Word Definitions
What does the Persian word Jani mean? (1)
Kitten
What is Malala's favorite color?
Pink
What is the name of the younger of Malala's two brothers?
Atal
What is the name of the valley Malala comes from?
Swat
What is the significance of a pink plastic cell phone?
What does Malala call God?
Allah
Who is Gul Makai?
Malala's pen name
What game do Malala's brothers play in the alley behind their house?
cricket
What is the country Malala is from?
Pakistan
Name one of two activists Malala's father taught her about.
MLK Jr. and Gandhi
What is a shalwar kamiz?
A long shirt and loose pants that Malala wore.
Who is Moniba?
Malala's best friend
What is something Malala's mother learned to do as an adult that you already know how to do?
read
What is the name of the city Malala comes from?
Mingora
What were some things the Taliban forbade? Name 3.
Girls education, dancing, TV, western ideas etc.
What is an "IDP?"
An Internally Displaced Person
Who was Malala named after?
Malalai of Maiwind
What was Malala's dad's job?
He ran a school.
What country right next to Pakistan did the Taliban also come from?
Afghanistan
What did Malala's father see when he searched her up on Google in 2009?
What is a refugee?
A person who has left their home because of danger and crossed the border.
What did Malala want to be when she grew up?
A doctor, a politician
Where were Malala's cousins from?
Shangla
Where did Malala get life saving medical treatment?
What were some of (what some might call) miraculous coincidences that occurred to save Malala's life? Name 2.
Doctors in Pakistan, airplane, bullet trajectory.