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A review by melissa_bookworm
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
4.0
This book was an amazing view of how education around the world is so different. I was fortunate enough to have been born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, countries which welcome and support education for both boys and girls. Malala brought us the story of her home of Swat, Pakistan where it is not so common for females to be educated. I found it quite enlightening to learn about the history of Pakistan, a country which is quite young as it was establish as independent in the 1940's, and finding out about its seemingly constant conflict.
Malala's father, I think, has given her such a fantastic role model during her upbringing as he was spokesperson for education & establishing a few schools of his own. Their combined passion is humbling. They fight for the basic rights which most people take for granted and this needs to be applauded.
It seems so strange that this sort of thing is happening in such a modern age. A young girl was shot at point blank range, but before that hundreds of school were bombed and normal citizens are intimidated by men with guns daily. The Taliban interpreted Islam & the Quran in a way which oppresses women, not allowing them to simply go to the market or get an education. Malala and her family are active muslim people, and they let us know that islam is a religion of peace but unfortunately some people like the taliban decide to twist the writings of the Quran to their own advantage.
This book was a fantastic perspective on education in the East. I hope that Malala gets all that she hopes for and one day she can return to Swat and can implement all the changes to the institution of education to create a more inclusive society.
Malala's father, I think, has given her such a fantastic role model during her upbringing as he was spokesperson for education & establishing a few schools of his own. Their combined passion is humbling. They fight for the basic rights which most people take for granted and this needs to be applauded.
It seems so strange that this sort of thing is happening in such a modern age. A young girl was shot at point blank range, but before that hundreds of school were bombed and normal citizens are intimidated by men with guns daily. The Taliban interpreted Islam & the Quran in a way which oppresses women, not allowing them to simply go to the market or get an education. Malala and her family are active muslim people, and they let us know that islam is a religion of peace but unfortunately some people like the taliban decide to twist the writings of the Quran to their own advantage.
This book was a fantastic perspective on education in the East. I hope that Malala gets all that she hopes for and one day she can return to Swat and can implement all the changes to the institution of education to create a more inclusive society.