Family/Friends
I support Malala in everything she does
Malala's father
This is the name of Malala's school
Kushal school
Women had to wear this in pubic
Burqa
This was the first event that was considered a warning from God
Earthquake
"The school was my world, and my world was the school" (20)
School was very important to Malala
We would fight Malala for the remote control
Malala's brothers
Malala studied this at a madrasa
Religious studies
I had to accompany women in public
Mahram, a close male relative (father, brother, uncle)
Fazlullah said that if people continued to do these, there would be another earthquake sent by God
Listening to music, going to the movies, dancing
"We were vulnerable. Which made it that much easier for someone with bad intentions to use a nation's fear for his gain" (31)
Fear was used to frighten people into doing something they normally wouldn't do
I did everything I could to support others in the village (such as provide food to those who did not have any)
Malala's mother
I announced that teenage girls should not be allowed to go to school
Fazlullah
Women could NOT wear these in public
Nail polish, makeup, high heels
A teenage girl was flogged for doing this
Leaving her home with a man who was not a relative or her husband
"Coming events cast their shadows before" (42)
There are signs before an event happens
Malala stole jewelry from me
Safina, Malala's friend
Malala took these classes in upper school
Algebra, Chemistry, and Physics
Women could not do these in public
Laugh loudly, talk to men who were not mahram, celebrate festive occasions (Eid)
The first famous woman killed by terrorists
Benazir Bhutto, the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan
"At night our fear is strong, jani," he said. "But in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again" (65)
Even if during dark and frightening times, there is a way to see the positivity/goodness
Malala and I competed for first place at school
Malka-e-Noor, Malala's classmate
How did Malala carry her books to school?
She carried them under her shawl
Malala did these without fear
Interviewed on TV without covering her face, went to school
These were the three types of attacks
Bombing by the Taliban, shelling from helicopters by the army, and machine guns used by both
"It was as if the Radio Mullah and his men could see through walls" (41)
People were getting in trouble when they thought they were having private conversations.