I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai is an ordinary girl that has gone through lots in her life, from living in a small town where nobody appreciates the birth of a girl to being shot by the Taliban for going to school. Despite these circumstances, she still spoke up and was the youngest winner for the noble peace prize at seventeen.

I am Malala, an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb in October 2013.

This story was set in the year of around 2012, which is the time when the Taliban shot her. The story was set in her school and home in Swat Valley, Mingora. This text conveys Malala’s life,starting her birth, as well as before and after the Taliban shot her. It talks about how she stood up for education and women’s rights with the help and

In the first few pages of the book, we are introduced to Malalai of Maiwand, a Pashtun heroine whom Malala was named after. Malalai inspirited Pashtun men to turn the fight around venturing bravely onto the battlefield and dying under fire.Later on in the book , we meet Gul Makai, another Pashtun heroine, who used the Quran to teach her elders that war is bad. In the legend, Gul Makai is able to convince her elders that she can marry her love; a schoolmate and she succeeds .

Malala’s story is but one example of this continuous fight. It is a struggle that is beyond Pakistan and the Muslim world. There has been an extended debate about the best method to fight patriarchy within modern societies . Malala’s story of triumph is proof of just how much potential girls everywhere hold and that they should not be silenced.

Today, Malala is pursuing her own studies while fighting for girls worldwide through the Malala Fund, an organization that partners with local groups to bring education to girls. But, advocates say that the only way to successfully make education accessible to everyone is by joining together both female activists, like Malala, and progressive men, like her father, who are willing to stand up against those who oppress