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VOL. 3, ISSUE 2 (2017)
Malala Yousafzai: An icon for society
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Dr. Monika
Abstract
The present research paper has been attempted to explore the inhuman restrictions which was put on ignored gender in the past due to some economic and social causes. Quantity matters, but what females do if inspite of a major portion of the society, they didn’t get even the basic rights like right to education and to raise their voice against oppression. Malala Yousafzai who promoted education of girls was shot by Taliban. She raised her voice against injustice. She suffered a lot, but she didn’t accept those inhuman restrictions that their surroundings put on her. Malala Yousafzai becomes an icon not only for females, but the whole society by getting Nobel Prize for peace at the age of 17. On one hand, Malala quote in her autobiography I am Malala. Today we all know education is our basic right. Not just in the West; Islam too has given us this right. Islam says every girl and everybody should go to school. In the Quran it is written, God wants us to have knowledge. (Malala 263) The present paper makes an attempt to throw light on the harsh condition of society towards females and extraordinary valour of women to survive and to promote education.
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Pages:131-132
How to cite this article:
Dr. Monika "Malala Yousafzai: An icon for society". International Journal of English Research, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 131-132
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