Chapter 1: Targeted
Malala is targeted by the Taliban because of her efforts to help girls go to school. This is the reason why Malala was shot by the Taliban. Even though she knew that the Taliban was out there, she wasn't scared to speak out for what she believed in. If Malala never spoke out for women and girls, she probably would have never got shot by the Taliban. There is always a cause for everything, and the cause for Malala being shot war her having the courage to speak out against what the Taliban stands for.
Also, in relation, Malala's dad decided to speak out specifically against the Taliban, and how they should be stopped. And because of that, random letters addressed to Malala's father were left at their door, one of which saying, "You are the son of a religious cleric...But you are like a convert. You are not a good Muslim. You have spoken against us, and you will face the consequences. The mujahideen will find you wherever you go to the surface of the earth." The Taliban were threatening and targeting him because of his efforts to stop the Taliban. And also because of how he didn't obey The Radio Mullah (Fazlullah) 's rules by letting girls in his school (including Malala), still go to school, but in secret. The Radio Mullah, later to be found out as a high school dropout named Fazlullah who had joined the Taliban had taken control of the radio's in Pakistan by saying this to scare people in ways that they didn't realize. He eventually shifted the mindset of many Pakistani people in how they should dress and what they should be doing with their lives. He had also spoken out on why girls shouldn't go to school which eventually shifted to terrorist attacks. This is what inspired Malala to speak out for women's rights and education.
Works Cited
Yousafzai, Malala, et al. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood up for Education and
Changed the World. Oshkosh, OSCI Braille Program, 2016.
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