Taliban Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Taliban Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Malala Yousafzai Attends Her First Day Back At School https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/03/20/1-malala-yousafzai-attends-her-first-day-back-at-school/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/03/20/1-malala-yousafzai-attends-her-first-day-back-at-school/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:33:02 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=9725 Yesterday, Malala went back to school.

For girls in many countries -- for instance, Canada or the United States -- that statement would not be very startling.

But Malala Yousafzai is a 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was attacked for trying to get an education, and for speaking up for other girls who wanted an education.

She became known around the world as a hero for her courage in fighting for the rights of girls in Pakistan.

In Pakistan, a militant and terrorist group known as the Taliban believes that girls should not be educated. In 2009 they issued a ban that said girls are not allowed to go to school. Last October, when Malala was travelling to school, members of the Taliban attacked and seriously injured her. She was taken to a hospital in Britain, where doctors saved her life.

It has been a long road back to recovery for Malala, but yesterday she went back to school, this time in England.

Her father walked her to her first day at Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham.

She said it was the most important day of her life.

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World Honours Young Activist With “Malala Day” https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/11/11/1-world-honours-young-activist-with-malala-day/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/11/11/1-world-honours-young-activist-with-malala-day/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:07:19 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=8060 The United Nations declared Saturday, Nov. 10 “Malala Day.”

It was a special day around the world, honouring a brave Pakistani girl named Malala Yousafzai.

Amid terrible opposition, she stood up for the rights of girls and women.

Malala was injured but she has nearly completely recovered now.

In Pakistan, a group of militants and terrorists known as the Taliban believe that girls should not be educated.

In Jan. 2009 they issued a ban that said girls are not allowed to go to school.

When she was 11 years old, in 2009, Malala started writing in an online journal (or blog) that was part of the BBC's news website.

She told people about the things the Taliban were doing in her village to stop girls from going to school.

Note: This article contains information that some children may find frightening.

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