Some Questions
Who was Mohammed Jinnah and who is Malala Yousafzai? To what extent can their biographies be used as windows into understanding the history of Pakistan?
How can both Jinnah and Malala be analyzed not just as important historical figures but also as symbols through which the past identity and future direction of Pakistan are debated?
Possible Starting Places
"Malala
And Kailash Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize,"
BBC News, October 10, 2014.
"Profile:
Malala Yousafzai,"
BBC News, August 17, 2017.
Mishal Husain, "Malala:
The Girl Who Was Shot For Going To School,"
BBC Newsmagazine, October 7, 2013.
Marie Brenner, "The
Target,"
Vanity Fair (April 2013).
"Jinnah: The Chess Player," Incarnations -- India In 50 Lives, BBC Radio 4, September 16, 2018.
Secunder Kermani, "How
Jinnah's Ideology Shapes Pakistan's Identity,"
BBC News, August 18, 2017.
Shahzeb Jillani, "The
Search For Jinnah's Vision Of Pakistan,"
BBC News, September 11, 2013.
Mohammed Jinnah In The News
Muhammad Ali Shaikh, "History: Becoming Jinnah," Dawn, December 25, 2022.
Farah N. Jan, "At 75, Pakistan Has Moved Far From The Secular And Democratic Vision Of Its Founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah," The Conversation, August 11, 2022.
Nidhima Taneja, "Jinnah
Wanted Pakistani Press To Be Fearless But The Leaders Didn't Listen -- Zia
To Imran," Print,
May 5, 2022.
Yasser Latif Hamdani, "Hindutva
Coded Into Indian Nationalists' DNA -- Gandhi To Modi; But Don't Paint
Jinnah Islamist,"
Print, April 29, 2022.
"Pakistan:
Statue Of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Destroyed In Blast In Balochistan,"
WION, September 27, 2021.
Muhammad Reza Kazimi, "Jinnah:
The Man, The Myth And The Vision,"
Dawn, December 25, 2019.
Yasser Latif Hamdani, "Indian
Liberals And Hindutva Supporters, Stop Dragging Jinnah Into Citizenship Bill
Debates," Print,
December 12, 2019.
Muhammad Arshad Munir, "Pakistan
Founder Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah -- A True Stateman,"
Arab News, August 13, 2019.
Mohammed Ayoob, "Did
Jinnah Want Pakistan?,"
Hindu, October 25, 2018.
Ian Froese, "Winnipeggers Slam Bernier For Tweet About City Park Named For Pakistani Leader," CBC News, August 16, 2018.
John Paul Tasker, "Andrew Scheer Joins Caucus Members In Condemning Bernier's 'Identity Politics,'" CBC News, August 15, 2018.
Shamil Shams, "An
Islamic Or Secular Pakistan?,"
DW, December 26, 2013.
Huma Yusuf, "The
House That Jinnah Built,"
New York Times, June 20, 2013.
"Pakistan
Founder's Home Hit In Rocket Attack,"
Al Jazeera, June 15, 2013.
Jon Boone, "Pakistan's
Independence Celebrations Omit Jinnah's Words On Tolerance,"
Guardian, August 14, 2012.
Akbar Ahmed, "Thomas Jefferson And Mohammed Ali Jinnah: Dreams From Two Founding Fathers," Washington Post, July 4, 2010.
Kapil Komireddi, "Reshaping Jinnah," Guardian, August 26, 2009.
"A
Book On Jinnah Sparks Row In India,"
DW, August 20, 2009.
Soutik Biswas, "Why
The Hindu Right Wing Loves Mr. Jinnah,"
BBC News, August 18, 2009.
John F. Burns, "Ghost
That Haunt Pakistan,"
New York Times, January 6, 2008.
Sarfaz Manzoor, "In Jinnah's Footsteps," Guardian, August 14, 2007.
Soutik Biswas, "How
Indians See Jinnah,"
BBC News, June 7, 2005.
Luke Harding, "The Battle Of Jinnah's Bungalow," Observer, July 29, 2001.
Sanjeev Srivastava, "Jinnah's
Daughter Claims Family House,"
BBC News, July 16, 2001.
Owen Bennet-Jones, "Screening The Life Of Jinnah," BBC News, September 13, 1998.
Barbara Crossette, "Pakistan's Father," New York Times, December 14, 1997.
Malala Yousafzai In The News
"Taliban Rule 'Made Girlhood Illegal': Malala," Dawn, December 6, 2023.
Suzanne Wrack, "'It's Heartbreaking': Malala Yousafzai Meets Exiled Afghanistan Women's Football Team," Guardian, August 30, 2023.
"Afghanistan:
Taliban Girls' Education Ban Won't Last, Says Malala,"
Al Jazeera, March 26, 2022.
"Malala's
Message To An Afghan Schoolgirl,"
BBC News, December 7, 2021.
"Nobel
Peace Prize Winner Malala Ties The Knot In Nikkah Ceremony,"
BBC News, November 10, 2021.
Jem Bartholomew, "Malala
Yousafzai Marries Partner In Small Ceremony In Birmingham,"
Guardian, November 9, 2021.
Sima Kotecha, "Afghanistan: UK And US Must Protect Afghan Activists -- Malala," BBC News, August 16, 2021.
Zia Ur-Rehman and Emily Schmall, "Textbooks
Featuring Malala Yousafzai Are Removed From Bookstores In Pakistan,"
New York Times, July 16, 2021.
"Malala
On Vogue Cover: 'I Know Power In A Young Girl's Heart,'"
BBC News, June 2, 2021.
"Malala
Yousafzai Signs Apple Deal To Produce Dramas, Comedies, Documentaries,"
ABC News, March 8, 2021.
"Malala
Yousafzai Completes Oxford University Exams,"
BBC News, June 19, 2020.
Elian Peltier, "Malala Yousafzai Graduates From Oxford University," New York Times, June 19, 2020.
"Greta
Thunberg Meets Malala Yousafzai At Oxford University,"
BBC News, February 25, 2020.
"Why
This Photo Of A Politician With Malala Is Being Criticised,"
BBC News, July 5, 2019.
"Who
Is Malala Yousafzai?,"
BBC Newsround, January 25, 2019.
Lisa Allardice, "Interview:
Malala Yousafzai On Student Life, Facing Critics -- And Her Political
Ambitions,"
Guardian, January 19, 2019.
Malala Yousafzai, "'It
Felt As If We Had Landed On The Moon': Malala Yousafzai On Life In The UK,"
Guardian, January 12, 2019.
Mark Brown, "National
Portrait Gallery Unveils Malala Yousafzai Picture,"
Guardian, October 2, 2018.
"Malala
Yousafzai Slams Trump For 'Cruel' Child Separations,"
Guardian, July 12, 2018.
Nesrine Malik, "From
Malala To Parkland, Why Are The Victims Demonised?,"
Guardian, April 5, 2018.
Asad Hashim, "Malala
Returns To Pakistan Home Town For First Time Since Attack,"
Al Jazeera, March 31, 2018.
"Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since Shooting," BBC News, March 29, 2018.
Shamil Shams, "Malala
Yousafzai -- Loved Abroad, Maligned At Home,"
DW, March 29, 2018.
John Ydstie, "Once
Shot For Advocating For Girls' Education, Malala Is Going To Oxford,"
Two-Way, NPR, August 17, 2017.
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, "Malala
Yousafzai Made An Honorary Canadian Citizen,"
Al Jazeera, April 12, 2017.
Bina Shah, "Opinion:
Malala Yousafzai -- Pakistan's Divisive Figure,"
Al Jazeera, November 19, 2015.
Alison Macdonald, "He
Named Me Malala: The Ordinary Life Behind An Extraordinary Girl,"
Conversation, November 6, 2015.
Malala Yousafzai, "'I
Want To Become Prime Minister Of My Country,'"
Observer, October 25, 2015.
"Eight
Out Of 10 Malala Suspects 'Secretly Acquitted,'"
BBC News, June 5, 2015.
"Pakistan
Court Clears Most Malala Shooting Suspects,"
Al Jazeera, June 5, 2015.
Mark Tran, "Malala Yousafzai Criticises 'Weak' Effort To Free Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram," Guardian, February 8, 2015.
Lyse Doucet, "The
Nobel's Noble Battle,"
BBC News, October 11, 2014.
Shaista Aziz,
"Malala Made History But There Is Resentment Not Pride In Pakistan,"
Observer, October 11, 2014.
Declan Walsh, "Two
Champions Of Children Are Given Nobel Peace Prize,"
New York Times, October 10, 2014.
M. Ilyas Khan, "The
Antagonism Towards Malala In Pakistan,"
BBC News, October 10, 2014.
"Nobel Peace Prize: Who Is Malala Yousafzai?," ABC News, October 10, 2014.
Asad Hashim, "Profile:
Malala Yousufzai,"
Al Jazeera, October 10, 2014.
Inez Sarkodee-Adoo, "Malala
Yousafzai: 'People Are Listening To Me, But I Know That Might Change,'"
Observer, August 24, 2014.
Anna Leach, "Ziauddin
Yousafzai: learn From Malala, Use Your Own Voice To Demand Rights,"
Guardian Professional, April 9, 2014.
Shakoor Rahim and Shamil Shams,
"Pakistan
Schools Ban 'I Am Malala,'"
DW, November 12, 2013.
"Malala Yousafzai's Book Banned In Pakistani Private Schools," Guardian, November 10, 2013.
Murtaza Hussain, "Malala
And Nabila: Worlds Apart,"
Al Jazeera, November 1, 2013.
Fatima Bhutto, "'I
Am Malala' By Malala Yousafzai -- Review,"
Guardian, October 30, 2013.
William Dalrymple, "Op-Ed Contributor: Before Malala," New York Times, October 25, 2013.
Catherine Bennett, "Malala:
Remember The Young Girl Behind The Public Persona,"
Observer, October 13, 2013.
Salman Masood and Declan Walsh,
"Pakistani
Girl, A Global Heroine After An Attack, Has Critics At Home,"
New York Times, October 11, 2013.
Kamila Shamsie, "Malala
Yousafzai: 'It's Hard To Kill. Maybe That's Why His Hand Was Shaking,"
Guardian, October 7, 2013.
Adam B. Ellick, "Documenting
A Pakistani Girl's Transformation,"
New York Times, October 7, 2013.
"Taliban
Renew Vows To Attack Malala,"
Al Jazeera, October 7, 2013.
John Blewitt, "Malala: Pens And Books Can Defeat Terrorism," Conversation, September 4, 2013.
Huma Yusuf, "About
The Malala Backlash,"
New York Times, July 18, 2013.
Sheema Khan, "Malala Spoke: Muslims, Please Listen," Globe And Mail, July 17, 2013.
Swati Parashar, "Malala's
Dreams Are Up Against A Rough Terrain,"
Conversation, July 16, 2013.
Jonathan Jones, "Malala Yousafzai Has The Look Of A Leader In The Making," Guardian, January 4, 2013.
Asad Hashim, "Reporter's
Notebook Inside The Swat Valley,"
Al Jazeera, December 30, 2012.
Asma Afsaruddin, "Malala Yousafzai And The Other Half Of Muslim History," ABC Religion And Ethics, October 30, 2012.
Halima Mansoor, "Malala Yousafzai: A Young Pakistani Heroine," Guardian, October 10, 2012.
Articles
Isaac Chotiner, "How
Close Should An Activist Icon Get To Power?: An Interview Withy Malala
Yousafzai,"
New Yorker (January 12, 2019).
Sarah Kastner, "Ahed
And Malala: Why We Revere Some Girl Activists And Not Others,"
Conversation, December 4, 2018.
Ahmed Rashid, "Can
Malala Bring Peace To Pakistan And Afghanistan?,"
New Yorker (October 15, 2012).
Basharat Peer, "The
Girl Who Wanted To Go To School,"
New Yorker (October 10, 2012).
Akbar Ahmed, "Chapter One: Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic Identity," 1997.
Video Sources
"Malala:
I'm
So Happy To Be Home,'"
BBC News, March 30, 2018.
"My
Daughter, Malala,"
TED 2014, March 2014.
"Malala
Takes Her Fight For Education To U.N.,"
Al Jazeera, July 12, 2013.
"Malala: Shot For Going To
School," Panorama, BBC One, 2013:
Part 1;
Part 2;
Part 3.
"Malala Yousafzai Story: The Pakistani Girl Shot In Taliban Attack," New York Times, October 10, 2012.
"Class Dismissed: Malala' Story," 2009.
Audio Sources
"Malala Yousafzai On Winning The Nobel Peace Prize While In Chemistry Class," Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!, March 4, 2023. (48 mins)
"Malala Yousafzai Faces Backlash In Pakistan For Marriage Comments In British Vogue," Here And Now, WBUR, June 4, 2021. (4 mins)
"Jinnah's
Last Home,"
Museum Of Lost Objects, BBC Radio 4, July 25, 2017.
"I
Am Malala: Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Malala Yousufzai,"
RN Breakfast, ABC, October 13, 2014.
"Assessing Malala's Legacy," Correspondents Report, ABC, October 13, 2013.
"Interview: MJ Akbar," Friday Late, ABC, August 10, 2012.
Web-Sites
Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), BBC History.