I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

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In this time I will tell you about synopsis of the book. Do you ever read I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban? If you have never read that book, I recommend you to read it! Okay, I will give you the description of the book I am Malala for your reference. I hope you enjoy reading this post 😊

Title: I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

Author: Malala Yousafzai (1997) and Christina Lamb

Page: 327 pages

Synopsis: 

"I am Malala" is the true story of a girl from Pakistan named Malala who campaign for woman’s right to education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, She was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two men boarded the school bus. “Who is Malala?” they asked and fired gun shots; two lodged in Malala’s head. The shooting triggered a complex series of negotiations involving prominent political figures from Pakistan and England. It is a powerful book. Malala’s story is remarkable in light of women’s role in her culture and the groups fighting to oppress women. She survived the attack and still carries out valuable work fighting for access to education for all children through the Malala Fund. Malala is the youngest candidate for Nobel world peace.

Malala was born from depressed Pashtun family when she got a daughter. She was born in the right family, his father was very happy to welcome her birth and believed she would be a figure that could not be underestimated. His father was a persistent person who founded a school for all people as his concern for education. Malala, which can be said to be a girl who grew up in school because her father's school is a playground that every day she visits. So, she inherited his father's love of education, he was very concerned with education, even the children whose lives were among the piles of garbage also wanted to be invited to school. In fact, when the Taliban tried to close his father's school, Malala was the first person who wholeheartedly defended his father to keep his school in order to always provide educational needs for his students.

When Malala ten years old, the Taliban entered her homeland, Swat valley. The Taliban is a terrible figure for the people of the Swat valley. The Taliban is a threat that can kill them anytime. The Taliban were also the ones who reduced children's dreams to achieve education. School closure, school bombings, and the killing of Pakistani military groups, that is what the Taliban did in their valley.

Having fled the valley to take refuge was experienced by her with her parents and two younger siblings. In that difficult situation Malala and her father continued to strive for education. For example in various speeches, his father always conveyed the importance of education and said that school was an absolute necessity for the whole community. Not only his father, Malala, who was twelve years old at the time, in her speech at a meeting with ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the American envoy to Pakistan-Afghanistan, Malala expressed his emotions. "Dear ambassador, I beg you to help us, girls, to get education", she said. Malala's courage in shouting the importance of education at various meetings or speeches finally triggered the anger of the Taliban to look for the figure of Malala. That's why the Taliban shot her.

We can learn so much from her book. Malala outlines in charming detail the history and culture of her beloved homeland in the Swat valley of northern Pakistan. She shows a great respect for her culture. She also reflects on how she balances traditional values and practices with her beliefs in the rights of women to have equal opportunities to men, especially for education. She also recounts the rise of Taliban in Pakistan and the shocking atrocities that occurred during that time.

Malala’s strong spirit and faith shines throughout the book. She overcomes many challenges, even before she was shot by the Taliban. She understood the value of her education and did not want anyone to take that away from her or anyone else. She brought her experience of life under the Taliban to the world through a diary she wrote for the BBC using the pseudonym Gul Makai. She also spoke with her father at many events in Pakistan. She continued her struggle despite personal threats from the Taliban against her and her family. 

"I am Malala" is an important book for anyone who cares about gender equality, world peace and extremism to read. This book was extremely inspiring not only women but also shock the world. So, there is no reason not to fight for education. She is Malala who has shared her great story. If you curious to read all of the content of Malala's book, my advice is to immediately have this novel to get extraordinary inspiration.

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