I am Malala is a touching story of an amazingly brave Pakistani girl who is an advocate for children's education around the world. At the age of fifteen, she was shot by the Taliban for speaking out for girls' education, but miraculously survived and went on to address the UN and write a bestselling book. Her father founded a school for boys and girls in Pakistan and was a community leader advocating for peace and education. From an early age, with her father's encouragement, Malala was vocal about girls' rights to education. When she was eleven, she wrote a blog for the Urdu BBC website about her life under the Taliban; and later traveled with her father around the country visiting schools and making speeches about the need for education and peace. Her book provides an insight into the Pashtun culture and way of life. She draws a very clear distinction between Islam and the teachings of the Taliban. Reading the book, I was struck by the purity of her soul. She lived through the horrors of public executions, school bombings, constant threats to her father's and her own life, and finally her own brush with death. Despite all of this, she preserved her passion for knowledge and desire to bring education and better chance in life to all children. Her prayers for the world are deeply moving. Malala was just a child trying to do her best at school and dreaming of making her country a better place for everyone. Her passion for life and knowledge is contagious. As long as there are Malalas in this world, humankind has a chance. What an amazing young lady! Everyone should read this book. If nothing else, it will teach us to be grateful for what we have in life.
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