Similarities Between Martin Luther King Jr And Malala

People say everything happens for a reason, whether we want it to or not. On April 6th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and lost his life. A great man lost to this world. Then on October 9th, 2013 Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head, neck, and shoulder and survived. When we ask why both these things have happened we are given many answers. Many of which don’t answer our question. Those who people who believe that things happen for a reason may say this happened for cause. A cause that scares people into killing. These two people were fighting for two for different movements, but they were really after the same thing… Freedom. Dr. King and Malala are both voices of protest. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929 Dr. Martin Luther King would soon become one of the best known activist in the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s. Originally born under the name Michael King Jr. (Biography.com Editors MLK) named by his mother, Alberta Williams King, and his father Michael King Sr. Dr. King was the middle child of three children. Growing up, Dr. King's family was rooted in church. His grandfather was the minister to Ebenezer Baptist church. His grandfather struggled to keep the church alive with only 13 members. When his grandfather passed his father, Michael King Sr. took his place becoming a successful

She was born in Mingora, Pakistan. A town known for its festivals held in the summer. This town was well visited by tourist until the Taliban started to take control. The Taliban are “a group of fundamentalist Sunni Muslim militants living today mostly near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan” (Johns Who Are the Taliban?). Their main goal is to spread their violent and oppressed way of Islamic to middle eastern countries. Islam is a religion based on peace. And what the Taliban follow is a radical form of Islam. Malala proudly follows the normal way of Islam and can found quoting the