Bibliography

Primary Sources
"A World at School." Homepage. Accessed October 23, 2014.
This is an example of a speech that Malala has given to the public. Her speeches are the
voice that give women a hope of education in the Middle East. Using this information,
we can learn how Malala gives her speeches and how she creates an impact in her
audience.
Malala Yousafzais Speech at the Youth Take Over of the United Nations World at School.
July 12, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2014.
This source provides the text for Malalas speech for the United Nations. This is a
primary source because it is Malalas words. It is important because it is Malala
spreading her ideas but to the public. This will provide information on what she wants her
legacy to be.
Personal Interview by author. 10, 2013
This source was an interview conducted by Here and Nows Robin Young with Malala
Yousafzai. Again, this source is important because it shows us what Malala wants the public
to know about her and what is most important to her, and that is how we will be using this
source.
Yousafzai, Malala, and Christina Lamb. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and
Was Shot by the Taliban. Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
This is Malalas autobiography. She writes about her daily life and her experience with
the Taliban. My group will use this to learn more about Malala and her point of view with
the education problems in the Middle East. It will give us a better understanding on how
she saw everything and what her opinions were. In this book, she shares her story of her
journey in the fight for womens education. My group will use her book to explain her
thoughts emotions and see how she was able to produce such powerful speeches that
include God, the Taliban, and her personal stories. We will be using this source for much
of our understanding of Malala. This source will be very important because it allows us to
interpret her own thoughts and actions. It will also provide background information.
Yousafzai, Malala. Malala Yousafzai Addresses United Nations Youth Assembly (video).
Lecture, United Nations Youth Assembly, New York, July 12, 2013. Accessed October
14, 2014.
This is Malalas speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly. Here, she speaks in front
of a mixture of youth, her family, and adult representatives. My group will use this to see

what she wants the world to know. The speech was videotaped and posted onto social
media for the public to see. Her speech will give us knowledge on what shes calling
todays generation to do about education.

Secondary Sources
Abukhalil, Axad. Women in the Middle East FPIF. Foreign Policy in Focus. October 11,
2005. Accessed October 27, 2014.
This source is different from the other sources as it looks at a completely different topic.
This source is about the culture of the Middle East, the role women play, and what is
expected of them. This gives us background information, allowing us to understand both
sides of the argument and attempt and answer to the question: Why is womens
education a problem in the Middle East?
Al-Qazzat, Ayad. "Education of Women in the Arab World." Cornell Library. Accessed October
14, 2014.
This is a webpage on a professors lesson on Arab womens education. He talks about its
development and increasing percentages of female students getting a proper education.
This will help my group get background information on how the Middle East deals with
the education of women. It will show us how it grew over time and the first beliefs.
"Arab Women and Education." Arab Women and Education. Accessed October 25, 2014.
This article is about the education of women in the Middle East. This is article gives a
summaries of how the education changed over the years. How the elementary school
through college enrolment has increased and how demanding it is to have women join the
educated world.
"Be the First to See #TheLast." Malala. Accessed December 14, 2014.
This source shows #TheLast as a representation of Malalas legacy. It shows us that she
wants to influence others to follow her in her footsteps.
"Child Marriage in the Middle East and North Africa." Child Marriage in the Middle East and
North Africa. Accessed December 14, 2014.
This source has statistics on girls and boys who are forced into early marriage, starting as
early as the age of 13. This gives us a general understanding on how child marriage is a
normality and how having an education can slow it down or even prevent it.
Class Dismissed: Malalas Story. 2009. Film.
This is a documentary that comments on Malala. The primary sources we had
accumulated provide us with many information directly from Malala, but having a

documentary source as well allows us to see what other people have found inspiring
about her and how they have interpreted it. That is how we plan to use this source.
Cooper, Andrea. "Education Equals Power." Ms. Magazine, 2009.
This is an online magazine article on the topic of women colleges in the Middle East. It
has some statistics of how successful these school have been in the past couple of years.
The information displayed in the article will show my group some modern news on a
topic that has been going on for a very long time. It could also show us how overtime,
people of the Middle East have slowly accepted the new practice of womens education.
"Empowering Women, Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East and North
Africa." Empowering Women, Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East
and North Africa. Accessed October 26, 2014.
This website shows a chart of womens education in the Middle East comparing to mens.
With this chart my group and I can show the difference between men and woman.
"Expertise - International - World Education, Inc." Expertise - International - World
Education,Inc. Accessed October 25, 2014.
This is an article about Girls and Womens education around the world. It believes that
everyone no matter what sex has a right to have an education. They have a program of
working with locals to build schools and help improve girls lives.
"Girls' and Women's Education." World Education. 2014. Accessed October 14, 2014.
This website has a brief description of what education is like for women all over the
world. For some countries, womens education is very normal while in others, the
practice is so rare that the punishments for following them are quite gruesome. World
Educations website will provide my group quick information on how the world needs to
find a way to get all girls and women the education they deserve. Since it is an
organization, we will be able to look at how people have been able to take action to
support education for women.
"Malala Day." UN Global Education First Initiative United Nations Secretary General's Global
Initiative on Education . Accessed December 13, 2014.
This source talks about Malala Day. This, again, showcases Malalas mark on the world
and how people can celebrate with her.
Malala Fund. Malala Fund. Accessed October 27, 2014.
This is one of the organizations set up on behalf of Malala, and shares the same incentive
as her. This source is important because it allows us to touch upon Malalas lively legacy.

"Some of the Restrictions Imposed by Taliban in Afghanistan." Some of the Restrictions

Imposed by Taliban in Afghanistan. Accessed December 14, 2014.
This source shows many of the rules of the Taliban. It give us a basic understanding of
what the people under the Taliban rule have to go through.
"Taliban." Wikipedia. Accessed December 14, 2014.
This source gives us information on who the Taliban are and what they believe. It also
helps us understand why Malala is against them.
"The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014." The Nobel Peace Prize 2014. Accessed December 14, 2014.
This source shows us that during the time when Malala received her prize, she shared the
award with Kailash Satyarthi. She carried on Ghandis tradition of peaceful protesting
and she also shares Malalas beliefs on equal education.
Who are the Taliban? BBC News, November 1, 2013, World: Asia Sec. Accessed October
27, 2014.
This source is very beneficially in understanding Malalas story because it provides
background on the Taliban. Without understanding who the Taliban are, one would not be
able to understand the significance of Malalas story.