The history of islam and some of the politics is a little heavy going, but once you get past that, it is a great read. Interspersed with this is some quite detailed information about the political. I am malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for. You must also post in the virtual book club where it is. She has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and is.
The subject of the book i am malala and a survivor of the taliban. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban. I am malala tells the story of how a young education activist survived a taliban bullet. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17 in 2014, became the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the taliban. I am malala ebook by malala yousafzai rakuten kobo. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book. I am malala by malala yousafzai the washington post. Malala ends the memoirs short prologue by echoing the question that the taliban militant asked before shooting her in the face. She has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and is the youngest ever winner of the nobel peace prize.
What makes this story interesting is my personal connection to it. How one girl stood up for education and changed the world is a memoir by malala yousafzai, cowritten with patricia mccormick. Glossary acknowledgements important events in pakistan and swat a note on the malala fund picture section. Written in collaboration with critically acclaimed national book award finalist patricia. She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. In october, 2012, the pakistani taliban attempted to assassinate malala yousafzai, a teenager known. Malala tells of that lifeshattering moment in a riveting memoir, i am malala, published this past week even as she was being cited as a possible candidate for the nobel. I am malala audiobook chapters i am malala, chapter by chapter, read aloud. According to publishers weekly, in 2017 the book had sold almost 2 million copies, and there were 750,000 copies of the childrens edition in print.
Malala is obviously a committed muslim and believes a broad education helps interpret the quran for themore this book does not speak against islam. The story of the girl who stood up for education and. They said women werent allowed to go to the market. Although it is titled i am malala, much of the book is about her father, who of course is a very important part of her life. Blumenthal english 2 honors 3 january 2014 i am malala malala yousafzai, along with christina lamb, composes an autobiography that illustrates malalas tale in a. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban ebook written by malala yousafzai.
The bestselling memoir by nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai. Blumenthal english 2 honors 3 january 2014 i am malala malala yousafzai, along with christina lamb, composes an autobiography that illustrates malalas tale in a dangerous country, while also displaying her passionate dedication to making the world a better and equal place. Pdf i am malala book online download read online free. She claims her name and her identity, in spite of the taliban attempting. I am malala summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Oct 30, 20 i am malala is as much malala s fathers story as it is his daughters, and is a touching tribute to his quest to be educated and to build a model school. We invest in developing country educators and activists, like my father, through malala funds education. It was one of the stories in the news that i read about and intrigued me. Malala yousafzai, pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out against the tehriketaliban pakistans ban on the education of girls. Malala fund is working so that their stories, like mine, can be heard around the world. The ideology and argumentation seem to some straight from her father indeed large parts of the book describe the fathers life and career, much of which malala herself cannot have witnessed.
I am malala goodreads meet your next favorite book. Malala is obviously a committed muslim and believes a broad education helps interpret the quran for the benefit of all. Raised in a changing pakistan by an enlightened father from a poor background and a beautiful, illiterate mother from a political family, malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. I need information about some children, said the man. On october 9, 2012 malala boarded a bus to advocate for. I am malala is the true story of a fourteenyear old girls campaign for womens right to education. She was named after a famous afghani poet and warrior named malalai of maiwand. Oct 11, 20 malala tells of that lifeshattering moment in a riveting memoir, i am malala, published this past week even as she was being cited as a possible candidate for the nobel peace prize. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of i am malala. She might just be a friend for those who want to know more about the islam and that region of the world. The context and information was more in depth then i was expecting and i loved i am malala. Dec 07, 2015 information and resources about malala yousafzai.
It was first published in 20, and it deals with malalas fight to be able to receive a proper education in. Oct 08, 20 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. The commack school district mission statement within the context of a caring community of learners, our primary mission is to provide an exemplary. I was strolling through target for a toddler birthday gift and saw it on the shelf.
And we hold leaders accountable for their promises to girls. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban hardcover october 8, 20. We invest in developing country educators and activists, like my father, through malala funds education champion network. I am malala chapter questions and blog answer the questions in complete sentences on loose leaf as you complete the chapters. The book accuses yousafzai of attacking pakistans army under the pretence of female education, describes her father as a double agent and a traitor and. Winston churchill, who wrote a book about it, and we still call one of the peaks. I am malala is the incredible true autobiography of a young pakistani girl, malala yousafzai, who won the noble peace prize for fearlessly standing up for education in the face of the taliban. I am malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school.
The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban by malala yousafzai and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oct 08, 20 i am not too sure how much of this book can actually be attributed to malala herself. How one girl stood up for education and changed the world. Malala yousafzais extraordinary journey has taken her from a remote valley in northern pakistan to the halls of the united nations. In these pages she finally gets the chance to answer the question, which she did not have when it happened.
In 2015, the all pakistan private schools federation appsf banned i am malala in all pakistani private schools, and the president mirza kashif ali released a book i am not malala. I am malala is as much malalas fathers story as it is his daughters, and is a touching tribute to his quest to be educated and to build a model school. She is born in pakistan, mingora and is a pashtun from birth. Malala yousafzai was born in 1997 to a pashtun family in swat valley, pakistan. She grew up in and around school, as her fathers lifelong dream had been to found a school. I am malala by malala yousafzai i picked up i am malala on a whim. Malala yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. I remember hearing about this one girl in afghanistan who was shot for going. I am malala the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban malala yousafzai. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban is an autobiography by malala yousafzai released in october 20. How one girl stood up for education and changed the world by malala yousafzai. I am malala is the amazing story of young malala s inspirational life and her remarkable recovery from the gunshot wounds. This book contains anecdotes and the thoughts malala was going through. Malala yousafzai is a cofounder and board member of malala fund.
She has received a number of awards including being the corecipient of the nobel peace prize in 2014. On her ride to school, malala thinks about how her hometown of mingora, pakistan has changed in the last decade, and how the taliban a radical islamist group continue to pose a threat to advocates of education and womens rights. The book, i am not malala, aims to tell the readers that malala, by comparing the army with militants, the young literati is actually bashing the army under the garb of female education. The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban is an autobiographical book by malala yousafzai, cowritten with christina lamb. In 2014 yousafzai won a share of the nobel prize for peace, becoming the youngest nobel laureate. Malala began her campaign for education at age eleven, when she anonymously blogged for bbc urdu about life under the taliban in pakistans swat valley. I am malala audiobook chapters i am malala, chapter by. Malala yousafzai was only ten years old when the taliban took control of her region. You must also post in the virtual book club where it is noted.
I am malala summary from litcharts the creators of. Written in collaboration with critically acclaimed national book award finalist patricia mccormick, malala tells her story from her childhood in the swat valley to the shooting, her recovery and new life in england. The history of islam and some of the politics is a. Shes a girl who loves cricket, gossips with her best friends, and, on the day of the shooting, nearly overslept and missed an exam. Jan 28, 2016 i recently read the book, i am malala. I am malala is the autobiography of malala yousafzai, a young girl from pakistan. Yousafzai became an advocate for girls education when she herself was still a child, which resulted in. Malala was born in pakistan in 1997 and became a household word in 2012, when she was shot at pointblank range by a member of the taliban on her way home from school for. A childrens edition of the memoir was published in 2014 under the title i am malala. Malala yousafzai, the educational campaigner from swat valley, pakistan, came to public attention by writing for bbc urdu about life under the taliban. I am malala by malala yousafzai little, brown and company.
On her ride to school, malala thinks about how her hometown of mingora. The story provides us with background information as well as an. She also wrote a bestselling book called i am malala interesting facts about malala yousafzai. The book begins on october 9, 2012, as malala yousafzai, a teenaged girl, makes her way to school by bus. Inspired by her fathers activism, malala soon began advocating publicly. I had seen her speech to the united nations assembly, and i found her message compelling. I remember hearing about this one girl in afghanistan who was shot for going to school. The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban. Using the pseudonym gul makai, malala was only 11 when she started blogging about what life was like under the taliban for the bbc. 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.