A Memoir by the Youngest Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.”
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala’s miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person’s voice to inspire change in the world.
Chief, the NuriaStore bookseller –
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb
I’ve always liked reading about Pakistan. Malala’s book tells a lot about the presence of Taliban and the consequences of this presence on local people in Pakistan but it also gives a large amount of information concerning the country including its languages, cultures, ethnic groups and the beautiful Swat Valley.
Malala’s narrative starts in 2012, when she was shot by Taliban in the head in a school bus. Malala, as a teenage girl, wants to go to school and continue with her education after Taliban interruption in her region. She becomes quite popular in her region and in Pakistan as well because she is not only a successful student but also an activist for female education and human rights. Taliban, regarding her as a threat for the system they set up, targets her in a school bus and tries to kill her. Malala survives and is brought to England for treatment.
The story then goes back to the past and gives detailed information concerning Malala’s parents and their lives before their marriage, Malala’s birth, her early childhood and school years. Readers dive also deep into the history of Pakistan with its ethnic communities, presidents, governments and relationships with other countries in her narrative.
One of the first things you will notice in a second when you are reading this book will be this young lady’s strong bond with books and the world of literature. She adores her school bag and every single book she carries in it. She quotes from some important works of literature which she obviously devoured as soon as she got access to them. Her books serve as a shelter, a tunnel to a world of peace for her whenever she feels herself caged. Her books and her trust in education give her power to fight injustice. I adored her determination. Malala’s story is definitely worth reading it.