Islam
Pashtun and Islamic Terms
Places
Malala 1
Malala 2
100

the central religious text of Islam

Holy Quran

100

governs how the Pashtun people live

Pashtunwali Code

100

country where Malala and her family are born

Pakistan

100

What religion do Malala and her family practice?

Islam

100

What professional career were females allowed to pursue?

doctor

200

fasting from sunrise to sunset during the 9th month of the Islamic calendar

Ramadan

200

part of the code that dictates “you must always open your door to a visitor"

hospitality/melmastia

200

the valley where Malala grows up

Swat Valley

200

What do Malala and Moniba frequently fight about?

other girls coming between them

200

Who is the Pashtun heroine after whom Malala was named?

Malalai

300

Festival of Sacrifice - begins the month of Ramadan

Big Eid

300

tradition of revenge—where one insult must be answered by another

badal

300

mountain village where Malala's parents were born

Shangla

300

What physical object did Malala miss most after moving to England?

her trophies

300

What is the most severe form of clothing women were sometimes forced to wear?

burqua

400

Festival of Breaking the Fast - ends Ramadan

Small Eid

400

an Islamic scholar that can issue a religious decree

mufti

400
city in England where Malala and her family move

Birmingham

400

What lesson does Malala learn from Malka-e-Noor?

to lose humbly

400

Who offered the MOST help after the earthquake?

religious/militant groups such as the TNSM

500

actions, foods, practices, etc. forbidden by Islam

Haram

500

women live separately, cover themselves in public, stay out of sight of men and strangers

purdah

500

town where Malala and her family live before the Taliban come

Mingora

500

After a mufti visits Ziauddin saying that he should not allow teenage girls into his school, what compromise does he decide to make?

The girls will enter through a different gate than the boys.

500

After Malala sees the kids at the dump, she realizes how lucky she is to attend school AND has what epiphany?

God showed her these kids to teach her that SHE would have to take action to try to make the world a better place.