I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
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I come from a country which was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday. Malala Yousafzai
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday 9 October 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price. Shot in the head at point blank range while riding the bus home from school, 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 has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest ever nominee 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, and of Malala's parents' fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
It will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
The highly anticipated memoir of Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl from Pakistans Swat region who stood up to the Taliban
I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61 million children who cant get an education. I want it to be part of the campaign to give every boy and girl the right to go to school. It is their basic right. Malala Yousafzai
They shot her at point-blank rangeand made her stronger. In a brutal attempt to silence her voice, it grew louder. Angelina Jolie
Interesting Facts :
In April 2013, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was featured as an icon in Time magazines100 Most Influential People in the World.
Malalas speech to the UN on her 16th birthday attracted blanket media coverage.
On 9 October 2012, Malala was shot at point-blank range on a school bus by a member of the Taliban.
By Her Courage, Malala Shows That Nothing Not Even Bullets, Intimidation Or Death Threats Can Stand In The Way Of The Right Of Every Girl To An Education -Gordon Brown
Before the attempt on her life, Malala was the author of an anonymous blog for BBC Urdu and appeared both in Pakistani and international media in her fightfor every girls right to education.
The UN has declared July 12 her 16th birthday as Malala Day.
Malala has been nominated for many awards, including the International Childrens Peace Prize and Pakistans first National Youth Peace Prize. She is the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. She has won the Index on Censorship Award and the Simone de Beauvoir Prize.
Since the shooting, Malala has become a worldwide symbol of courage and hope, sparking a wave of solidarity across the globe for the right to education and a life free from terror. Most recently, she has been closely involved in establishing the Malala Fund, a charity set up to support the education and empowerment of girls in Pakistan and around the world. Its first grant is to educate 40 girls in the Swat Valley.
Her supporters include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. 1
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- : I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
- : Christina Lamb
- : Hachette India
- : 0297870920
- : 9780297870920
- : Paperback
- : 288
- : English
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