I Am Malala: How One Girl Changed the World - PDF

# I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World ## The True Story of The Education Activist And Youngest-Ever Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai was ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by...

# I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World ## The True Story of The Education Activist And Youngest-Ever Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai was ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was taught to stand up for what she believes. So in a time when girls were forbidden from going to school, she fought for her right to be educated. On October 9, 2012, she was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school. No one expected her to survive. Now Malala is an international symbol of peaceful protest. In this Young Readers Edition of her bestselling memoir, which includes exclusive material and photos and has been updated with a new epilogue, we hear firsthand the remarkable story of a girl who refused to be silenced. Malala's powerful story will make you believe that one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. ## Praise For I Am Malala "A searing and personal portrait of a young woman who dared to make a difference." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) ## Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai started her campaign for girls' education at the age of ten when the Swat Valley was being attacked by terrorists and education was threatened. Using the pen name Gul Makai, she wrote about life under the Taliban for BBC Urdu. Malala also volunteered to be featured in a New York Times documentary about education in Pakistan. She used every opportunity to speak publicly for peace and every child's right to an education. In October 2012, Malala was targeted by the Taliban and was shot while returning home from school. She survived and continues her campaign for education. In 2011, in recognition of her courage and advocacy, Malala was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize and won Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize. She is the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize and has received numerous other awards, including the International Children's Peace Prize (2013), the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, and the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award. In 2015, a film about Malala and her work was released, directed by Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim. Malala now lives in Birmingham, England, and continues to champion universal access to education through the Malala Fund (malala.org), a nonprofit organization that invests in community-led programs and supports education advocates around the world. ## About The Authors **Malala Yousafzai** started her campaign for girls' education at the age of ten when the Swat Valley was being attacked by terrorists and education was threatened. Using the pen name Gul Makai, she wrote about life under the Taliban for BBC Urdu. Malala also volunteered to be featured in a New York Times documentary about education in Pakistan. She used every opportunity to speak publicly for peace and every child's right to an education. In October 2012, Malala was targeted by the Taliban and was shot while returning home from school. She survived and continues her campaign for education. In 2011, in recognition of her courage and advocacy, Malala was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize and won Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize. She is the youngest person ever to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize and has received numerous other awards, including the International ## Map of Swat, Pakistan, and surrounding areas The image shows a map of Swat, Pakistan, and surrounding areas. The map shows the location of Swat, as well as the surrounding areas of Bajaur, Shangla, and Malakand. The map also shows the location of Kabul, Tora Bora, Mardan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Quetta, and Karachi. The map also shows the line of control between Pakistan and India. ## To those children all over the world who have no access to education, to those teachers who bravely continue teaching, and to anyone who has fought for their basic human rights and education.