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

Name: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban
Rating: 3.8134958744049072 (1067 reviews)

Malala Yousafzai · Christina Lamb

Oct 2013 · Hachette UK

3.8

1.07K reviews

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*Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize*

'Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world' J K Rowling

'Inspirational and powerful' GRAZIA

'For sheer inspiration read I Am Malala' SUNDAY TIMES

'A tale of immense courage and conviction' INDEPENDENT

'She has the heart and courage of a lioness and is a true inspiration' Lorraine Kelly, THE SUN

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, 9 October 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price when she was shot in the head at point-blank range.

Malala Yousafzai's extraordinary journey has taken her from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations. She has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

*****

'Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world' JK Rowling
'Moving and illuminating' Observer
'Inspirational and powerful' Grazia
'Her story is astonishing' Spectator

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3.8

1.07K reviews

A Google user

August 2, 2014

People complain that this book is unIslamic. But, despite being a Muslim, I see nothing unIslamic in this book. Islam is not about wearing burqa, women not going to school, women not going out etc. It's about believing in one god, one belief, obeying what is told in the Quran, following iman and islam. For those, who think the book is biased and for those saying that she is not mentioning those killed by drone attacks..... She mentions the drone attacks at multiple instances.

30 people found this review helpful

Vicki Mainard

October 24, 2013

Just finished the book and spent many sleepless nights reading it. It's a great inslight into Malala life before the shooting and what happened after. I highly recommend this book to anyone to read especially if you believe one peroson can make a difference.

9 people found this review helpful

Ehtasham Anwar

November 3, 2013

It's not her words instead this book is based on her father's thoughts. 16 year old girl can't think like this. Girl who doesn't even know where Birmingham is, how can she talk like this on international politics. Utterly rubbish

19 people found this review helpful

About the author

Malala Yousafzai is a cofounder and board member of Malala Fund. Malala began her campaign for education at age eleven, when she anonymously blogged for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Inspired by her father's activism, Malala soon began advocating publicly for girls' education, attracting international media attention and awards. At age fifteen, she was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out. Malala recovered in the United Kingdom and continued her fight for girls. In 2013, she founded Malala Fund with her father, Ziauddin. A year later, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to see every girl complete twelve years of free, safe and quality education. She is currently a student at Oxford University, pursuing a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.

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