Raised in a changing pakistan by an enlightened father from. Malala is certainly an ardent critic of the taliban, but she also speaks passionately against americas drone warfare, the cias policy of funding jihadi movements, the violence and abductions carried out by the pakistani military, feudalism, the barbarous hudood laws, and even raymond davis. I am malala tells the story of how a young education activist survived a taliban bullet. The fearless, riveting and honest book received astounding criticism everywhere in the world except in pakistan. Glossary acknowledgements important events in pakistan and swat a note on the malala fund picture section. Malala tells of that lifeshattering moment in a riveting memoir, i am malala, published this past week even as she was being cited as. 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. Pakistans malala yousafzai not adored by everyone in her. The first example of an external conflict faced by malala is the conflict with the taliban. This memoir written by malala yousafzai and cowritten by christina lamb was published in october 20 by little, brown and company and has become a very popular novel all around the world.
She is born in pakistan, mingora and is a pashtun from birth. Malala yousafzais recently launched book, i am malala, has a lot to make this teenager extremely controversial besides providing her critics something concrete to prove her as an agent of the west against islam and pakistan. In the past biographies were written in a style that was sometimes uninteresting and almost detached. Her fight for education as well as womens rights illustrates clear social discrimination between women and men. Conflict problem faced by the main character summer. I am not a fan of the book, i am malala, because i personally dont like nonfiction books. The book details the early life of yousafzai, her fathers ownership of schools and activism, the rise. Her book, i am malala, is the story of that grim afternoon and all that came before and has come after. 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. Malala yousafzai was born in 1997 to a pashtun family in swat valley, pakistan. In early 2009, ziauddin receives a call from his old friend, abdul hai kakar, a bbc reporter. Using the pen name gul makai, she often spoke about her familys fight for girls education in her community. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban large print by yousafzai, malala isbn. Earlier this month, two associations representing private schools in pakistan announced that they would be banning malala yousafzais book, i.
She grew up in and around school, as her fathers lifelong dream had been to found a school. New nobel peace laureate malala yousafzai wasted little time living up to the accolade last week, inviting the leaders of traditional foes india and pakistan to accompany her and fellow winner kailash satyarthi, an indian child rights activist, to the award ceremony. Most criticism of malala in pakistan is a reaction to the way she has been represented in anglophone media cultures. Little, brown 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. The book, which is more reflective of malalas fathers experiences and thoughts than her own, softly talks of the. The khushal school began to attract more pupils, and so malala s family became more financially secure. In october, 2012, the pakistani taliban attempted to assassinate malala yousafzai, a teenager known throughout pakistan for her outspoken. If you would like to make a donation to the malala fund, you can do so here. I am malala illuminates the influences that shaped this young womans strong character in particular her father, ziauddin. Although billed as a young readers edition of yousafzais 20 book of the same name for adults, cowritten with christina lamb, the designation does the book a disservice, as this is no simple redaction. Pakistani ban of malala book in dispute november 11, 20 02.
Malala shares her story with the world in her autobiography, i am malala. I am malala by malala yousafzai the washington post. In october 2012, malala was targeted by the taliban and shot in the head as she was returning from. She, unlike other girls, is very lucky and has a very supportive father who owns a school. The taliban are opposed to malalas ideology of universal education and these opposing ideologies lead to the external conflict. What makes this story interesting is my personal connection to it. The story of the girl who stood up for education and. We have romoved the pics in this book except the map of pakistan. I am a huge fan of movies based on reallife so i like to read books that tell true stories. Malala is a darling of the west and shiv sena, the same people who created al qaeda and the islamic state is, have created malala, ali said. Why is malala such a polarising figure in pakistan.
I believe malala is extraordinary but when she talks about her life, the way she argues with her siblings and enjoys watching. Lahore, pakistan to most of the world, nobel peace prize laureate malala yousafzai is an icon for girls education and empowerment. What people in pakistan really think about nobel prize. Malala was also writing blogs albeit anonymously for the bbc and giving interviews to the new york times she was the subject of a gripping 2009 times documentary film. It was one of the stories in the news that i read about and intrigued me. I am malala the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban malala yousafzai. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. I wrote for the katmandubased himal southasia soon after the attack. 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. Malala yousafzai, the pakistani teen shot for her activism for girls education, tells her story for a middlegrade audience. In her gripping book i am malala, yousafzai tells a story of bravery, strength, and conviction. As she clung to life in those first few days after the attack, widelycirculated text messages suggested that had malala been killed in the conflict raging through the volatile city of karachi, she would never have been called the daughter of a nation. I really do in fact here is a quote in the book i really liked. Abdul wants ziauddin to help him find a young schoolgirl who could write about her experiences under the taliban.
Malala, hailed around the world, controversial at home. Malala campaigns against the taliban for girls right to. We are just publishing here this as a famous work, not we encourage all what the writers have written in. The main character, malala, in this book faces many external and internal conflicts. For muslim girls and women around the world, however, the story is more than just a tale of survival.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Many began to suggest that the talibanled assassination. Malala yousafzais book, i am malala, is seen on sale in islamabad. I am malala book analysis by amanda anderson on prezi. The book, written with british journalist christina lamb, is. It was also a way to answer growing american criticism that our military was helping the taliban rather than. I am malala is a breathtaking novel based on a true story of a young sixteenyearold girls life. In october, 2012, the pakistani taliban attempted to assassinate malala yousafzai, a teenager known throughout pakistan for her outspoken advocacy of womans rights, especially a womans right to education. A chapter book edition of nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzais bestselling story of courageously standing up for girls education. Malala yousafzai, the educational campaigner from swat valley, pakistan, came to public attention by writing for bbc urdu about life under the taliban.
The circumstances that brought malala to the front of. The circumstances that brought malala to the front of the international scene on womens education are tragic. I remember hearing about this one girl in afghanistan who was shot for going to school. By zaynab tyty quadri on apr 07, 2015 opinion books 2747 views after receiving a nobel peace prize for her humanitarian work, the courageous story of malala has intrigued and surprised many. Standing up for womens rights can be a risky business in. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native swat valley in khyber pakhtunkhwa. Unfortunately, i did not follow up on the details or follow the progress. In i am malala by malala yousafzai i have read many interesting parts in this book, one that caught my attention was when malalas father was called the falcon when he was young, and although he did not like it this is the reason why. That she was radical, sacrilegious and so much more.
A few months back, malalas autobiography, i am malala, was published in english, and became a bestseller in the u. I am malala is the true story of a fourteenyear old girls campaign for womens right to education. I am malala study guide contains a biography of malala yousafzai, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. In order to understand this book fully, one must use a gender criticism approach. Malala refers to anne franks book and experience hiding from the nazis in holland as a very powerful record and, one assumes, an inspiration for her own diary. Later, the publication of the book i am malala with coauthor christina lambs antimilitary insertions added to pakistani suspicions that malalas. Little, brown and company, 20 isbn 9780316332409 please note that the following post may contain spoilers and does not summarize the text, as it was written as part of my coursework for lis 7220 materials for young adults, and the first group of intended readers are my professor and. When the taliban took control of the swat valley in pakistan, one gi. Malala yousafzai, a pakistani girl, was just fifteen years old when the taliban decided she needed to be taken out. Malalas memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school is now abridged and adapted for chapter book readers. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban by malala yousafzai with christina lamb. Her fame has since prospered, with the publishing of her memoir i am malala in october 20, cowritten with british journalist christina lamb. After analyzing the book as a whole from each of the literary perspectives, i have decided that the feminist lens gave me the most insight on the text, and allowed me understand the true purpose of i am malala.