Malala

Malala says this. It's the first time she sees the children of rubbish mountain and she becomes interested in them.

"As I threw the rubbish on the mountain of rotting food, I saw something move and I jumped."

Malala's mother says this to Malala's father when he is trying to barter with God to save Malala

"God is not a miser...he will give me back my daughter as she was"

Malala said this. She says this when she sees the children of rubbish mountain and is writing a letter to God to try and get Him to help the children

"God, give me strength and courage and make me perfect because I want to make this world perfect."

Malala said it. The significance is her dad added her to the family tree and women usually are not on them.

"He took the tree, drew a line like a lollipop from his name and at the end of it he wrote, Malala."

Malala's dad said this to try and make people see he was not who he said he was and was lying

"He's actually a high school drop-out whose real name isn't even Fazlullah.

Malala says this about the book. She feels this way because her life is so different now.

"I don't feel it's a story about me at all"

Malala's father said it when he was talking about the anti Islam book

"Is my Islam such a weak religion that it cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam"

Ziauddin (Malala's father) said this when they had to leave Swat because of the Taliban.

"It is as though we are the Israelites leaving Egypt, but we have no Moses to guide us."

Malala's father says this to Malala. He wants her to memorize the verses Fazlullah says but not his explanations.

"Just use him to learn the literal meaning of the words; don't follow his explanations and interpretation."

Malala says this. The significance is that her whole cause is about how everyone deserves an education and how if every child in Pakistan got an education it could be a better place and make them aware that the Taliban is wrong.

"Let us pick up our books and our pens...they are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one pen can change the world"

Malala says this after she is shot because she thinks if she had talked to them before they did it she could have made them realize that what they're doing is wrong.

"My only regret was that I hadn't had a chance to speak to them before they shot me."

Malala says this when the boy Haroon was flirting with her. She says this to Moniba.

"Sometimes I think it's easier to be a Twilight vampire than a girl in Swat."

They neither forgive nor forget

"The stone of Pashto does not rust in water."

Malala's father said this after she was shot in the face by the Taliban which damaged her nerves in her face and messed up her old smile

"They have snatched her smile."

Malala said that this was said by the Taliban. The Taliban said the women of Pakistan caused the earthquake.

"They said it was caused by women's freedom and obscenity. If we did not mend our ways...severe punishment would come"

Malala's father said this when he reads the diary of a soldier that was staying in the school.

"We people of Swat were first seduced by the Taliban then killed by them and now blamed for them."

Malala says this. The significance is that this was said right after America killed Bin Laden and they didnt involve the Pakistani government at all.

"We were supposed to be allies and we had lost more soldiers in their war on terror than they had."

Malala asked her little brother what he was doing and that was his response. The significance is that there was a lack of innocence in Pakistan because the children were witnessing brutal murders.

"What are you doing?" I asked him. "Making a grave," he said.

Malala said it after the earthquake happened.

"Whenever there is trouble people pray a lot"

The man who shot Malala said this right before he shot her

"Who is Malala?"

They feel embarrassed that he was right there with them the entire time and they did not know it.

After bin Laden is shot, how do the people of Pakistan feel? Why?

It is a Taliban radio station where Fazlullah told people what they should and should not do

Briefly describe what Mullah FM is all about.

In the documentary Malala says she wants to be a doctor but then Malala's father grabs her head and tells her to be a politician. Later she says she wants to be a politician. This shows her father's influence on her.

Describe a scene from the documentary we watched in class.

It was trashed and practically empty.

Describe the family's return to Swat after being displaced. What was the Swat like that they returned to?

His plane was blown up. Benazir Bhutto took over after him, which is significant because she was the first female president of Pakistan.

How does General Zia die? Who takes over? What is the significance of who takes over?

Dr. Reynolds became her guardian and she flew to Birmingham

How does Malala get to the UK?

Her father tells her to keep making speeches and being an activist. Her mother wants her to lay low.

How does Malala's father react to her receiving death threats? Her mother?

Islamic religion became required by law

What began to happen in Pakistan under General Zia's rule?

She wanted to be a doctor at first but later her father inspired her to be a politician.

What did Malala want to be when she grew up? Who changed her dream?

She starts stealing a lot of stuff.

What does Malala begin to do after her friend steals her toy phone?

How she wants to go across some day to where women have rights.

What does Malala think about when she visits the sea with her family?

She wants to give them free spots in her father's school. That if they went to school their families would starve because they are the family's source of income.

What does Malala want to give the children on rubbish mountain? What is her father's reply?

The falcon is the meanest bird

What does Malala's father realize about his nickname (meaning falcon) that causes him to stop using it?

Because she is an activist and a prominent figure in Pakistan and most people loved her.

What does it mean to be a daughter of Pakistan?

A party is thrown for them. They didnt have enough money for one and her grandfather wouldnt throw her one because she is a girl.

What happens on the 7th day of a child's life in Pakistan? Why didn't this happen for Malala?

An internally displaced person.

What is an IDP?

They were actually in love and it wasn't an arranged marriage

What is different about how Malala's parents met and came to be married than most Pakistani couples?

That she had been in an accident and hurt her foot

What is her mother initially told after Malala is shot?

She wants to be tall because she thinks tall people look more powerful and authoritative

What is one physical attribute Malala wishes she could change about herself? Why?

Stuttering

What is one problem Malala's father has as a child?

The sounds of the chickens heads being cut off.

What is the last thing Malala remembers before she is shot?

They disagreed on who the right person to lead was when the Prophet died in the seventeenth century.

What is the main difference between Sunnis and Shias in the Muslim world?

Where he called people out and said what they were doing right and wrong

What is the most popular segment on Mullah FM?

He changes his routine.

What is the one precaution Ziauddin takes when he receives death threats?

She was named after Malalai of Maiwand who was a warrior woman. It means grief stricken.

What is the story behind Malala's name?

Malala's 12th birthday was different because everyone forgot about it. Her one wish was to go back to Swat.

What was Malala's 12th birthday like? What was her wish?

"If the men cannot win the battle, o my country, then the women will come forth and win you an honor." She wants to change it to "Whether the men are winning or losing the battle, o my country, the women are coming and the women will win you an honor."

When she is in the hospital, she says she wants to change a traditional Tapa. What is the tapa saying that she wants to change?

He said that Maryam is mentioned everywhere in the Quran.

When the Mufti tries to close down the school, he argues that girls shouldn't go to school because they aren't even mentioned in the Quran. What is Ziauddin's reply?

It's anti-Islam

While he is in school, Malala's father debates the book "The Satanic Verses". What is the controversy surrounding this?