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Ziauddin’s father, Rohul Amin is an intimidatingly charismatic and articulate man. Growing up, Ziauddin is always terrified by his father, as his own embarrassing stutter stands in stark contrast with Rohul Amin’s eloquence. Rohul begins to show more respect for Ziauddin when Ziauddin overcomes his stutter and wins a series of prestigious speaking contests. Yet he quarrels with his son once again when Ziauddin fails to show the academic aptitude necessary to become a doctor. Although Ziauddin eventually finds a way to continue his education without his father’s financial support, he has an uneasy relationship with Rohul Amin for the rest of his life. Nevertheless, he allows Rohul to visit Malala. Rohul shows great affection for Malala, and his rhetorical prowess is a major influence on her own mental growth.
Rohul Amin Quotes in I Am Malala
The I Am Malala quotes below are all either spoken by Rohul Amin or refer to Rohul Amin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
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School wasn’t the only thing my aunts missed out on. In the morning when my father was given a bowl of cream with his tea, his sisters were given only tea. If there were eggs, they would only be for the boys. When a chicken was slaughtered for dinner, the girls would get the wings and the neck while the luscious breast meat was enjoyed by my father, his brother, and my grandfather. “From early on I could feel I was different from my sisters,” my father says.
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Chapter 3
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[My father] believes strongly in freedom of speech. “First, let’s read the book and then why not respond with our own book,” he suggested. He ended by asking in a thundering voice my grandfather would have been proud of, “Is Islam such a weak religion that it cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!”
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Rohul Amin Quotes in I Am Malala
The I Am Malala quotes below are all either spoken by Rohul Amin or refer to Rohul Amin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 2
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School wasn’t the only thing my aunts missed out on. In the morning when my father was given a bowl of cream with his tea, his sisters were given only tea. If there were eggs, they would only be for the boys. When a chicken was slaughtered for dinner, the girls would get the wings and the neck while the luscious breast meat was enjoyed by my father, his brother, and my grandfather. “From early on I could feel I was different from my sisters,” my father says.
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Chapter 3
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[My father] believes strongly in freedom of speech. “First, let’s read the book and then why not respond with our own book,” he suggested. He ended by asking in a thundering voice my grandfather would have been proud of, “Is Islam such a weak religion that it cannot tolerate a book written against it? Not my Islam!”
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