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The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan-

Malala Yousafzai believes that education is a basic right for every person. Malala, born July twelfth, nineteen ninety-seven is an activist for girls education. She was shot at just fifteen years old as a result of her life as an activist. Malala was nominated for the twenty-thirteen Nobel Peace Prize, but she did not win it. Many people have mixed feelings about the outcome of her nomination for the prestigious award. Malala believes that education is the basic right of boys and girls, men and women everywhere. The controversy which surrounds her life is a direct result of these beliefs, and is the reason she was shot.

Malala Yousafzai speaks out after she was shot by the Taliban on the left side of her head for attending school. She then decided to recount the event and write a speech which she presented to the United Nations. Her speech was intended to bring awareness to people that education should be available to males and females.

The novel is centered around the city of Kabul during the late 1900’s to the early 2000’s. During this period, the city was in a time of conflict. There were forces trying to seize control over Afghanistan. There were various social and economical classes throughout the cities. For example, Jalil Khan lives in a high class area where as, Rasheed lives in a low-to-middle class area. Prior to the Soviets control, there were multiple benefits for women in education and obtaining jobs. When the Taliban later got control, there were many laws made governing daily life. Many, if not most people risked punishment and would for example, use televisions to watch the new movie, Titanic. Living in Kabul was extremely dangerous with rockets flying wild and armed men patrolling the neighborhoods. In 2001 on September 11th, people in Kabul and all of Afghanistan, were informed on the news of the Taliban’s attack on the United States. Also they learn that the U.S. has declared war on Afghanistan. During this time period, the people of Afghanistan learned to endure and never lose hope.

Because of the shooting, she received a massive amount of support, which lasted throughout her recovery. She began attending school in Birmingham, England in March 2013. On her sixteenth birthday, she gave a speech at the United Nations. Undeterred by the Taliban’s threats Yousafzai remains a steadfast advocate for the power of education. The Malala Fund, that was set up in her name has been helping children’s education around the world. Malala Yousafzai was? taking Advanced Level classes in history, economics. math, and religious studies with a younger class. “I do worry about my grades, I mustn’t get a C. she says (Louise Carpenter, 2015).” Her future schooling plans are to read PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics) at Oxford, although her father said she is considering Stanford University in California. Even though she isn’t a girly girl, she does say that she likes nice clothes. She also said, “ I do sometimes go to the cinema. And to markets and people do come up and sometimes people hug me… (Louise Carpenter, 2015).” This is the normal Malala who likes French fries instead of English ‘boiled things’ and listens to Katy Perry and watches Inside Out. Even though Malala Yousafzai has not had a normal life by any means, she has done great things.

This book is about a courageous young girl named Malala Yousafzai, who bravely took a stand for girls to be able to receive education in her country just as the boys do. Malala is a proud member of the Pashtun tribe which spreads across Afghanistan and Pakistan and loves the color pink. She is named after a great Pashtin heroine named Malalai who was also known for her courage. Just as Malalai inspired her countrymen for her courage, so would Malala for standing up to the Taliban who took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan. She is the oldest child of Ziauddin and Toor Pekai. She has two younger brothers named Khushal and Atal who often annoy her. In this book Malala describes the relationships that she has with her family and friends. Each person seems to play a very important role in her life before and after the incident.

Malala starts telling her story from the day of her birth and how this was an unusually joyous occasion. In Pakistan the people celebrated the birth of a boy traditionally, but when a girl was born it was a day looked down upon. Malala’s birth was different because her father celebrated her birth in similar to tradition to the celebration of a boy’s birth because he felt that she was special and had a great purpose in life. She was given the name Malala, which meant grief stricken, but named after Malalai of Maiwand, a famous Pashtun poetess and warrior woman from southern Afghanistan. She then talks about how her mother and father met and how their barraged was based solely on love and not arrangement. Malala talks about her dad's more youthful life as he experienced childhood

They instituted rules that were harsh towards women, barely letting them leave the house or laugh in public. The narrator insinuates that the American invasion that toppled the Taliban was the best possible reaction, as the assault allowed women to have more rights and freedom. However, even to this day, women are continuously being oppressed in Afghanistan and is a growing problem on a world wide

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997. When she was born she was very poor. She has two younger brothers named Khushal and Atal. As a child Malala always loved the idea of being able to learn and grow. When her mother was young, very few girls were able to go to school. She was the only girl in her class (Yousafzai 40). Her father as a brilliant man. He believed that everyone, the rich and the poor, the boys and the girls, should be able to go to school (Yousafzai 47). While she was young she had a good life. She lived in a very beautiful place with beautiful waterfalls, a sparkling lake, and huge mountains (Yousafzai 15). Everything was great for her and her family. Little did she know that the traumatic event of 9/11, would change everything for her and her valley (Yousafzai 57).

Malala Yousafzai is a teenage girl from Swat Valley, Pakistan. As a child she enjoyed learning and valued her education, but that was soon limited by the Taliban. The Taliban invaded and conquered where Malala lived and imposed strict rules such as, women may no longer attend school to get an education and there shall be little to no use of the internet. Malala refused to obey their rules and continued to go to the school her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai owned. Malala also began to speak out against the Taliban using a BBC blog; she was featured in a documentary for the New York Times which made her a target of the Taliban. In 2013 Malala was shot twice while on a school bus waiting to go home by a Taliban soldier. She was in critical condition

Malala Yousafzai chose not to stay silent and instead advocates for women’s education rights since she believes “girl’s education is something important, and that’s why the terrorists are afraid of it - because they do not want women to be empowered” (Malala’s Mission). This is why she started speaking out for women’s rights. At just the age of 14 she was well known for her blog about girls educational rights, fear of the taliban's, loss of her school and how much she loved school. She kept her identity a secret going by the name, Gul Makai, however, she was revealed to be the blogger in December of that year. At the age of 15 it was like every other day; she had gotten up for school, ate breakfast, and rushed to get to the bus not knowing it would be the last time she ever stepped foot in her home. From an extremely young age her family has taught her,a girl, to speak freely of what she believes in.(Youngest winner) Once she started to recover from her gunshot wound to the head, she realized she was meant to fight for this and this was her second chance to make a change in women’s educational rights. As soon as she woke up in the hospital, she thought to herself, "This is a second life, and it is given to me for something greater than what I was before." (the fighter) She knew at that moment she wasn’t going to back down from something that was going to be so

Born on July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was, and continues to be, a Pakistani activist. She is well known for her activism in the fight for female education, particularly in the Middle East. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai founded a school where Malala attended as a young girl, exposing her to an education unavailable to many young girls her age. On September 1st of 2008, Malala gave a speech titled, “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education?” in response to the attacks of the Taliban on a Girls’ schools in Swat, Pakistan.

Malala was a young girl going to an all-girls school. she was surrounded by the people she loved, friends and family. she lived in Pakistan, during this time in Pakistan people we're glad that there were going to school but some of the kids were first to get married at a young age. she was a girl that got a lot of trophies from school and she would put she would put them in her room on her bookcase. she got a runners-up award from the first speaking contest she ever entered and she also has more than 45 golden cups and medals for being the first in her class in exams debates and competitions. To her, the golden cops are a reminder of the life she used to love and used to have. but unfortunately, she had to leave home because of the word that happened in Pakistan. after leaving home. Day she and her family moved to a strong Brick House in a damp and chilly place called Birmingham in England. Birmingham what's a place that Malala wasn't very used to because it was nothing like her other home. could tell people how it feels to be dead. it all started after they passed the Little Giant Snack Factory. Malala is a member of the tribe of people spread across Afghanistan and Pakistan her father's name is Ziauddin and her mother's name is Toor Pekai. both of her parents or from Mountain villages. Malala is named after a great young Pashtun heroine Malalai who inspired her countrymen with her courage. there were quite a lot of separation between male and female in

Historical information about the Setting: The events in the book occur in England around the start of the 19th century, otherwise known as pre- and early Victorian era. Around this time, there were many societal changes occurring, such as the Industrial Revolution (which had begun near the end of the 18th century). These new changes put capitalism and manufacturing under the light of a new, greater wealth. The gap between the wealthy and the poor was noticeably large. The story begins in a rather poor, marsh country. Later, the story develops to take readers into a different class of people, thus giving us insight on other members of society during the same time range. Members of the higher class of society were expected to have good

“When a girl is born… she is not welcomed, neither by father nor by mother.” stated Ziauddin in a TED talk in 2014. Ziauddin has also stated that he is proud of his daughter 's eloquence and single-mindedness. He named Malala after Malalai of Maiwand, who is a famous Pashtun warrior woman and poet from southern Afghanistan. "Malalai had a voice, and I wanted my Malala to have the same - that she would have freedom and be brave and be known by her name," says Mr. Yousafzai. He gave Malala the name of a warrior and instilled the knowledge and confidence of a warrior inside of her too. Mr. Yousafzai openly speaks his mind on the topics of equal rights and education and encourages Malala to do the same. By doing this he regularly risked his life by talking to the media. Malala sees how passionate her dad is in risking his life for women 's education and decides that she wishes to do the same. The constant death threats against her father worried Malala, but she was determined to follow in her father 's footsteps so she wrote a blog about life in the Swat Valley. He gives Malala the confidence she needs to speak out by being a role model and by being a good example for Malala to follow. Mr. Yousafzai speaks on his and Malala’s relationship in a recent article ‘He Named Me Malala’ on biography.com, describing them as being “one soul, two different bodies.” Mr. Yousafzai advocates for what he believes in and Malala sees this and wishes to do the