Review - I am Malala - The Story of the Girl who Stood up for Education and Shot by Taliban _Malala Yousafzai with Chritina Lamb

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Do we care that more than 60 million children are still deprived of primary education around the world? Do we care that more than 50% of such children are girls? Have we ever thought that why our sisters, mothers, wife, and any other women in our society are being deprived of education and basic human rights? Have we ever pondered on how we could help those children on getting basic education? These are some grave questions that we must linger around when we are talking about Malala Yousafzai. The youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate who won the prize at the early age of 17 for raising her voice about the education of children, and especially the girls.

The book is the story of Malala co – written by Malala herself and Christina Lamb. It contains the every lofty details of her life, even beginning from the story of her father and mother, Pashtun, and the Swat valley. She described about the Pashtun, their origin, their tradition, their language, their bravery, and their naivety. The chronicles of events described in the book clearly shows that so called powerful nations of the world make the smaller and weak country their battlefield; first they created Taliban, and later they were exterminating the same Taliban that they had created. World is mean, harsh, and brutal, but Malala’s story helps enjoying little things in life: the fight between siblings, breakup and makeup between friends, the snow, the beauty of nature, the fragrant of pine jungle, the mountain, the sunshine, the rainbow, the river, and all the other things that nature provide for us to enjoy.

People may judge that the book is meant to show the bright side of her personality and her family only; however, it contains the very details of her life – be it about stealing, jealously, or about smiling or enjoying the nature. While reading this book, we can find that a definite purpose in life is necessary. If we have a definite purpose in our life, we can surely beat out the every obstacle that comes in between. She got threats from the Taliban, she got shot by the Taliban, but they couldn’t stop the voice of an early teenage girl with all their arms and ammunition.

……..I think when there is a great disaster or our lives are in danger we remember our sins and wonder how we will meet God and whether we will be forgiven. But God has also given us the power to forget, so that when the tragedy is over we carry on as normal………

……If we believe in something greater than our lives, then our voices will multiply even if we are dead………..

……..We human beings don’t realize how great God is. He has given us an extraordinary brain and a sensitive loving heart. He has blessed us with two lips to talk and express our feelings, two eyes which see a world of colors and beauty, two feet which walk on the road of life, two hands to work for us, a nose which smells the beauty of fragrance, and two ears to hear the words of love. As I found with my ear, no one knows how much power they have in their each and every organ until they lose one……

…“In my part of the world most people are known by their sons. I am one of the few lucky fathers known by his daughter.” Malala’s Father….

……..I love my God. I thank my Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country – this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish…….

While reading this book, I am cent percent sure that the reader will find themselves within the skin of Malala herself in the beautiful Swat. The simple and neat writing with crisp humor have made the book magnetic for a reader. It is meant to inspire the people for advocating the basic human rights such as education for the children (especially girls). She came from the society where girls are not allowed to go outside without accompanying her male relative after she reaches puberty; and yet such a custom didn’t stop her from touching the sky and speaking bristly against the Taliban while living right at the dorm of Taliban advocating the rights of girls. Let’s find the purpose in our life, and be firm on it. Let’s make the world a better place.

Rating: 4.8/5

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