I had the opportunity to watch the documentary, He Named Me Malala. By far it is one of the most inspirational documentaries I have ever seen. Malala Yousafzai, is girl from Pakistan who changed the world. She was shot by the Taliban for standing up for equality and education rights for women. She survived the attack and is now the youngest person to ever win the Nobel-prize at 16 years old. She stood up for women’s rights in education and she is a role model to not just young girls, but to everyone around the world. Even though the Taliban threatened to kill her if she came back to Pakistan, she kept continuing to fight for her rights and become a voice to many young girls. She never felt scared or angry at the Taliban, because in her religion, “you learn forgiveness, equality, and humanity.” She was not …show more content…
I learned about the deep culture, where I could understand why she spoke up for education rights and what motivated her to continue her support for equality. She only saw that boys where being educated in Pakistan and that people thought that women should not be educated. This motivated her to fight for equality and women’s education rights. Usually the deep culture is what causes the most problems and wars. So, when the Taliban noticed her motivations, they shot her. But she survived and moved to England in the United Kingdom. Even though she is safe and out of the country, the Taliban will still shoot her if she tries to come back to Pakistan. Culture is also very different everywhere you go, which makes it unique. In Malala’s culture and religion, you learn to forgive when someone does you wrong. In other cultures, if someone does you wrong, you could be taught to treat people how you would want to be treated, or to be taught that if someone does you wrong, you do the same thing to them. It all depends on the culture you came from and how it affects your