The document discusses the benefits of educating women in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. It provides statistics showing lower literacy and school life expectancy for girls compared to boys in those regions. Educating girls can help reduce infant mortality, increase political stability, and fight extremism by providing economic opportunities and alternatives to madrassas. It also lowers fertility rates and has long-term positive effects as educated women become teachers and role models in their communities.

1. Women’s Education“Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not know.”

2. ThesisMy thesis is to demonstrate the benefits of women’s education in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, including increased political stability, ability to give back to the community and long term effect.

3. RelevanceAfter reading Three Cups of Tea, I became very passionate about Pakistan and education.I was already interested in Islam and the Middle East because my debate research.Islam and the Middle East are very important in today’s politics

4. AfghanistanLiteracyGirls 12.6% Boys 43.1%School Life expectancyGirls 4 yearsBoys 11 years

5. AfghanistanInfant Mortality154.14/1000Fertility Rate5.6 children per mother

6. PakistanLiteracyGirls 36 %Boys 63%School Life expectancyGirls 6 yearsBoys 7 years

7. PakistanInfant Mortality67.36/1000 (does not include northern areas)Fertility Rate3.43 children per mother

8. AmericaLiteracyGirls 99%Boys 99%School Life ExpectancyGirls 16 yearsBoys 15 yearsInfant Mortality6.22/1000Fertility Rate2.05 children per mother

9. VocabularyIslam- the majority religion in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Islam values peace, tolerance and modesty.Militant Islam- terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and the Taliban who distort Islam for their own purposesMadrassa- a Saudi-funded, military training camp that masquerades as a school.

10. TerrainHigh mountains, low valleysVery steep cliffs, rocky hillsRoads are poorly maintained and often dangerous

12. CAI"We can drop bombs, hand out condoms, put in electricity, but you won't see change without girls' education. I have seen profound change in the villages when girls learn to read and write.” Greg Mortenson, founder of Central Asia Institute Women’s education is the single most important factor in developing a societyMuch less expensive than military forceEducation has a long term effectEducation gives back to the communityNo other form of humanitarian aid is as cost effective, long lasting and life saving as education.

13. Long Term EffectGive a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.Education works in a cycleStudents become teachers to other students, their parents and siblings, even their future children

14. Cost EffectivenessA primary school costs $ 25,000-50,000 to build and support for five years.An annual scholarship for an advanced student is 800 dollars.$100 buys maternal healthcare supplies for a year.$20 provides a student with school supplies for a year.

15. Giving Back to the CommunityA woman is more likely than a man to return to her village after high school and collegeAn educated woman who does not have a job will be able to take better care of her childrenShe will also be more likely to send her children to school than keep them at home to work

16. Local EffectHealthcareEducation provides villages with doctors.A fifth grade education drops infant mortality in half.Even the basic knowledge of boiling water before drinking it can save the lives of many small children.

17. Local EffectEconomyBuilding materials are bought from local businesses.Local teachers are hired.Villages donate land and unskilled labor.

18. Local Effect, cont’dInfrastructureDepending on the village’s location, a bridge, road or tunnel might have to be built or repaired in order to transport materials.This also makes villages more accessible and less remote.

19. Global Effect, Part 1Economic DevelopmentMore educated people are good for the economy because they have more skillsA better economy means that less aid is neededMore job opportunities for people in remote villages

20. Cycle of Poverty

21. With Education

22. Global Effect, Part 2Peaceful way of fighting Islamic ExtremismWith an education, one can become a skilled worker.One can read the Qur'an themselves instead of relying on someone else’s interpretation.Because boys as well as girls are educated, boys are not sent to madrassasEducated mothers are less likely to allow their sons to join the army.

23. Fighting TerrorismHow education fights Militant IslamProvides young adults and teens with skillsModerately educates students about their religionThe most progressive schools are beginning to teach about Christianity and Judaism.

24. Effect on Religious Extremism

25. Opposition to Violence in the Qur’anNay,-whoever submits His whole self to God and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. 2:112The Muslim believers, the Jews, the Christians and the Sabians- all who believe in God and the last day and do good- will have their rewards with their Lord. No fear for them, nor shall they grieve. 2:62; 5:69

26. Continued…For those who believe and do good deeds, there will be no fear, nor will they grieve. 6:48For those who say our lord is God and then follow the straight path there is no fear, nor shall they grieve. 46:13

27. Violence in the Qur’anWhen the four forbidden months are over, whenever you encounter the idolaters, kill them, seize them, besiege them, wait for them at every look out post; but if they turn to God, maintain the prayer and pay the prescribed alms, let them go on their way, for God is most forgiving and merciful. 9:5 (the Sword Verse)

28. Education in the Qur’anRead! In the name of your Lord who created: He created man from a clinging form. Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful one who taught by the pen, who taught man what he did not knowSome religious leaders claim that educating girls goes against the Qur’an.

29. Central Asia Institute ScholarsJahan, Nasreen and Aziza

30. Jahan AliGraduated in Korphe’s first classStudied public policy in SkarduNow studying government and hopes to become a member of Parliament.“I want to be a… ‘Super lady’”

31. NasreenBaigMarried at age 15 and forbidden to continue studyingForced to refuse a CAI scholarship10 years later, she was allowed to accept the scholarship

32. Aziza HussainFrom the eastern Hunza Valley, almost ChinaBefore she earned a CAI scholarship for a two year health program, about 20 women died in childbirth every yearSince she returned to her community in 2000, no one has died in childbirth

33. ApplicationFundraising for CAI

34. Bake SaleI tried to have a bake sale on Diversity Day.With 50 cupcakes, 48 brownies and 2.5 gallons of rice pudding, I thought I’d make a little over $100.This did not work, as I only made nine dollars.

35. ChallengesGetting peoples’ attentionThis was very difficult as there were many different events happening at the same time.Encouraging donation

36. ContinuedExplaining myselfBecause I am not Muslim or Middle Eastern, many people wanted to know essentially why I cared so much about the Middle East.

37. Learning ExperienceIt doesn’t always work out the way it’s supposed to.Baking isn’t enough. Icing is also necessary.So are cups, napkins, extension cords, a pair of speakers and some Afghan pop.

38. ContinuedSome little thing will go wrong at some point. It won’t ruin everything, and chances are, no one will notice.Every little bit helps.Even though I only made nine dollars, that’s nine more dollars than I had before.

39. SuccessesBaked and iced 50 cupcakes and browniesLearned how to make rice pudding, and made 2.5 gallonsManaged my baking over a week so that I had time for everythingRemembered details like napkins and cups

40. ConclusionWomen’s education is vital to the economy, government and health of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.

41. Works CitedBhutto, Benazir. Reconciliation Islam, Democracy, and the West. New York: Harper, 2008. Print. A., M., trans. The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics). New York: Oxford UP, USA, 2005. Print. Mortenson, Greg, and David Oliver Relin. Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time. New York: Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007. Print. Mulrine, Anna. "Building Safe Schools for Girls in War Zones." U.S. News and World Report 1 Nov. 2009: 52. Print. "Pakistan." CAI World Factbook. 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 30 Nov. 2009. Ronnow, Karin. Journey of Hope 3 (2009). Print. Rubin, Trudy. "The Lesson Jihadis Fear." Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Jan. 2008: C1+. Print.Basset, Kathie. "Author Believes Education Paves Way to Peace." The Telegraph [Alton, IL] 13 Oct. 2009. Print.

42. ContinuedBulik, Lou Anne. "The Power of Small Change." Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 Apr. 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100419_The_power_of_small_change.html>. Damon, Arwa. "Pakistan: Taliban Brainwashes Kids with Visions of Virgins." CNN 7 Jan. 2010. Web. 7 Jan. 2010. Mortenson, Greg. Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan. New York: Viking, 2009. Print. Ronnow, Karin. Journey of Hope 1 (2007). Print. Ronnow, Karin. Journey of Hope 2 (2008). Print. ”Afghanistan." CAI World Factbook. 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 30 Nov. 2009. Rubin, Trudy. "His Anti-Taliban Weapon: Schools." Philadelphia Inquirer 23 Feb. 2007. Print. World Ark Nov.-Dec. 2009. Web. Dec. 2009.

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