Authors: Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb
I was moved by the courage of a School Teacher and his daughter to promote the education of girls in Pakistan. It is shocking to read in black and white, how people are using everything in their power to prevent young girls from getting an education. The recent kidnapping of 200 Nigerian School girls by Boko Haram is yet another manifestation of this evil force among us. It is very telling that Boko Haram roughly translates into “Western Education is Sin” and the goal of this group is to prevent young women from getting an education.
Malala tell’s her life story of how difficult it was for her father to run a girl’s school in the Pakistan border town of Swat and the constant threats they had to face on an everyday basis. I was moved by her father’s undaunted courage and perseverance in keeping the school going despite the many obstacles he had to overcome. Growing up with all of this tension around her, only increased Malala’s resolve to stand up for girl’s education in Pakistan. She got the attention of both local and international media and was recognized by the Pakistani Government. After being shot by the Taliban, her fame has increased by leaps and bounds. She has been featured in a movie “Girl Rising” and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize at the tender age of 16. Read the book for a first hand look at what it is like to be a young girl in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
I was moved by the courage of a School Teacher and his daughter to promote the education of girls in Pakistan. It is shocking to read in black and white, how people are using everything in their power to prevent young girls from getting an education. The recent kidnapping of 200 Nigerian School girls by Boko Haram is yet another manifestation of this evil force among us. It is very telling that Boko Haram roughly translates into “Western Education is Sin” and the goal of this group is to prevent young women from getting an education.
Malala tell’s her life story of how difficult it was for her father to run a girl’s school in the Pakistan border town of Swat and the constant threats they had to face on an everyday basis. I was moved by her father’s undaunted courage and perseverance in keeping the school going despite the many obstacles he had to overcome. Growing up with all of this tension around her, only increased Malala’s resolve to stand up for girl’s education in Pakistan. She got the attention of both local and international media and was recognized by the Pakistani Government. After being shot by the Taliban, her fame has increased by leaps and bounds. She has been featured in a movie “Girl Rising” and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize at the tender age of 16. Read the book for a first hand look at what it is like to be a young girl in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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