Women's Rights In He Named Me Malala

Malala was a fifteen-year-old girl from Pakistan that believes in standing up for women’s rights. Malala was shot for standing up against the Taliban for suggesting that girls should be able to participate in school. Malala was then placed in an intensive care unit (ICU) and she remained there till she woke up from the coma. As Malala describes her life before being victimized it is noticeably obvious that she is confident in publically standing up against the Taliban for female education. Malala showed she was determined to make a difference for woman, which perceived Malala as a “threat” to the Taliban. In the He Named Me Malala documentary it states that if Malala returns to Pakistan that they will kill her. When Malala was questioned

In the He Named Me Malala document, Malala states “my mother used to cover her face. Not for religion, but for tradition. Now in the U.K. she doesn’t cover her face. She only covers her hair.” This shows that she is partially forming into different norms while still incorporating part of her culture by keeping her hair covered. When walking by men Malala would be told not to look at them, not to shake hands, and to keep her face covered because if she did look at men or didn’t have her face covered in her culture it would indicate that she isn’t a “good girl”. However, instead of Malala conforming to those expectations she decided that “if men can look at me, why can’t I look at them”. In the documentary, Malala explains that when she would have to cover her face she felt as if she was cover her identity. When Malala’s brother Khushal was being interviewed he was asked if he thought it was acceptable for Malala to have a boyfriend and openly discuss him. He then responded that it is Malala’s decision. This is an example of how his cultural belief system has been altered and will continue to be changed. When Malala was speaking to Dr. Rosser, she was asked if she was angry with the Taliban and the people that shot at her. Malala states that she isn’t angry with anyone not even a smidgen. She then explains that part of being Islamic is to be taught humanity, equality, and forgiveness. Malala still believing and abiding by her Islamic morals of humanity, equality, and forgiveness in the U.K. show that she is accepting other norms outside of what she is use to and follow her cultural