I Am Malala

The book I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is about a Pakistani girl who loved to go to school. She is known around the world for her activism rights for education and for women, as well as the Taliban assassination attempt. Malala Yousafzai was born in a town called Mingora, from the Swat Valley District in Pakistan. She lives with her father, mother, and two younger brothers. Her father was school owner, that ran a chain of schools called the Kushal Public Schools. Malala was educated there. Her father was known as the school owner and also an educational activist. Malala aspired of becoming a doctor, but her father encouraged her to become a politician. She enjoyed talking about politician, and began talking about educational rights. What triggered her to talk about educational rights were because of the Talibans. The Talibans closed down many schools and forced girls not to go to school. They shut down many private boy schools, but the boys were able to go back to school. The Talibans also destroyed many schools around Pakistan. One day, Malala’s father took her to a local press club where she talked about the Talibans taking away her educational rights. That one speech gave her the attention in newspapers and the television throughout her region. The Talibans then forced every citizen in Mingora to remove their televisions from their homes and follow the street curfews. The Taliban continued destroying schools all around Pakistan. In most cases, there were suicide bombers that threw bombs inside the schools. The Taliban eventually reopened boys’ and girls’ schools. Although, there were restrictions on the girls’ education, where they were only co-educated. The girls only schools remained closed, but weeks later the Taliban lea...

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... Malala, as well as her parents are very brave for breaking some traditional Pakistan and Muslim traditions. It amazes me how Malala survived an attempted Taliban assassination. The Taliban shot her in the face, just missing her brain. The bullet came out through her shoulder, and she shockingly survived it. She was believed to not survive the attack. Malala’s survival amazes me. The reason why the two Taliban men attempted to kill Malala was all because she was fighting for education, and women's rights in the Swat Valley region. The book gave me a better understanding of Pakistan, but what mainly intrigues me about stories from Pakistan are the lives of remarkable young women. These young women could be dealing with arrange marriages, women trafficking, or like Malala, fighting for women's rights and education. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is a worthwhile read.