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    Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are notorious for their poor treatment of women (Selby). Afghanistan used to be much the same way - a terrible place for women to live. In the 80’s and 90’s, Afghanistan fell under the rule of the Mujahideen, and later the Taliban. During this time, women had very few rights and virtually no control over their lives. Women were not allowed to leave the house without a man, many were not allowed to work, and were required to be in burqa at all times outside of the home (Selby)

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    Hossieni’s literature was influenced by his childhood and events held in Afghanistan during the 70’s and through a couple decades. Through Hossieni’s childhood he understands the torture and the horror that the Afghan people went through when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in

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    marriage. However, the invasions of Soviet, Mujahideen and Taliban forces revoked several women’s rights. Under the Taliban rule, women were imprisoned in their homes. Girls were forbidden from attending a school and were beaten if found alone in the street. Punishments were hard if their discriminatory laws were violated. (“Women in Afghanistan: The Back Story”). Even though women have gained some political rights now after the Taliban rule in 2001, but there are still many afghan

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    As an Afghan girl walks through the market, a Taliban grabs her and demands to know what she is doing outside alone. The Taliban starts to beat the girl, but she is brave and stands up for herself. This girl is Parvana. By standing up for herself and taking risks to buy goods for her family, even when times are hard, Parvana is showing perseverance. Perseverance is never giving up despite difficulty. In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, Parvana works hard to make money for her family. Parvana

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    of the sudden I see a taliban soldier holding an RPG looks right at my helicopter and fires. The rocket zooms across the mountain and hits the helicopter. A blast of heat knocked me backward and out of the helicopter. I land into the mountain side as I see my helicopter crash into the mountain side. Soon enough I am rolling down the hill until I strike a rock. I am sitting on top of a cave and I hear coughing inside the cave. In fear of my life I thought it was the taliban, but when I come around

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    of this exposition I will display a foundation to the worldwide intrusion of Afghanistan taking after the 9/11 terrorist assaults. In the second part I will analyze contentions why staying in Afghanistan is to American best advantage. These are: Taliban come back to power, destabilization of the district and al - Qaida come back to its bases in Afghanistan. Also I will scrutinize these most noticeably awful - case situations. At last I will look at the contentions of backers for complete or if nothing

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    and a sense of duty. In the beginning of Lone Survivor, four men undertake a mission to take down the leader of the Taliban. They finally reach the mountain above where the village is located, and immediately spots the Taliban leader. Mike Murphy, their lutenaint, says to move up higher into the trees. While resting, they awake to the sound of goat bells, and take the three Taliban sheepherders as prisoners for the moment. They find a walkie talkie, and Mike, and his men, start arguing over the right

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    that’s the strongest thing to have if this is taken this away, a person becomes only a void in society. The Taliban shot Malala Yousafzai on her school bus, just for going to school to get an education not only did she recover from the terrible injuries, but has gone on to become a leader. She put her life in danger to protect the rights of education for all Muslim women, and the Taliban refuse to give those rights to the women. Malala Yousafzai gave a speech that opened the worlds eyes to how important

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    Thesis For I Am Malala

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    who never backed down from those in her country who said girls did not deserve an education: even when she was scared of those people (the Islamic fundamentalist group the Taliban, in particular) and of what they could do to her, or even her father, she stood her ground. Malala is the one girl who spoke out when the Taliban took control of her valley Swat in Pakistan. She refused to be silenced and instead fought for her right to an education.

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    Malala Youafzai Activism

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    which a radical terrorist group, the Taliban, was terrorizing her city. Enforcing cruel strict Islamic law Malala bravly spoke out against the Taliban. Through many courages and tragic events Malala was globaly noticed, bringing attention to the issues of childrens and womens education and influencing millions of people. Malala Youafzai's activism started with her passion for education. As a child Malala loved school and felt it was very important. In 2007 the Taliban invaded her home town Swat Valley

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