A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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.
I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
YOUSAFZAI MALALA
Malala Yousafzai nació el 12 de julio de 1997 en Mingora, Pakistán. Es una activista por el derecho a la educación, especialmente de las niñas. A los 11 años comenzó a escribir un blog denunciando la prohibición talibán de que las niñas asistieran a la escuela. En 2012, fue víctima de un atentado por su activismo, pero sobrevivió y continuó su lucha.
En 2014 recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz, convirtiéndose en la persona más joven en obtenerlo. Fundó el Malala Fund, una organización que promueve la educación femenina en todo el mundo.
