Half the Sky

Kirin wrote a blog post today about the documentary, Half the Sky. It's based on a book by the same title written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Here's a quote from her post describing the documentary:

Half The Sky is about issues that effect women everywhere. The documentary depicts the terrible oppression women are under world wide. It focuses on issues such as: gender discrimination,  prostitution, sex trafficking, women's education, violence and genital mutilation.

As I read her post I was reminded of the terrible news out of Pakistan this week about a 14-year-old girl who was shot by the Taliban. Her name is Malala Yousafzai. Malala started her own blog in 2009, Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl, to write about her experiences living in the Swat Valley of Pakistan during a time when girls were not allowed to attend school. She was targeted for her beliefs and writings this week and shot in the head. Fortunately, she was not killed.

It's been interesting reading the CAP 10 posts this week now that we have changed the format of the blogs. By the way, you can also change the title of your blog if you'd like. It's not necessary to have your name in your title like we originally thought. Here's the specific assignment again for those who need it:

Write a weekly blog post about a personal reaction to one of the following:

• Personal passion or interest
• Reaction to current events
• Cultural criticism of the world around us
• Share a piece of creative writing (start a story series or share a poem)

If possible, try to embed images, video and audio clips, or other multi-media into your post. These post are due by this Friday, October the 12th.