Malala Gender Roles

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In the American environment, one isn’t introduced to concepts of religion, war, or gender roles. On the contrary, the Middle East is the complete opposite. Many are forced at birth to follow Islam and its teachings, which if it interests you, isn't that bad. However, in an environment such as the Middle East, it's taken to entire new lengths. One main point of the Islamic religion is gender roles, which in the Quran are equal. Men should respect women and women should respect men. In reality, many women are oppressed because the men take their roles to extreme heights. Women are forced to wear head coverings, or be looked down upon as a lesser person. This isn’t the only unjust treatment, an excerpt in Malala’s, I am Malala, would suggest