Schon Gonzalez 808 10/25/13
This young women, Malala Yousafzai, has become an iconic symbol for womens rights in Pakistan. But now, she is the symbol of miracles. Her story is of determination and resilience. She demonstrates "the female strength, sophistication and unwavering confidence..."
Malala has become an symbol of miracles. The reason is because of her vast and miraculous recovery. Malala was just coming out of school and was in a school bus. A militant group called Talibant had targeted Malala while she was on the bus. They had targeted her due to her speaking out against their actions. Malala had also spoken for promotion of women's education. The Taliban's had shot her twice in the head. Some say Malala had made a "miraculous recovery". This is because she had be flown to Peshawar and then to England to get medical attention. Some how Malala had made it. Her doctor Javid Kayani had stated "The fact she didn't die on the spot or short after is nothing to my mind but miraculous."
Malala had gained her position and respect through resilience and determination. It had began in 2009 when she sent an blog BBC Urdu Service about her life under Taliban rule and the lack of education for the women. Malala had stated in her blog "I wanted to speak up for my rights, I also didn't want my future to just be sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life that way." Because of this blog, she is an international symbol for the women's rights of education.
In conclusion, Malala's determination and resilience got her through many things. She inspired many women to stand up for women's education in Pakistan. After this incident, it has inspired her to even work harder. That is why she is this Monday's muse. Now she is hoping to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. As the doctors had said "her recovery was not just a tribute to the quality of care she received- but also to her own resilience and determination."
