I nodded. "If Iqbal were alive today, what do you think he would say to young people in Canada and around the world?"

"She is telling," the translator said, "that Iqbal released about three hundred children from bondage, and his message was that child labor should be finished all over the world. Many times he told about the importance of education of the children - for all young people, all over the world."

If there was one message to take back with me to Canada from Pakistan, it was this.

-Free the Children,

Craig Kielburger

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9 February, 19:06

I nodded. "If Iqbal were alive today, what do you think he would say to young people in Canada and around the world?"

"She is telling," the translator said, "that Iqbal released about three hundred children from bondage, and his message was that child labor should be finished all over the world. Many times he told about the importance of education of the children - for all young people, all over the world."

If there was one message to take back with me to Canada from Pakistan, it was this.

-Free the Children,

Craig Kielburger

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What is the author's purpose in this passage?

How does the author achieve his purpose?

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Beatrice Bridges · Answer 1

1. The author's purpose in this passage is to convey the importance of Iqbal's life.

2. The author achieved his purpose by stressing the importance of Iqbal's message.