flag

Pakistan state emblem

State emblem

Government

Federal parliamentary constitutional republic

Government

Prime Minister:

Imran Kahn

President: Arif Alvi

Location

Location

Ethnic groups

44,7%

Punjabis

15,4%

Pashtuns

Sindhis

14,1%

8,4%

Saraikis

7,6%

Muhajirs

3,6%

Balochs

6,3%

others

Religion

94,4%

Muslim

Sunni

80-95%

10-15%

Shia

3,6%

Other

1. 1947-1960

1947-1948

First Indo-Pakistan War

General Ayub Khan: head of the coup

14th August 1947

1958

First military coup

Pakistan becomes independent from the UK

First muslim state

Muhammed Ali Jinnah: Founder of Pakistan

Swat

2. 1961-1970

1969

Swat becomes part of Pakistan

Swat location

2.

1965

1970

First national elections in Pakistan

Second Indo-Pashto War

3. 1971-1980

1973

Today Bangladesh

Adoption of a constitution for a parliamentary system of government

General Muhammed Zia-ul-Haq, Chief of Army during the coup

1971

1977

East Pakistan( green) becomes Bangladesh

Second military coup

Third Indo-Pakistan War

East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh

4. 1981-1990

1988

Benazir Bhutto becomes first female leader in a modern muslim nation

4.

Benazir Bhutto: First female leader in a modern muslim nation

5. 1991-2000

1998

Pakistan conducts nuclear test

5.

1999

Chief General Pervez Musharraf: General during the coup

Third military coup

2001-2010

Earthquake in Kashmir

Taliban killed 69 people and injured over 300 in Lahore in 2016

2005

2009

Taliban take over Swat

Military starts big operation

Government Declares Taliban

are cleared

Bombings and killings go

ahead

Taliban propaganda begins in Swat; earthquake kills more than 70000 people

2010

2007

2004

Floods kill 2000 people

Maullah Falzullah: Head of the Taliban in Swat

Pakistan Taliban launched

Many suicide bombings

Army comes to Swat

Pakistan army starts operation against militants in FATA; first attack on Pakistan by US-drone

Floods in Pakistan

7. 2011-2020

Earthquake in 2013

7.

2013

2019

Earthquake kills more than 300 people

Diplomatic relations and bilateral trade with India are supposed

Role of woman in Pakistan

Women´s day march in Karachi in 2019

1. quote

"I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children."( p.9,ll.7-11)

Meaning:

• People are not treated because of their achievements but their sexis
• Females are treated as a shame
• Their life has a fix plan: cooking and giving birth

Women have no chance to show themselves but have to support the "more valuable" sex

2. quote

"Zia brought in laws which reduced a woman`s evidence in court to count for only half that of a man´s." (p.24,ll.18-19)

Meaning:

• Woman are not able to give evidence
• Woman are less worth than man

Women do not count as a full person, not only for the people but also for the state

3. quote

"My headmistress Maryam was a strong, educated woman but in our society she could not live on her own and come to work. She had to be living with a husband, brother or parents. In Pakistan when woman say they want independence, people think this means we don´t want to obey our fathers, brothers or husbands. But it does not mean that. It means we want to make decisions for ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or to go to work" (p.183 ll.17-23).

Meaning:

• In Pakistan, it does not matter what you achieve and who you are, if you are a woman you are not free.
• Women are not able to live alone and need men to live
• Woman want to decide about their lives
• Woman do not want to be dependent

Meaning:

• In Pakistan, it does not count who you are and what you achieve.
• If you are a woman, you will never be free
• Woman what to decide about their lives
• Woman are week and need men to be able to live

Woman just want to be seen as fully adequate people

opinion

Here in Germany we discuss problems like the gender pay gab or if we need a quota for woman but if we solve these problems, we did a great job but the problem that woman are generally disadvantaged allover the world is not solved at all. Women like Malala and men like her father are fighting for nothing more and nothing less than that each and every woman and girl are treated like fully adequated people and that woman are allowed to life alone and to decide what they want to do.

What are their goals?

Founding goals:

1. Enforce Shariah law in Pakistan( against female education)

2. Establish a unified front to combat U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan

3. Conduct "defense jihad" against Pakistani security forces

Goals

Overthrow the Pakistani government and establish an islamic caliphate in Pakistan

What are their methods?

8th October 2007: Taliban blew up the face of the Jehanabad which existed since the seventh century(p.102-103, ll. 17-2)

• Most common: Bombings and suicide attacks
• Hit-and-run raids
• Banning art( CDs, DVDs, Television, Paintings,Buddha status and music)
• Propaganda(e.g. FM radio): recruiting children and young adults
• Mafia-like presence(e.g. Karachi): threaten business owners with death(for their families)

methods

wear down the morale of soldiers and people

"I am Malala": p.102 ll. 1, 14-16; p.92, ll. 2-3

https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/mappingmilitants/profiles/tehrik-i-taliban-pakistan

How are the Taliban looking?

Based on Malala´s description

Turban

Long straggly hair and beards

Look

shalwar kamiz

vest

trousers well above their ankle

"I am Malala: p.91 ll.9-16

Who are the Taliban´s targets?

Targets

• Pakistani security forces(e.g. remote check-posts, supply lines and mobile patrols)
• Other "un-islamic" authority of Pakistani government(e.g. girl schools)
• Schools of children of Pakistani servicemen

Who are the TTP´s members?

Members

More than 40 Islamist and Pashtun tribal factions from FATA and KPK

Arab, Uzbek, Afghan, Chechen, Punjabi and Pashtun(majority) militants

Most powerful: Mehsud Group and Punjabi Taliban

Where is the TTP?

Headquarter: South Waziristan

All over Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan

Location

https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/mappingmilitants/profiles/tehrik-i-taliban-pakistan#highlight_text_8848

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How does Swat look like?

tomb of Akhund of Swat

Swat river

Swat

• "kingdom of mountains"(p.11,l.13)
• "gushing waterfalls"(p.11,l.13)
• crystal-clear lakes(p.11,l.14)
• ski resort(p.102,l.4)
• the wali´s palace(p.102,l.5)
• Buddha statues(p.102,l.5)
• the tomb of Akhund of Swat(p.102,l.5)

For Malala Swat is "the most beautiful place in all the world"(p.11,l.12)

How does Malala´home look like

Malala´s room:

• long
• only bad and a cabinet
• many trophies (p.3,ll.18-23)

home

• need gas cylinders from the bazaar
• cannot choose for hot and cold water
• oil lamps

(p.1,ll.13-16)

centuries behind England(p.1,l.12)

Malala at school

school

• School is the most important in her life( more information in " Malala´s view on education")
• Goes on her father´s own school for girls;

sometimes the school gets criticized;

Malala gets criticized because her father owns the

school(p.113,ll.1-2)

• She is always the best( more information in "Malala´s family and friends")(p. 2.ll.8-9)
• The school is on 6 days per week
• Walks to school
• At the school is a big sign of the school
• Malala and her father like school uniforms

What changes because of the Taliban?

Taliban

• History gets destroyed(,.102-103,ll. 17-2)
• Malala does not walk but goes by bus because it is saver(p.4,ll.1-2)
• No sign at the school(p.2, ll.12-15)
• People are afraid and Malala gets paranoid(p.198-199,ll.21-3)
• Girls´schools closed(p.121,ll.21-23)
• Afraid to wear school uniforms(p.ll.4-6)
• Girls were not supposed to be seen outside(p.102.ll.12-13)

Ziauddin Yousafzai

Father

• loves her since the beginning(p.9,ll.18-19)
• no typical Pashtun: Gender is not important(p.9,ll.15-17)
• always supports her(p.271,ll.8-9)
• Shows that fear does is not necessary and you should continue(p.128,ll.4-5)
• Treats her like an adult(e.g. they discussed politics when Malala was eleven years old)(p.139,ll.33-34)

Toor Pekai Yousafzai

• very religious(p.215,l.15)
• encourages Malala and Ziauddin(p.271,l.10)
• never banned Malala to do anything(p.136,l.10)

Mother

Madam Maryam

madam Maryam

• second mother(p.209,l.24)
• resists ban and educates Malala and the other girls(p.139,ll.2-3)
• helps Malala(e.g. writing an e-mail to demand money)(p.164,ll.13-14)

Moniba

• supports Malala(p.273,ll.23-24)
• one of Malala´s "rivals" at school(p.112,l.15)

Moniba

Malk-e-Noor

• biggest "rival" at school: Malala works harder than before(p.112,ll.11-14)
• good friend(p.113,l.3)

Malk-e-Noor

Shiza Shahid

• Invites Malala and and other girls to Islambad against their Taliban-trauma(p.161,ll.7-11)
• new hope for Malala(p.163,ll.31-33)
• Helps the Malala Fund and is a great support(p.272,ll.15-17;p.136,l.31)
• Family helps during the time as IDPs(p.153,ll.27-29)

Miss Ulfat

• teaching patience, tolerance and manners(p.271,ll.12-14)

Miss Ulfat

Malala´s view on education and school

School=centre of her life(p.130,l.32)

education is a right for everybody(p.136,ll.2-7)

(e.g."Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.")

secret school during girls´school ban(p.139,ll.1-2)

Is not afraid to say what she thinks to anyone:

to Obama:"I told him that instead of focusing on eradicating terrorism trough war, he should focus on eradicating it trough education"(p.XXii,ll.2-3)

Malala´s view on school

school is more than learning:

e.g. sketches(p.113,l.12)

e.g. school trips(p.102,ll.2-3)

conclusion/impressions

It is hard to say that I liked the book because it is a disgusting and violent one. It is not fun to read Malala´s story and Pakistan´s history.

The situation of woman, the missing education and the Taliban, which are the three main topics, are shocking.

Never the less this book is a very good overview about these topics and at least makes the reader understand how serious the Situation especially in the Middle East is, how lucky people like us are and that we have to find a wax to support people like Malala to improve so many lives all around the world.

Malala talking in front of the UN