I Am Malala

Malala yousafzaiwas born in 1997 to a pashtun family in swat valley pakistan.

I am malala. Malala yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. United nations launched a un petition in yousafzai s name using the slogan i am malala and demanding that all children worldwide be in school by the end of 2015 a petition which helped lead to the ratification of pakistan s first right to education bill. When the taliban took control of the swat valley in pakistan one girl spoke out. 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.

It was published on 8 october 2013 by weidenfeld nicolson in the uk and little brown and company in the us. When i almost died it was just after midday. The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban is an autobiographical book by malala yousafzai co written with christina lamb. I come from a country that was created at midnight.