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A review by nerdiediaries
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
5.0
Book: I Am Malala
Author: Malala Yousafzai
Pages: 276
My Rating: 5/5 Hearts
“Life isn't just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide.”
Malala is an education activist and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, who originally hails from Pakistan.
"Around the world there are fifty-seven million children who are not in primary school, thirty-two million of them girls."
Because of Taliban's oppression in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to have education and were robbed of basic human rights. She was 12 years old when she started campaigning for female education rights and joined her father in his resistance to Taliban's tyranny. Malala was 15 when she was shot by the Taliban on her way back from school.
“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
This book documents her and her father's struggle to make education every girl's right around the world. It is inspirational and powerful, to say the least, and I was reminded of Anne Frank's diary while reading it.
“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.”
Absolutely.
Author: Malala Yousafzai
Pages: 276
My Rating: 5/5 Hearts
“Life isn't just about taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide.”
Malala is an education activist and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, who originally hails from Pakistan.
"Around the world there are fifty-seven million children who are not in primary school, thirty-two million of them girls."
Because of Taliban's oppression in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to have education and were robbed of basic human rights. She was 12 years old when she started campaigning for female education rights and joined her father in his resistance to Taliban's tyranny. Malala was 15 when she was shot by the Taliban on her way back from school.
“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
This book documents her and her father's struggle to make education every girl's right around the world. It is inspirational and powerful, to say the least, and I was reminded of Anne Frank's diary while reading it.
“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.”
Absolutely.