I Am Malala

Chapter 1: A Daughter is born

Malala explains "when I was born, people in our village commiserated with my mother and nobody congratulated my father". Why do you think this was?

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The birth of a girl is considered a gloomy day. A daughter's role in life is to prepare food and have children..... nothing more. Whereas, the birth of a son os celebrated. Malala says that her father didn't care that she was a girl..... he fell in love with her at first sight. He even went so far as to request that friends throw dried fruits, sweets, and coins into her cradle..... something usually only done for boys.

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I Am Malala

WHEN I WAS born, people in our village sympathised with my mother and nobody
congratulated my father

When the narrator was born, why did no one congratulate her parents? What do we learn
about the position of women in the society which the narrator belongs to? Give a reasoned
answer in 250-300 words. (10 marks)

When the narrator was born, why did no one congratulate her parents? What do we learn
about the position of women in the society which the narrator belongs to? Give a reasoned

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when the narrator was born ,why did no one congrats his parent what do we learn about the position of women in the society which the narrator belongs to give a reasoned answer in 250_300

when the narrator was born ,why did no one congrats his parent what do we learn about the position of women in the society which the narrator belongs to give a reasoned answer in 250_300