![]() "I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children." And the ability to get an education, regardless of gender. The freedom to go to the store without needing a male escort. Reading this book reminded me of how much I take for granted every day: Freedom of speech. ![]() 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. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. ![]() ![]() When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. When I almost died it was just after midday. I come from a country that was created at midnight. ![]()
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