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Name: Sumaiya Mostafa

ID: 12110010

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Sec: 02

Article’s Headline: Who is Malala?

(A) Six new words you discovered in the article and a brief definition in English:

1. Edict: In the text, edict is a rule which was given by the Taliban which banned girls education

2. Semblance: Here, the word semblance means the outward or superficial appearance of the situation when the Talibans started their rule.

3. Orator: Here, the word means an eloquent public speaker who is Malala.

4. Infidel: The word infidel means a person who does not believe in any particular religion. Here the Taliban labelled her as infidel.

5. Stipulate: In the text, the word means, demand or specify as part of a bargain or agreement

6. Infringing: from the text we can get that, the word means the oath we should take to protest the violence against Malala.

(B) My new headline for the story:

“The Rising Sun- Malala”- cause the sun is one and when it rises we can see the things in front of us. Moreover it shows our path where to go.

(C)Brief Summary:

What Happened:

According to Rahim(2012), in Pakistan, Malala, a 14 years old girl was growing up like others with education .playing and having fun with family. Though everything was normal, the Talibans edicted a rule for the girls not to take education from going to school. After that Malala got her inspiration from her father and stood against this injustice. The writer also said that she started speaking in public forum and campaigning through internet. For all her activities she got nominated for International Children’s Peace Prize. Meanwhile Talibans shot Malala to stop her activities. However the supporters of Malala dd not stop her activities. They started a blog named “I am Malala”....