“We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world without women getting the same opportunities as men,” said the Norwegian Committee of Nobles. This was said in 2013 when Malala Yousfazia was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work raising awareness for women's education in the Middle East (Lemmon 5). This was done a few years after the United Nations unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 recognizing the important role of women in conflict prevention and resolution and peacebuilding. In countries like Liberia and Colombia, women have proven that they can play a vital role in ending conflict, but before they can do so, Afghan women must obtain an education (Lemmon 12). Unfortunately, in many countries in the Middle East, under Taliban rule, women are continually oppressed, primarily through violence. Despite numerous threats and violence from the Taliban, women in these countries continue to fight for the human right to education. That's why nonprofit groups and the government should work together to keep girls' schools safe and secure in the Middle East. Nonprofit groups and government programs have tried for years to help advance women's education, but continually struggle to make a real impact. For example, the German army is currently in northern Afghanistan trying to secure and rebuild girls' schools. Unfortunately, this is very expensive, is increasingly unpopular with German voters and the German government is gradually growing tired of this project. The German military also does not know how to respond to the many threats made by the Taliban and, under their supervision, attacks continue to occur. Six schools they rebuilt closed their doors because... middle of paper ......aris: “Defying the Taliban, Pakistan's girls go to school. » Bloomberg Business Week. Blomberg, October 17, 2013. WebPath Express. October 20, 2013. Clinton, Chelsea. “Malala Yousfazai: A symbol of courage and conviction”. TIME May 1, 2013: 141. Print. Craig, Tim and Saleem Mahsud. “The Taliban renew their threat against a girl. » Washington Post October 9, 2009. Gaileo.Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach. “Success despite injustice: the social benefit for the resilience of Afghan women”. Harvard International Review 33(2013):16-21.Gaileo.Nordland, Rod. “Despite educational progress, a multitude of misfortunes in Afghan schools. New York Times. New York Company, July 20, 2013. Web. October 25, 2013. Spiegel. "Closures after Taliban threats: German army protects girls' schools in Afgan". RAWA.com. RAWA, May 20, 2010. Gaileo. October 22, 2013. Yousafazia, Malala. “Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl.” BBC Urdu. BBC News, January 19, 2009. Web. October 20. 2013.