'I am Malala' - Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb (review by Ann Ben)

The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.

                                     'I am Malala ' is a true story of a fourteen year old girl's campaign for women's right to education.It is a book that is described in Malala's voice co-written by Christina Lamb.She is the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate.

On October 9th ,2012 she was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way back home from school.Two men boarded the Kushals School van ,'Who Is Malala' they asked and fired gun shots.Those shots lodged her head and she was not expected to survive. It is a remarkable book where she talks about the politics ,media and her recovery thereafter.It is a powerful memoir that brings out her best qualities ,her courage and determination.She tries to bring out the women's role in their culture and those filthy men who tried to oppress women here, the Taliban.

The first part of the book describes the history of Pakistan ,ancient and recent .It also speaks of the pressures of everyday life.She talks about Swat valley,northern Pakistan the place where she lived and gives the reader a glimpse of the customs and cultures in Swat. Her Father Ziauddin Yousafzai is given much importance in the book.She describes his involvement in local politics and also his support of educations for boys and girls.He disobeyed the Taliban rules and orders by running a private school 'The Kushal School' which encouraged girls to learn.This clearly brings into light the roots of Malala's passion,zest and courage to stand up for women's rights .She was inspired by her fathers actions and his character.He was a man who believed that students should fight their enemy with pens,not sword.

It is a book of good learning,to know about the complexities of women's rights in some countries and their access to education. Malala tries to explain here the true importance of education.It gives the reader a sense of inspiration and admiration on how a single young voice can change the world.