Malala
What is one of the settings of this book?
Swat
Shangla
Mingora
Birmingham
Read the poem on page 130. What do you think this poem is telling us?
If you don’t stand out for other people, when you are in need, nobody will stand out for you. If people were silent, nothing will change.
How does Malala upset the Taliban?
She doesn't cover her face, only her head.
She continue to secretly go to school.
She was interviewed by foreign reporters.
She claimed Obama as her role model.
She advocates girls' education.
What is Malala's dads name?
Ziauddin
Why did Malala become a target of the Taliban?
Because she advocates girls' education.
Who is Malala named after?
Malalai
How did General Musharraf change things for women?
He allowed female newsreaders.
He abolished the law that stated that for a woman to prove she was raped, she had to produce 4 male witnesses.
He appointed the first woman governor of the state bank and the first woman airline pilot and coastguards.
He even announced he would have female guards at Jinnah’s tomb in Karachi.
Why were Malala's parents not allowed to walk on their own and hold their phones at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology?
The security seemed astonishing, but over the past three years the Taliban had managed to infiltrate and attack even the most highly guarded military installations. We were all at risk from a Taliban attack.
What are the names of Malala's two brothers?
Khushal and Atal
What was Sufi Mohammad's speech about?
He described Pakistan’s courts as un-Islamic and said that he considered Western democracy a system imposed on them by the infidels. He said that Islam did not allow democracy or elections.
He didn’t mention education, he didn’t call for the Taliban to lay down their weapons, and he appeared to threaten the whole nation.
(p159. “Everyone was excited because they hoped Sufi Mahammad would proclaim peace and victory and ask the Taliban to lay down their arms.”
Why doesn't Malala's grandfather like Malala's name?
Because Malalai was killed under fire and Malala’s grandfather thought it was a sad name and it meant grief-stricken.
It means the root of the treatment of women is their code of conduct. Malala feels that women are treated unfairly.
She is grateful for the God and all the doctors and nurses. She also appreciates people's prayers.
Which of the following sentences best explain Malala’s relationship with her father?
“Despite what my father said, I knew that as Safina and I got older, we’d be expected to cook and clean for our brothers.”
“And we wouldn’t be allowed to go outside our homes without a male relative to accompany us.”
“But I knew, even then, that I was the apple of my father’s eye.”
“My father paid no mind to these customs.”
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Benazir Bhutto was killed by the Taliban. Who was she?
first female Prime Minister of Pakistan
How does Malala got the chance to speak up and tell others what was happening in Pakistan?
She anonymously wrote a diary about life under the Taliban for the BBC (on an Erdu website).
What happens to many Pashtun boys and girls by the age of 15 that causes them to stop going to school?
marriage (girls), supporting their families (boys)
Why did Malala's father blame himself for Malala getting shot?
Ziauddin felt that he should have been shot because he was the one who spoke out and also supported Malala standing up to the Taliban, he felt guilty.
In the prologue, why did Malala start taking the bus instead of walking to school? What did she like about it?
It was because her mother was scared of her walking on her own since they were getting threats all year and she is worried. Malala liked the bus because she didn't get as sweaty as she walked and she could chat with her friends and gossip with the driver.
Why was Benazir Bhutto so special and important for Malala?
Because she was a female role model
What is the main topic of the book, "I Am Malala"?
In early chapters, Malala describes the expectations that existed for men and women in Pakistan. What does her description show?
Men were domineering and women were submissive.
Men and women were treated unfairly.
Based on the book, how does Malala's advocacy impact the world?
It raised global awareness about the education of girls.
How does the conflict in Swat change life for Malala and her family in Chapter 11-12?
They are often very afraid; buildings near them are destroyed; they often hear or feel bombs; Malala only runs into the kitchen briefly if she needs to use it because it feels unsafe; Malala’s family loses gas and needs to use fire instead; Malala’s mother thinks of ways to escape if the Taliban come for them; Atal digs graves in the backyard.
What's the relationship between Adnan Rashid and Malala?
He was a Taliban commander who recently escape from the prison, and he used to be in the Pakistan air force. He had been in jail since 2003 for attempting to assassinate President Musharraf.
He wrote a letter to Malala saying that she would be forgiven if she came back to Pakistan, wore a burqa and went to a madrasa. But Malala didn't answer him because she thought, "The Taliban are not our rulers. It's my life; how I live it is my choice."