I Am Malala Sparknotes
The book entitled “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban” written by Malala Yousafzai together with Christina Lamb is generally a book depicting the current struggles of the society in dealing with conflicts on education and women empowerment. This carefully written book specifically centers in the modern day Pakistan where traditional practices and religion hinder every woman’s right for education and the right to live as individuals. However, among all the millions of women in Pakistan, only one young girl is brave enough to voice out her opinions and to correct the flaws in the society even if she and her family is under the threat of a rebel group. Through the girl’s perspective, this book tries to
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The story then flashbacks to the very start of her life when she is given birth by her mother, Tor Pekai Yousafzai, and is named “Malala” by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, after a woman Pakistani hero with the same name. While narrating such event, she explains that according to the Muslim traditions and culture, bearing a daughter is a misfortune to most Muslim parents except to hers. After that, Malala formally introduces herself as a typical young Pashtun girl who resides in the gardens of Swat Valley located in the northwest of Pakistan. Aside from that, she also described her everyday living as a student, as a friend, as a daughter, as a sibling and as a woman being deprived by the society of several rights just because of her gender. However, it is fortunate for Malala to have a father like Ziauddin who Malala describes as a very charismatic and educated man because he clearly disagrees the norms and traditions of the society. Inspired by his father’s wit and advocacy for rights for every person, Malala engages in formal talks and debates with audiences ranging from that of a classroom up to a whole stadium. By doing such, Malala discovers other social issues such as poverty, violence, and corruption which drives her more to never stop speaking up and finding immediate
The story then flashbacks to the very start of her life when she is given birth by her mother, Tor Pekai Yousafzai, and is named “Malala” by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, after a woman Pakistani hero with the same name. While narrating such event, she explains that according to the Muslim traditions and culture, bearing a daughter is a misfortune to most Muslim parents except to hers. After that, Malala formally introduces herself as a typical young Pashtun girl who resides in the gardens of Swat Valley located in the northwest of Pakistan. Aside from that, she also described her everyday living as a student, as a friend, as a daughter, as a sibling and as a woman being deprived by the society of several rights just because of her gender. However, it is fortunate for Malala to have a father like Ziauddin who Malala describes as a very charismatic and educated man because he clearly disagrees the norms and traditions of the society. Inspired by his father’s wit and advocacy for rights for every person, Malala engages in formal talks and debates with audiences ranging from that of a classroom up to a whole stadium. By doing such, Malala discovers other social issues such as poverty, violence, and corruption which drives her more to never stop speaking up and finding immediate