Summary Of I Am Malala By Sonita Alizadeh

I want my right and will start to fight. In the article Afghan teen uses rap to escape forced marriage written by Deborah Bloom from CNN, Bloom focuses in on Sonita Alizadeh, a teenager from Afghanistan who escaped a forced marriage. At as young as ten years old, Alizadeh was bargained off to man to be wed to, however, her family had to flee from Afghanistan to Iraq, making the union impossible. When Alizadeh was 16, she created a song titled “Brides for sale”, which landed her a scholarship to a university in Utah, saving her from the arranged marriage she was to be sold into, once again. Since then, Alizadeh has performed her song in several places including, Washington D.C. and New York City. Alizadeh opens the eyes of unaware people to the helplessness of women being persecuted in countries like Afghanistan who require urgent help.

I Am Malala is a memoir written about and by Malala Yousafzai, a young, Pakistani, women’s activist.

When Malala was 15-years old (2012) she was riding a bus home from her school when a member of the Taliban, masked, boarded the bus. After demanding for the identity of Malala, he shot her in the neck. After three months of intensive surgeries and face reconstruction, Malala was released from the hospital she occupied in the United Kingdom. Since then, Malala has been awarded multiple honors and awards for her inspirational actions including the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala’s independence as a women and an education activist has opened the eyes of unknowing people globally. On November 11, 2013, Malala visited the United Nations conference in New York and said, “Let us pick up our books and our pens...They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” (Yousafzai 310). I am Malala’s theme of independence is shown through all of Malala’s actions and continues to impress all,

today.
These young women serve as inspiration to girls looking to improve their current situation. Both having spoken in front of large audiences have made their mark on the world and continue to stand up for what they believe in to this day. Independence is shown at a smaller scale, however, through whenever one peacefully states their opinion, does not always do what is told, or primarily relies on themselves. It is extremely important that the situation of not only women, but everyone, improves in more repressed parts of the world.