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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Although Musharraf would take over Bhutto's political party, Bhutto would work with the U.S. to broker deals with Musharraf.

General Musharraf had to look and act like a civilian [non-military] president and drop legal charges against Bhutto so that Bhutto would likely be elected as prime minister.

In Pakistan, Musharraf would become the prime minister, but Bhutto would become the president.

Allow Bhutto to go downstairs on a daily basis to rest her feet, but Musharraf always had to travel in an armored bus or car.

The army wanted the local kids to try out for their local baseball, softball, tennis, or cricket teams.

The army wanted to reward the kids for helping out with cleanup after their recent mission.

The army wanted to win the favor of the hearts and minds of the local children.

The army wanted the kids to play and eat indoors while the adults discussed challenging topics and planned intricate operations outdoors.

All of them displayed equally-beautiful skills in handwriting and oral presentation.

They all appeared to work hard, like each other, and showed no jealousy towards each other.

Instead of drawing flowers and butterflies for festive times, they drew formulas for calculus (a level/type of math) and chemistry.

None of them were weak in math.

They seemed to ask more questions than other students.

The bombing of mourners at a funeral of someone who died from a different suicide bombing lessened the courage and resolve of Malala's family.

The event strengthened their courage in fighting against the Taliban.

The event led the family to experience more mourning of the dead, but the same level of courage.

It led them to feel more afraid to speak out against Fazlullah and more hesitant to play basketball outdoors.

The response by Pakistanis and the poem both discuss the dangers of speaking out against powerful extremists.

The response by Pakistanis and the poem both focus on sacrificing one city for the sake of saving a country.

Both the poem and the response by Pakistanis discuss the importance of combating Communism, anti-Semitism, and racism.

give positive news coverage of the Taliban

pray to God every night and observe purdah, the Muslim practice for women to remain concealed "behind the veil"

organize a peace march against the Taliban

provide interviews with the media / news networks regarding the need for girls to have the human right to an education

In general, Malala's mom rarely complained life did not go her way.

She knew that she still had access to those basic utilities at the Khushal School.

Malala's mom understood that the fasting month of Ramadan was challenging for all practicing Muslims.

Malala's mom knew that many others were experiencing worse living conditions.

People desired to be proud of their music, art, and dance by publicizing their skills on TikTok.

People wanted to gain the rewards of certain products and services without the fear of death and without respecting the people behind those products and services.

Many people wanted to receive recognition for their contributions to society.

They cared more about being best friends with the local barber and cobbler over obtaining greater status and power.

He continued to speak out against the Taliban for girls to have the right to an education, but did not get killed.

He and a few journalists were the only people who attended a conference in the Swat Valley.

He refused to give a press conference in Peshawar and speak out against the Taliban in public.

He often did not come home until after midnight, appeared very skilled at climbing ladders, and slept with a weapon underneath his pillow.

Malala hoped to go to school at the University of Cambridge--just like Stephen Hawking.

Malala wanted to distract herself with a book that discussed the theoretical exploration of something that she wanted in real life--the possibility of going back in time.

As an eleven-year-old, Malala sought to read a book at a challenging lexile level of 1290L, or around a Grade 10 reading level.

The book talked about how the stone of revenge never decays.

Malala Yousafzai wrote numerous diary entries about living under the rule of the Taliban in the Swat Valley, Pakistan, using the pseudonym, Gul Makai.

The diary entries were like a collection of tragic love stories similar to that of Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet.

Malala Yousafzai created a collection of recipes that used cornflower in traditional Pakistani dishes.

The blog entries were mainly written in Urdu about the life of a young schoolgirl in India without access to the Internet or to a cell / mobile phone.

Malala saw how weapons always tore people down, but the pen only builds people up.

Malala realized that many teenagers throughout the world loved using their favorite pens only on special occasions.

Malala remembered the power of a magical pen as demonstrated by the popular TV show, Shaka Laka Boom Boom.

The increasing popularity and attention from The Diary of Gul Makai blog entries showed great power to spread the message of girls' education as a human right.

He didn't trust the hospital employees.

He wanted to be independent from the hospital.

He was afraid of getting in trouble with the government.

He did not want to owe anything to the Taliban.

He wanted to go with a different news publication with a higher level of viewership.

He wanted to make money from the documentary.

He wanted to show the world the situation in the Swat Valley and the importance of education for girls.

He wanted to become famous.

Education is only for people who want to go to college.

Education is only for people in Western countries.

Education is more Northern or Southern than Eastern or Western.