In the book Under the Persimmon Tree the author Suzanne Fisher Staples shows how cruel the Taliban can be. With the murdering, stealing, and ruining lives, Najmah’s life is ruined by the Taliban when they take her father and brother. “‘To repay us for having helped our enemy, you must come and fight with the Taliban.’” (Page 17). Because the Taliban has taken most of her family, Najmah’s …show more content…
Take Malala Yousafzai for example, a women's right activist born in Pakistan. As a young girl, Malala defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls would be allowed the right to an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman but survived. There were many death threats against Malala even though the only thing that she was doing was standing up for the people that believed in the same thing she did, a right to education for not just women and children, but anyone that was denied