The Malala Effect: Dreaming of a University Degree

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Pakistani government followed the example of that old ruler of Swat, and made education mandatory for all children between the ages of five and sixteen.

So why does girl’s education in Swat still need a champion? The answer to that question called out to me late one afternoon as I strolled along the quiet alleyway that leads to Malala’s home. It was a middle class neighborhood, and all the houses were shielded from the street with high stone walls and imposing iron gates. Pashtuns, who make upmost of Swat’s population, don’t do sweeping front lawns. Instead, they hide their gardens, and their women, away from stranger’s eyes. Still, I could glimpse fruit-laden trees and tall pines peeking over the walls, tantalizing hints of what I assumed I would never ...

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