Malala Chapter 17
Who had nominated Malala for KidsRights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa
What were the courts busy with
The Blasphemy Law was made much stricter so that anyone who defiles the name of the Holy Prophet will be punished
Why was it ridiculous Bin Laden had not been found earlier
the army even did training in the field across from his house
Why was the Bin Laden house odd
the residents never went out and the house had no phone or Internet connection, and their food was brought in by two brothers
Why did they start to receive text messages
the text messages asked for them to rally in the streets and show the support of the army, but there were also some messages ridiculing the army
Why were women crying at Malala's house
their husbands had gone missing, and they could not get information on them, and this is a problem because a woman can only marry if her husband is declared dead, not missing
After she returned home from the Malala Prize ceremony what happened
there was a group of journalists who wanted to interview Malala at school
Why did the Americans' way of killing Bin Laden make some people mad
they had entered Pakistan at night, flying low and using special quiet helicopters, and had blocked Pakistan's radar, and had only announced their mission to the army chief. They said they had done it like that because someone might have told Bin Laden and helped him escape
How had the Americans found Bin Laden in the first place
they had tracked one of his couriers, tracked the number plate of his car, and followed him home, and then monitored the house with a giant drone that has x-ray vision, which spotted a very tall man pacing around the compound (they called him the pacer)
How did they kill Bin Laden and what did they do with his body
they shot him in the head and his body had been flown out by a helicopter, and his body was dumped at sea
What did the women come to Malala's house for
they wanted her father's help, because he was a spokesman for the Swat Quami Jirga, and acted as a kind of liaison between the people and the army
Why did Malala not care about the awards
they were just little jewels without meaning, and she had to focus on winning the war
How old was Malala when she stopped growing
thirteen
raakat nafl
extra voluntary prayers on top of the five daily ones
What did Malala talk about at the gala
how they had defied the Taliban edict and carried on going to school secretly
What did the widow of one of the men Davis had killed do
killed herself with rat poison, despairing of receiving justice
What did her father use some of her prize money for
to buy her a new bed and cabinet and pay for tooth implants for her mother and a piece of land in Shangla, and started an education foundation
Did Malala win KidsRights
no, and her father was upset, but Malala told him that all she had done was speak out, and they did not have an organization doing practical things like the award winners had
How many soldiers had been killed during the military operation
over a hundred were killed, and 900 were injured
What did Malala see crossing the Malakand Pass
a young girl selling oranges, making scratch marks on a scrap of paper with a nail for how many oranges she had sold, as she could not read or write. Malala took a photo of her and made a promise she would do whatever she could to help kids like her
What kind of death threat did her father receive?
an anonymous letter starting with "Asalaamu alaikum" (peace be upon you), and said he was not a good Muslim and the mujahideen will find him wherever he went
Why did the year end on a sad note
Aunt Babo had died: the doctor injected her with something and she died
Why was her father not happy about the Malala Prize
He did not like honoring people when they were alive, only the dead, and he thought it would be a bad omen
What happened to Salman Taseet
He was gunned down by his own bodyguards, and was shot 26 times, saying they had shot him for god
What happened to one of the teacher's brothers
He was picked up by the army, put in leg irons and tortured, and kept in a fridge until he died,he was innocent and the army eventually told his family they had the wrong person
What happened when Malala arrived at school for the interview
Her friends had dressed up, shouted surprise; they had collected money and organized a party for her with a big white cake with the words Success Forever written on it
Where did Bin Laden live
In the twelfth floor with his youngest wife named Amal, and his two other wives and eleven children lived below them
What was the National Peace Prize renamed
Malala Prize, and it should be awarded annually to children under eighteen
What had Malala been awarded
Pakistan's first every National Peace Prize: the ceremony was at the prime minister's official residence, and the PM presented her with an award and check, and Malala presented him with a long list of demands, saying she wanted the schools rebuilt
What happened in November 2010 (hint: christian woman)
a Christian woman called Asia Bibi was a poor mother of five who picked fruit for a living, and one day she had offered water to her fellow workers, but they refused to drink it because the water was "unclean." She spent more than a year in jail and then was sentenced to death by hanging (basically they just wanted to vent their anger on her)
What happened on the day after Davis was released
a drone attack on a tribal council in North Waziristan killed fourty people
Who is Raymond Davis
he shot and killed two men in Lahore who had approached his car on a motorbike, and said they had attempted to rob him, and the Americans claimed he was not CIA but an ordinary diplomat, making everyone suspicious.
What did Malala do when she was upset that she was short
she prayed to Allah to be taller, and measured herself on her bedroom wall with a ruler and pencil, but she stayed at 5 feet. She told Allah that if she grew a tiny bit she would pray more
What did Malala wear for the interview
she was going to wear a very beautiful dress, but then thought it would distract from the message, so she wore modest clothes
What did her father tell Malala in October 2011 (hint: prize)
she was one of five nominees for the international peace prize of KidsRights, a children's advocacy group in Amsterdam
Why was being short a problem for Malala
she was speaking so much, but it was hard to see over the podium, so she started wearing high heels
What did the army start producing
soap operas-people across Pakistan liked a series on TV called Beyond the Call of Duty, which consisted of real-life stories of soldiers battling militants in Swat
What was Malala invited to do in Lahore
speak at an education gala that was giving free laptops to students, and to motivate students he was giving cash awards to those who scored well on exams. Malala received a check for half a million rupees
What were the head of the ISI called to do
testify in parliament because the country had been humiliated
How was Osama Bin Laden found
the American special forces called Navy SEALS had carried out a raid in Abbottabad and found and killed him
How was the Raymond Davis problem resolved
the Americans paid "blood money" amounting to 2.3 million and Davis was sent out of the country
What did the media claim Raymond Davis was
part of a vast secret army that the CIA had sent to Pakistan because they did not trust Pakistan's intelligence agencies, and was spying of Lashkar-e-Taiba (militant group that helped out the people during the Mumbai massacre in 2008)
What did Malala wear to the gala
pink
What had Musharraf allowed
satellite television, and they now had a lot of channels. There were many talk shows, and the governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer said Asia Bibi should be pardoned, calling the Blasphemy law a "black law"
What was her mother not happy about the Malala Prize
she feared Malala would become a target
Why did one of the girls in Malala's school not return
she had been married as soon as she entered puberty, and had two children
