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I am Malala ch 12 - ch 14

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  • What risks did Malala and her family face after her identity became known?
    They faced direct threats from the Taliban
  • How did Malala’s public identity change after the diary’s authorship was revealed?
    She became a public figure and began openly advocating for girls’ education in the media.
  • How did Malala’s father feel about the peace deal?
    He was critical of it, believing it rewarded the Taliban and diminished democracy and rights
  • Who encouraged Malala to write the BBC diary?
    Abdul Hai Kakar, a BBC Urdu reporter, contacted her father, who then asked Malala to write it.
  • What did Malala notice about school attendance during this “peace”?
    Many girls still stayed home out of fear, and some schools remained closed or destroyed.
  • What was Gul Makai?
    Gul Makai was Malala’s pseudonym when writing a diary for BBC
  • What impact did the Gul Makai diary have on awareness about Swat?
    It drew international attention to the Taliban’s oppression and the struggle for girls’ education in Pakistan
  • Why did Malala use a nickname?
    She used it to protect her identity.
  • What is “Class Dismissed”?
    it is the BBC diary Malala wrote
  • Why was the “peace” described as a “funny kind of peace”?
    Because even though fighting paused, restrictions on freedoms—especially for women—remained, and fear persisted.
  • Why did the Gul Makai diary end?
    Malala’s father revealed to a journalist that she was the author, so she could no longer write anonymously
  • What kinds of experiences did Malala describe in her Gul Makai diary?
    school closures, fear in the community, and her determination to keep learning despite Taliban threats
  • Why did Malala’s family temporarily leave Swat?
    The fighting between the military and Taliban made it too dangerous to stay
  • How did the ongoing situation in Swat affect Malala emotionally?
    She felt frustrated and saddened that girls still couldn’t freely attend school
  • How did Malala respond to the threats she received?
    She refused to be silenced, continuing her activism despite the danger
  • How did the Taliban use the peace deal to strengthen their control?
    They continued enforcing their rules, destroying schools, and punishing those who opposed them.
  • Who revealed Malala’s identity as the author of the BBC diary?
    Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai
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