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2. The
Taliban punish people through public _____.
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s
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s transport
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2. The Taliban punish people
through public _____.
[WHIPPINGS]
5. The “_____ Brigade” attacked
CD and DVD stores. [BURQA]
7. Malala’s mother is “the doer,”
while her father is “the
_____.” [TALKER]
8. A(n) _____ begins a campaign
to close Malala’s school.
[MUFTI]
11. The author was named after
____ ____ ____. (3 words)
[MALALAIOFMAIWAND]
12. Leader of the Taliban
[FAZLULLAH]
13. People are disappointed that
_____ _____’s address “adds
fuel to the flames” of violence.
(2 words)
[SUFIMOHAMMAD]
16. At a young age, Malala “would
toddle into classes” and speak
like a(n) _____. [TEACHER]
17. The school that Malala’s father
opens [KHUSHAL]
20. For both her 11th and 12th
birthdays, Malala wishes for
_____. [PEACE]
21. Pakistani militant groups say
the _____ was a “warning
from God” to halt women’s
freedom. [EARTHQUAKE]
22. Malala and Moniba often
reference this book series.
[TWILIGHT]
23. Earthquakes, floods, and war
turn Swat into “the valley of
_____.” [SORROWS]
24. Pashtuns do not say “thank
you” because “_____ can only
be repaid with _____.”
(same word) [KINDNESS]
25. Malala’s youngest brother
[ATAL]
26. Malala was shot on a school
bus called a(n) _____.[DYNA]
Down
5. Where Malala’s family was
1. Who does Malala first note
forced to relocate
as a “popular and passionate
[BIRMINGHAM]
speaker”? [BABA]
3. When Malala wakes up in the 6. “Education is neither Eastern
nor Western, it is _____.”
hospital, she is obsessed with
[HUMAN]
who is going to _____. [PAY]
4. Malala reports her daily expe- 9. Clerics against the Russian
invasion of Afghanistan
rience under the Taliban using
encouraged people to join the
this pseudonym.
_____. [JIHAD]
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17. the school that Malala’s father opens [KHUSHAL]
20. For both her 11th and 12 birthdays, Malala wishes
for _____. [PEACE]
21. Pakistani militant groups say the _____ was a
“warning from God” to halt women’s freedom.
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22. Malala and Moniba often reference this book series.
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the
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12. Who says, “You must speak the truth. The truth
will abolish fear”? [FATHER]
13. Malala, her father, and her grandfather give _____.
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14. Hidayatullah says that the Taliban is not an
organized force, but a(n) _____. [MENTALITY]
15. “Malala will be as _____ as a bird.” [FREE]
18. Malala’s greatest solace during the “dark days” of
the Taliban [SCHOOL]