Concluding Blog Post

This semester been a hell of a semester, I can tell you. Writing a blog about Women's Rights and Views in America was more difficult than I thought it would be. We were taught that English class consisted of research papers and final exams which made it even more confusing; however this class had me researching and reading different articles and blogs consistently. My topic was so broad that it needed a lot of research and also my views and thoughts about women and what I have experienced as a woman. Finding a community about my topic wasn't difficult because as I researched I came across a lot of feminist bloggers who spoke up for women and the importance of women in today society and the early years.

The right research was important in creating my blog; I cannot stress it enough to people. If you want to write a really good post make sure you do the correct research as well as putting your on fling and twist to what you researched, which makes it even more exciting because you are writing about what you feel towards; what you have already read or whether or not you disagree or agree on some things. Also reading multiple sources is always essential for finding accurate and extensive information on a topic.  

Two bloggers really caught my attention  this semester as I was researching ;Fempop and Megan Veith both women bloggers were two exciting bloggers to follow in my community, both spoke about the value of women and where we stand now as an individual which was so enlighten to know. Both agreed and disagreed on women issues and how we should fix them; example women in healthcare, on how pregnancy is expensive and Obama Care will be important for soon to be mothers and how women objectify their body and women are more than their looks. Megan is also a part of Legal Voices, Speaking of Women’s Rights and Fempop is popular blogger that I stumbled upon when I was looking for female bloggers. Along with other women Legal Voices blog page helped women express their thoughts and opinions and values.

I am very thankful that I have been able to be apart of this class. Maintaining a blog has been a difficult but very rewarding assignment. Of course it was a little stressful getting use to the fact that we were not writing long essays but breaking our thoughts and ideas in a blog post which got really frustrating. After this class I will continue to expand my blog and go more in depths about women’s right, hopefully this is just the beginning and I want to learn more about other feminist bloggers that have made an impact on today’s women around the world. I have always put myself in this category as women taking over and being recognized for making a difference instead of showing body parts or being talked down to. Open your eyes world WOMEN ARE TAKING OVER!

Malala Yousafzia... YOU ROCK!

 

Two days ago as I was watching the news, I came across CNN where I began watching about a young women and education activist named Malala Yousafzia, What was really so dangerous about this young teen girl, I wondered? What was all the controversy for? As I continued to watch, Malala was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus on October 9, 2012. Why this assassination was attempted? Because she is known for her activism for rights to education and for women, especially in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Malala demonstrated undiminished bravery and defiance of the Taliban; have made the comparison yet more popular, even in parts of the media that do not normally encourage child warriors which was a shock to them.

And this is Malala, at the UN: "The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage were born."

  

At age 12 Malala wrote a blog that was later on published for BBC News, her thoughts and expression about how she felt about Taliban’s banning girls from getting their education or them thinking only men should be educated lead to her assassination attempt to keep her silenced. Malala continued to fight for young women and their education after her recovery from the gunshot wound to her head and neck. Malala became a high profile activist which led to a lot of campaigns for the right for young women to access education facilities.

Since her October 9, 2012 attempted assassination Malala has gained global fame around the world and have written an autobiography which private schools banned in Pakistan because, they say, it disparages Islam.

There is of course the worry, though that all this fame and fawning might place too heavy a burden on Malala. She is, after all, a 16-year-old girl who, while remarkable, is still young. What’s more, with fresh threats issued by the Taliban, Malala’s promising life is still in danger and if she stays in the spotlight might remain so.

What is so dangerous about Malala Yousafzai, then? It is precisely what made her the subject of global attention. The Taliban shot a teenage girl for daring to defy their edicts on women and education but because she survived, the Taliban had provided her with the keys to the world stage. Now, Malala is a woman who will not be silenced, and to some that is very dangerous.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/10361054/Malala-Yousafzai-brings-fear-and-loathing-to-her-home-town.html

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/13/malala-protect-her-from-cult-status