12.08.2023 ELA.RI.7.10 Chapters 08-13 (Pgs. 102-164) I Am Malala

Based on Chapter 8 (Pages 102-104) of I Am Malala, in what ways was the earthquake of October 8, 2005 more devastating than other earthquakes Malala had previously experienced? [Select all that apply.]

• According to one U.N. official, the earthquake caused, "the worst logical nightmare that the UN had ever faced."

• All of the earthquake relief workers who volunteered to provide aid were from the Jamaat-ul-Dawa (JuD).

• The October 2005 earthquake did not reach as far as Kabul and Delhi.

• Hundreds of helicopters from Afghanistan could not enter to drop off much-needed supplies.

• The October 2005 [Kashmir] Earthquake was one of the deadliest earthquakes in South Asian history.

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Based on Chapter 8 (Pages 105-107) of I Am Malala, according to the perspective of the mullahs from the TNSM (Tehreike-Nifaz-e-Sharia-e-Mohammadi), what [supposedly] caused the October 2005 [Kashmir] Earthquake?

• Pakistani Muslim men who contributed to excessive industrialization and innovation in the area

• Pakistani Muslim women who did not fully cover themselves in burqas and/or others who helped women get access to more human rights

• The passing of seismic waves along geological fault lines through tectonic plates

• According to the mullahs from TNSM, the October 2005 Kashmir Earthquake was supposedly caused by lack of rainfall in the region.

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Based on Chapter 9 (Pages 111-116) of I Am Malala, according to Malala, what were the two (2) purposes of Mullah FM?

• According to Malala, Mullah FM seemed to (1) promote peace (2) further education throughout South Asia.

• From the perspective of Malala, Mullah FM tried to (1) provide humanitarian aid and (2) improve national literacy rates.

• From the perspective of Malala, Mullah FM attempted to (1) win the emotional support from their listeners and (2) blame/target others for various problems.

• According to Malala, Mullah FM hoped to (1) fight for women's rights and (2) improve equality in Pakistan.

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Based on Chapter 9 (Pages 114-115) of I Am Malala, what best explains why Malala’s father, Ziauddin, got depressed about Fazlullah?

• Ziauddin was jealous of Fazlullah's popularity and wanted more people to pay attention to more international public officials.

• Fazlullah was like a local anti-"Robin Hood" who would steal from the poor and give to the rich.

• Ziauddin entered his name into a contest to win some cassette tapes of Fazlullah's sermons, but did not win the prize.

• Fazlullah was an under-educated, ignorant high-school dropout who spread extremist ideology and caused harm to the community.

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Based on Chapter 9 (Pages 115-116) of I Am Malala, how did Fazlullah contradict (i.e go against) what the Quran said about what [Muslim] women should do?

• While many women often spoke to Fazlullah about their dreams, others claimed that the Quran did not allow women to speak with non-family men whom they did not intend to marry.

• On one hand, Fazlullah asked women to go outside when he was talking to the men, but on the other hand, the Quran does not write that women are allowed to go outside.

• While the Quran prohibited girls from going to school, Fazlullah taught that women should receive a strong education.

• While the Quran did not state that women needed to stay inside the home, Fazlullah claimed that women should only go outside in case of emergencies, and must wear a veil.

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Based on Chapter 9 (Pages 117-118) of I Am Malala, what reasons did Shah, one of the teachers, give for not showing up to work? [Select all that apply.]

• Fazlullah had car trouble.

• Maulana [Fazlullah] does not approve of men teaching girls.

• Shah claimed that he had a power outage and that he overslept.

• Shah had a family emergency.

• It was his [Shah's] village's turn to volunteer for one of Fazlullah's buildings.

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Based on Chapter 9 (Pages 119-121) of I Am Malala, after Mullah FM had been broadcast for about a year, in what ways did Fazlullah [and his men] become more violent and dangerous? [Select all that apply.]

• more people wearing shalwar kamiz, or clothes that look somewhat like baggy pajama pants

• more murdering of secular [i.e. non-religious] political activists and khans during Eid

• more suicide bombings

• more drone attacks

• more private whippings

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Based on Chapter 10 (Pages 123-124) of I Am Malala, what best explains why the Taliban destroyed the Buddhist statues within the Swat Valley?

• The Taliban wanted to mine the Emerald Mountain for rare gems, but accidentally destroyed some Buddhist statues.

• The Taliban destroyed the statues and other forms of fine arts, culture, and history and replaced them with more dazzling pieces of art.

• The Taliban destroyed Buddhist statues that had existed for thousands of years because they were now considered "un-Islamic" and/or against their beliefs.

• The Taliban destroyed the Buddhist statues to make room for more high-end housing and luxury stores for tourists to enjoy.

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Based on Chapter 10 (Pages 124-125) of I Am Malala, what two (2) theories best explain why nobody did anything to stop Fazlullah's men? [Select all that apply.]

• People did not have Internet access.

• The rest of Pakistan had been to preoccupied with listening to and singing with the 2006 Taylor Swift album on CD.

• Local authorities had been bribed to stay quiet.

• Potential opposition to Fazlullah's men had neither access to militants nor access to an FM radio station to broadcast a different message, or counter-narrative.

• Many people--including some police officers--seemed like they were in a trance or were too anxious to do anything.

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Based on Chapter 10 (Pages 125-127) of I Am Malala, what various things did the "Burqa Brigade", or the girls from the Red Mosque madrasa [in Islamabad], do? [Select all that apply.]

• They discouraged people from becoming suicide bombers, but also spread propaganda about Osama bin Laden.

• They trained women to perform in a local play, paint murals, and sing in a choir.

• They demonstrated some hypocrisy regarding Fazlullah's teachings by going outside to close down and/or set fire to places that sold CDs and DVDs.

• They attacked or raided houses claimed to be used as places of massages.

• They kidnapped women whom they claimed were doing selling their bodies for money.

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