Review of: ‘I Am Malala’

Malala Yousufzai’s autobiography: ‘I Am Malala’ is a brilliant book that gives an insight into Malala’s life leading up to the horrific targeted attack where she was shot in the head by the Taliban, at the young age of 15 in 2002. Her price to pay for speaking up for her right to an education!

But Malala is smart and knows her own religion- and doesn’t fall prey to the distortions of the Taliban. She knows that Islam values education, for both men and women. She knows that the Taliban are not the representatives of her religion - and fights back with her father by her side.

Malala believes God saved her for a reason - to fight oppression and for the rights of education for all girls and women.

To think how we don’t value education as much as we should- especially where some people would risk their lives to access learning. She is truly a woman to be respected and admired.

Educating yourself frees you from the shackles of oppression and misinformation - and that’s probably why we are taught fake histories to continue the cycle of control- something to think about.

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