'Girls Access To Education In From Behind The Veil'

When children are young, they are told to follow their dreams and let nothing get in their way. However, as time goes on cultural values can become as important as their own personal beliefs. If these values oppose each other, the choice is very difficult to make - either follow their hearts or do what is expected of them. In many countries in the Middle East there can be consequences for not complying with customs and traditions. This simply adds to the weight of these decisions, possibly giving them the choice between life and death. The struggle to choose which beliefs to follow is evident in many Middle Eastern stories and poems. In the stories of From Behind the Veil by Dhu’l Nun Ayyoub, Like the Sun by R. K. Narayan and I Am Malala by

The cultural view on education is that boys have priority over girls and will be sent to school first if there is a lack of money. Some, like the Taliban, even believe that educating girls is wrong and goes against their religion. The article “Girls’ Access to Education in Afghanistan” discusses some of the problems that still block women from receiving education. It explains that when so many women marry before they turn 18, they tend to drop out of school then and miss out on the rest of their education. There could also be serious consequences for going to school against the Taliban’s wishes as seen in Malala’s autobiography, I Am Malala. Malala was targeted for campaigning for women’s right to education and the Taliban shot her on her way to school one day. Even though she experienced the repercussions of going to school, she still chooses to fight for her education and is a symbol of courage and determination to receive the same rights as men. Numerous obstacles blocked Malala’s way and she was forced to leave her home country of Pakistan, yet she keeps fighting for her rights and choosing to educate herself. There are many barriers, nevertheless girls like Malala still choose to receive education, refusing to bow down to the cultural obstructions in their

Telling the truth is a hard choice to make when it can hurt numerous people. Every day people tell little white lies to avoid hurting people, or they tell lies in order to get away with something. Lying is extremely prevalent therefore it has become part of culture everywhere and when someone tells the truth they can be considered rude or ill-mannered. One day, Sekhar decides to stop lying. Unfortunately this decision forces him to insult his headmaster’s music and his wife’s cooking which ends in consequences for him. He tries to follow what he believes is right, telling the truth, but he simply ends up hurting himself and everyone around him. Although he knows that deprecating his boss’ music will hurt him, he believes that following his values is more important than conforming and being seen as moral in society’s