I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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Summary
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley， one girl fought for her right to an education。 On Tuesday， 9 October 2012， she almost paid the ultimate price when she was shot in the head at point-blank range。 Malala Yousafzai's extraordinary journey has taken her from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations。 She has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and is the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize。 I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world。
Reviews
Sofia
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five stars for malala obviously， one of the strongest people walking this planet。 four stars for the actual book and the writing itself。 NOT THE STORY。
Kristal Turner
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Struggled with the writing style， loved the history and less enamored of the rest。
Mollie
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4 ⭐️’s （Great）。
Lydia Rodrigues Mascareña
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Perfecto para ponerte los pies en la tierra y valorar la educación justo antes de la vuelta a la universidad。 Lectura obligatoria ✅
Skirmantė Rugsėjis
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Ši knyga ne vien tik apie tai， kas labai aktualu šiandien - Talibano išpuolius。 Visų pirma ji apie tai， kas daugeliui mūsų nepažįstama - vaikus， norinčius mokytis。 Mergaites， kurios nebėga iš pamokų ir ankstų rytą neniurzga， kad reikia eiti į mokyklą。 Ar ne keistai tai skamba？ Juk bet kur Europoje vaikai gavę galimybę nesimokyti mielai ja pasinaudotų。 Ir šis skirtumas tarp mūsų ir Malalos bei jos draugių - milžiniškas。 O dar tai knyga apie tėvų meilę。 Kai mes taip mylim savo vaikus， kad šiems pe Ši knyga ne vien tik apie tai， kas labai aktualu šiandien - Talibano išpuolius。 Visų pirma ji apie tai， kas daugeliui mūsų nepažįstama - vaikus， norinčius mokytis。 Mergaites， kurios nebėga iš pamokų ir ankstų rytą neniurzga， kad reikia eiti į mokyklą。 Ar ne keistai tai skamba？ Juk bet kur Europoje vaikai gavę galimybę nesimokyti mielai ja pasinaudotų。 Ir šis skirtumas tarp mūsų ir Malalos bei jos draugių - milžiniškas。 O dar tai knyga apie tėvų meilę。 Kai mes taip mylim savo vaikus， kad šiems perduodam savo ideologiją， skatinam juos siekti to， ko nepavyko mums， o kai vaikas nukenčia， tik tada pajuntam kaltę。 Nesmerkiu Malalos tėvo。 Tai pagarbos vertas asmuo， kuris kovojo už šviesą savo šalyje。 Tačiau rizika， kurią patyrė visa jo šeima galėjo būti mažesnė， jei būtų elgtąsi apdairiau。 Ir tik po viso to ši knyga apie Pakistaną ir Afganistaną， Svato regioną ir Talibano augimą。 Apie mums nesuvokiamas tradicijas， gyvenimą lūšnose， miegą lauke tratant kulkoms， vaikų žaidimus be išmaniųjų technologijų ir radikalią politiką， kuriai net muzika yra tabu。 Negaliu pasakyti， kad aš suvokiu tokį stiprų Malalos norą mokytis， bet aš suprantu jos laisvės norą。 Jos troškimą būti visaverte mergina， darančia sprendimus， o ne sekančią iškreiptai cituojamas Korano eilutes。 Tad šis kūrinys pavyzdys bet kuriai merginai ar moteriai， kad reikia siekti to， kuo tiki。 Nuostabi sėkmės ir motyvacijos istorija， kuri taip pat supažindins ir ju Talibanu tuos， kas ne tiek daug žino apie šiuos kovotojus bei jų diegiamą politiką。 。。。more
Jennifer Wight
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Wow！ Just wow！ I finished reading this as I watched the news of US pulling troops out and hearing how the Taliban are taking over the land again。 I wonder how Malala is feeling today about the chain of recent events。 This story was eye opening。 It humbled me。 I enjoyed learning more of the cultural， understanding the politics a bit better， learning more about the Muslim religion， and being continually grateful for the safeties and freedoms I have been blessed with。
Clay W
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Malala obviously has an amazing story to tell。 One riddled with tragedy， resilience， compassion， disaster， discrimination， bravery， and devoutness to her beliefs and family。 I came into this memoir already very familiar with the politics， Pashtun culture， and Malala's own story and accomplishments。 But familiarity is not the same as reading a memoir， especially one with such high praise。Unfortunately， two stars are the result of what was， to me， a very bland telling of a fiery story。 The narrati Malala obviously has an amazing story to tell。 One riddled with tragedy， resilience， compassion， disaster， discrimination， bravery， and devoutness to her beliefs and family。 I came into this memoir already very familiar with the politics， Pashtun culture， and Malala's own story and accomplishments。 But familiarity is not the same as reading a memoir， especially one with such high praise。Unfortunately， two stars are the result of what was， to me， a very bland telling of a fiery story。 The narrative flowed poorly， often struggling to create a comprehensible chapter。 The book read in a very clunky manner， often I was struck feeling， quite guiltily might I add， bored。 There were excellent parts of this story， and even the most exciting tended to fall flat。I am glad that I was able to further educate myself on Malala's story in a much more intimate way， the information presented in the book was still information that is important to know。 It further paints the struggles and issues of human rights， country identity， foreign financial aid， terrorism， deep-rooted culture， illiteracy， and what bad people can do with that illiteracy。 Malala is an amazing woman， a Joan of Arc from the fertile land of Swat。 A woman who is standing for all those who cannot。 She commands my respect and is an activist that has earned a spot in history at a very young age， and continues to exemplify why that is every day。I just wish the book lived up to the reputation I associated it with。 。。。more
Morsal
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Amazing book！ I am 11， and after reading this book I felt very inspired！ It was very heartwarming， and I really enjoyed reading it。
Natalie Ingrum
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Unforgettable Malala is a wonderful memoir， showing compassion， love， hate， very hard work， and the consequences to follow ones dreams。 A story everyone should read。
Katherine 黄爱芬
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Malala Yousafzai hanyalah gadis kecil pejuang hak emansipasi wanita bhw wanita juga berhak mendapatkan pendidikan yg setara dgn pria。 Dia ditembak saat berusia 15 thn oleh kelompok Taliban。 Begitu berbahayakah gadis cilik ini sehingga hrs disingkirkan dgn keji spt itu？Malala dilahirkan sbg anak jelata （walau kakeknya dari pihak ayah adalah seorang orator ulung） anak dari seorang guru yg memimpikan Pakistan bisa memiliki putri² yg terdidik。 Tinggal di tempat yg dkt berbatasan dgn Afghanistan yg d Malala Yousafzai hanyalah gadis kecil pejuang hak emansipasi wanita bhw wanita juga berhak mendapatkan pendidikan yg setara dgn pria。 Dia ditembak saat berusia 15 thn oleh kelompok Taliban。 Begitu berbahayakah gadis cilik ini sehingga hrs disingkirkan dgn keji spt itu？Malala dilahirkan sbg anak jelata （walau kakeknya dari pihak ayah adalah seorang orator ulung） anak dari seorang guru yg memimpikan Pakistan bisa memiliki putri² yg terdidik。 Tinggal di tempat yg dkt berbatasan dgn Afghanistan yg dikuasai oleh Taliban （teroris radikal yg berkuasa di Afghanistan） membuat daerah Swat， tempat tinggal mrk mjd ajang tempat radikal yg sangat picik dan menunjukkan arogansi mrk pd kaum wanita。 Mrk memaksa para wanita utk tidak bersekolah krn tempat mrk adalah di rmh。Malala adalah segelintir dari perempuan yg bisa bersekolah di bawah tekanan bertubi-tubi intoleransi ini。 Ayahnya juga gak luput dari berbagai teror ini membuat sekolah yg didirikannya sempat tutup buka kembali （saya masih gak habis pikir sekolah campuran dianggap skandal/maksiat di Swat ini）。Biography ini menggambarkan sisi negeri yg tidak kita ketahui sebelumnya。 Malala memang jenius dan bisa menuliskannya hingga kita merasakan kemiskinan dan ketakutan yg mencekam dari lingkungan yg gak sehat。 Malala juga gak malu menyebutkan kekurangan dari karakternya （dia pernah jd klepto mainan temannya）。 Tapi dari kesalahannya dia belajar utk tidak mengulanginya lagi。 Saat dia ditembak， bukan hanya Pakistan yg gempar melainkan juga Dunia。 Malala adalah Bunda Teresa-nya Pakistan， dia dihujat tapi juga dipuja。Dari hidup Malala ini， saya bersyukur kehidupan saya jauh lebih tenang dan damai， tidak menegangkan spt Malala。 Puji syukur Tuhan masih melindungi Malala dan saya yakin Tuhan punya rencana hebat bagi anak gadis ini。 。。。more
Heather
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Very powerful book。 Really shows a side of the middle east that you don't often get to see or understand Very powerful book。 Really shows a side of the middle east that you don't often get to see or understand 。。。more
zhharaisbaatein
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'I Am Malala' is a story of a 15-year-old brave girl ' Malala yousifzai' who lived in Pakistan。 The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban。 After reading this book I am in a sudden state of shock and even a little petrified to review the book。 It is so surprising to read about Malala one who is so fearless， How she knew that a road to success is through education。 "One child， one teacher， one book， and one pen can change a world" that's what malala believes。 It is sorrowful 'I Am Malala' is a story of a 15-year-old brave girl ' Malala yousifzai' who lived in Pakistan。 The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban。 After reading this book I am in a sudden state of shock and even a little petrified to review the book。 It is so surprising to read about Malala one who is so fearless， How she knew that a road to success is through education。 "One child， one teacher， one book， and one pen can change a world" that's what malala believes。 It is sorrowful to read about all the people in Pakistan who went through so much helplessness and terror under Talibanization。 How Taliban has misinterpreted the Quran and was doing all wrong， from suicide bombing， killing hundreds of innocent humans， to banning girls education and a lot more。 It was horrifying itself from reading from the person who has experienced it all through her eyes。 Malala's strong and courageous outlook through life and a spirit to fight against injustice come from her father 'Ziauddin yousuzai'， a simple school principal in swat who believes in girl's education and stood up for their rights in his country。 It was a Heartwarming moment when her father in one of his conferences told" In my part of the world most people are known by their sons。 I am one of the few lucky fathers known by his daughter。 One of the silent heroes in malala's story is her mother。 She let her daughter be herself and never forced her to do things that society demanded though she was scared for her daughter。 Being a traditional conserved woman who always lived her life in purdah let her daughter not cover her face when the girls around her wore burkha Malala was rush to one of the swat hospitals after she was shot by two Taliban in a school bus。 After changing three hospitals and flying by helicopter to Birmingham， treatment and rehabilitation were given to her。 She fought through life and death but came out more vigorously。 She is continuing to fight for the right to education and dreams of educating all the children， especially in Pakistan。 To Malala: Even when I haven't met you or known you personally I felt extremely proud reading your Narrative， It is so inspiring and stimulating。 Your message that ' Education is a basic right' is reached to hundreds of lives through your story。 。。。more
Titti Barbara
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Da regalare e regalarsi。 Un bel libro che non indulge in sentimenti pietistici， ma aiuta a comprendere una storia importante e a conoscere una delle donne di riferimento del nostro secolo。
Carolita
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A m a z i n g
molly
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seriously such a good book。 it’s like the headstrong and courageous characters from fiction jumped into real life in the form of Malala which is really incredible to see
Mariam Mina
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Such a terrible experience faced bravely by an strong spirit。 My heart goes out to all those under Taliban rule， those living in war zones， and inhumane conditions。It makes me realize how privileged I am and how much more effort and time I need to put in to help those less fortunate than I am。 The world is a cruel place but if more of us carried Malala's spirit， we can make it better Such a terrible experience faced bravely by an strong spirit。 My heart goes out to all those under Taliban rule， those living in war zones， and inhumane conditions。It makes me realize how privileged I am and how much more effort and time I need to put in to help those less fortunate than I am。 The world is a cruel place but if more of us carried Malala's spirit， we can make it better 。。。more
Armani DeSouza
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban: An exceedingly powerful novel that vividly captures the extraordinary， yet gruesome episodes of this valiant girls’ life。 Reading this book gave me a profound outlook on the value of life， and how we as a people should continually display gratitude for what we are given。 As I am sitting at my dinner table feasting on a grand meal， a child across the globe can be scouting for their next dish whilst residing I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban: An exceedingly powerful novel that vividly captures the extraordinary， yet gruesome episodes of this valiant girls’ life。 Reading this book gave me a profound outlook on the value of life， and how we as a people should continually display gratitude for what we are given。 As I am sitting at my dinner table feasting on a grand meal， a child across the globe can be scouting for their next dish whilst residing under a bridge。 Another can be in constant hiding from a terrorist group such as the Taliban as I run gleefully through the streets of my placid neighborhood。 For Malala， she not only faced gender discrimination within school， but was shot by the Taliban for attempting to conquer that social dilemma。 However， I refused to give this novel the satisfaction of five stars due to its elongated storyline。 During the genesis of the book， I felt as if I was reading about the town she lived in， along with the history of it all。 The novel somewhat veered away from the story of Malala， and instead became the story of Mingora， her hometown。 Overall I would highly recommend the novel to a fellow classmate of friend， primarily ones that would have the patience to progress through the first half of the read。 But when the complete the story， they will be enlightened by the experiences described， and maybe change their view on the value of life。 。。。more
Secil Kocabiyik Ozbayir
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Malala， 2012 yılında kız çocuklarının eğitim hakkını savunduğu için， okul otobüsünde， arkadaşlarının gözü önünde， askeri birliklerin çok yakınında Taliban tarafından başından vurulmuş 14 yaşında bir çocuk。 Tek suçu okula gitmek istemesi ve bunu dile getirmesi。 Tam da Taliban’ın Afganistan’ın kontrolünü ele geçirdiği bu günlerde bir yandan insanların korkularını， çaresizliğini görürken; diğer yandan Taliban adındaki Şeytanların neler yapabileceklerini okumak beni derinden sarstı。 Bu küçük kızın g Malala， 2012 yılında kız çocuklarının eğitim hakkını savunduğu için， okul otobüsünde， arkadaşlarının gözü önünde， askeri birliklerin çok yakınında Taliban tarafından başından vurulmuş 14 yaşında bir çocuk。 Tek suçu okula gitmek istemesi ve bunu dile getirmesi。 Tam da Taliban’ın Afganistan’ın kontrolünü ele geçirdiği bu günlerde bir yandan insanların korkularını， çaresizliğini görürken; diğer yandan Taliban adındaki Şeytanların neler yapabileceklerini okumak beni derinden sarstı。 Bu küçük kızın gücüne dirayetine imrendim👏🏻 Hep kalbini dinle， Yolun aydınlık olsun Malala 🙏🏻❤️ 。。。more
Idil
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This girl is a superhero， what a role model！
Saraf Tarisha
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" To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced。 Together we will be heard。"Malala is an incredible young woman。" Education is education。 We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow。" Education is neither Eastern nor Western， it is human。Malala is a stand for education。 She gave the silenced children voice。 She spoke up for female children's education even when she and her family were living a frightening life under the Taliban rule。 She was very brave。 She was " To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced。 Together we will be heard。"Malala is an incredible young woman。" Education is education。 We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow。" Education is neither Eastern nor Western， it is human。Malala is a stand for education。 She gave the silenced children voice。 She spoke up for female children's education even when she and her family were living a frightening life under the Taliban rule。 She was very brave。 She was having death threats although she didn't stop fighting。 For that she took a shot in the head。。。。 and survived。。。。 became the youngest person ever to be nominated and win the Nobel Peace Prize。"When whole world is silent， even one voice becomes powerful。"This book incredibly portrays the fact that if only one man can destroy everything then one girl can change it。She unashamedly shared the detail of the poverty and the suffering of different families she saw。。。 also the lose of her family in this book。 She spoke honestly about her love for God and how much she loves her country。In this book none of her personal voice was erased。 she talked truly about her life in Pakistan。 She talked about her father's school and how her freedom was taken away including the freedom of many other girls。" One child， one teacher， one book， one pen can change the world。"I think this book should be read by everyone。 [It's heartbreaking and truly amazing。] 。。。more
Ritinha
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Truly inspiring。
SHYAM
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An extraordinary story of courage and determination。 Story of a young girl from Pakistan who stood and vocalized for education but shot by Taliban。 After recovering from the hospital bed she took a powerful weapon to change the world and that is 'education'。Malala’s story is not just a story of survival。 It is a story of her indestructible determination to make education as a vital tool to change the world。Amazing read！ Inspirational and Thought Provoking！ An extraordinary story of courage and determination。 Story of a young girl from Pakistan who stood and vocalized for education but shot by Taliban。 After recovering from the hospital bed she took a powerful weapon to change the world and that is 'education'。Malala’s story is not just a story of survival。 It is a story of her indestructible determination to make education as a vital tool to change the world。Amazing read！ Inspirational and Thought Provoking！ 。。。more
Jo
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（Incredible timing of this book club pick - just after reading Khizr Khan's memoir of his exodus from Pakistan a generation or two earlier， and just before the 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul。）It was hard to rate this title。 It's an amazing， eye-opening account， but I'm always a little suspicious of memoirs; I appreciate that Christina Lamb allowed Malala's young voice to characterize the text， but I also found the resulting style a little off-putting。 Anyway， I'm certainly glad to have read the （Incredible timing of this book club pick - just after reading Khizr Khan's memoir of his exodus from Pakistan a generation or two earlier， and just before the 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul。）It was hard to rate this title。 It's an amazing， eye-opening account， but I'm always a little suspicious of memoirs; I appreciate that Christina Lamb allowed Malala's young voice to characterize the text， but I also found the resulting style a little off-putting。 Anyway， I'm certainly glad to have read the book and would certainly recommend it！ NOTE TO MY BOOK CLUB PEOPLE: Remember how you had to bear with Full Tilt at my behest？ Well， you're welcome。 ;-） 。。。more
Arzuw
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خیلی بی نظیر بود👌🏻
Jennifer Wells
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What a perfect time to read this book in the midst of the Taliban trying to take over Afghanistan 🇦🇫 again。 This book helped me learn more about the Afghan people， relationship of Afghanistan to other countries including the United States， and difficulties that the different people groups experience in their country。This book is about the passion and journey that a young girl has experienced and continues to take to work as an activist for education， primarily for women in Afghanistan。 Malala ta What a perfect time to read this book in the midst of the Taliban trying to take over Afghanistan 🇦🇫 again。 This book helped me learn more about the Afghan people， relationship of Afghanistan to other countries including the United States， and difficulties that the different people groups experience in their country。This book is about the passion and journey that a young girl has experienced and continues to take to work as an activist for education， primarily for women in Afghanistan。 Malala takes tragedy and makes it power。 From a young age， she successfully has been a strong power of influence for the world。I was inspired reading this book and glad to learn more about Afghanistan。 Yesterday， 08/16/2021， Malala spoke on behalf of her country stating that she thinks America should protect people in her country。 I am continuing to read about the events right now in Afghanistan to learn more。 。。。more
Camila Reis
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It's hard not to love Malala， her words really pull at your heart strings。 From the beginning of this book I knew that this was no ordinary girl。 I think her story is a vital one in human history， but just one of so many like it。 Malala just happened to become famous due to the injustices she faced， but her story is only one of so many others， as countless people have to deal with these same struggles day in and day out。 The Taliban is not a group of people， but an idea， and it's only through ed It's hard not to love Malala， her words really pull at your heart strings。 From the beginning of this book I knew that this was no ordinary girl。 I think her story is a vital one in human history， but just one of so many like it。 Malala just happened to become famous due to the injustices she faced， but her story is only one of so many others， as countless people have to deal with these same struggles day in and day out。 The Taliban is not a group of people， but an idea， and it's only through education that an idea can change。 More than anything Malala's story reminded me of how blessed I am to live in a country where women have rights and where women are free。 Education is a basic human right， no matter your gender， race， or beliefs。 It makes my heart full to know that there are people brave enough to fight for this， especially when there is real danger involved。 It's easy enough to stand up for what you believe in when you're in America， but it's a whole other level of bravery to do it in a country where you could literally be killed for speaking your mind。 I'm left inspired for sure。 Perhaps I wont become an advocate for women's rights worldwide and win a nobel prize。。。 but I at least am inspired enough to be more brave in my own life， face my fears for the sake of my beliefs。 If nothing else， I'm left feeling so grateful for all the little freedoms that I take for granted such as wearing shorts on a hot summer day， putting on lipstick， and of course。。。 going to school。 I'm forever grateful that I was privileged enough to have dreams beyond being a good wife and mother。 For sure， life is never as bad as it seems， for there are many people in our world dealing with far worse and they just call it daily life。 Malala is a sweetheart， and a true gift to our planet。 。。。more
Ashish K
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Must read for everyone。。。。！
Zara
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Reading her story feels like reading the story of every child， every girl and every citizen of Pakistan in those days。 I remember those tough nights when I would cry myself to sleep， afraid of terrorists entering our house at night and shooting my father and brother， my mother and sisters and myself。 I was afraid I would be kidnapped from our beautiful street and would never see my parents again。 The threats to schools were real and horrifying。 I remember a day when there was an attack in my cit Reading her story feels like reading the story of every child， every girl and every citizen of Pakistan in those days。 I remember those tough nights when I would cry myself to sleep， afraid of terrorists entering our house at night and shooting my father and brother， my mother and sisters and myself。 I was afraid I would be kidnapped from our beautiful street and would never see my parents again。 The threats to schools were real and horrifying。 I remember a day when there was an attack in my city and my mother was running around， climbing from one rickshaw to the other and picking us from schools （my brother then in the senior branch studied really far away from our home）， when my father was away in the neighbouring city for his job。 I heard from my parents about a suspicious threat they had gotten in the city of Vehari in Pakistan before my birth for belonging to a minority sect。 They told him in the letter that they were coming for him and his family。 My parents thought it to be a foolish act and just neglected the letter until a very well known man to them was shot。 My father's friends had started suggesting him to leave as they felt that this time a well known man in the city would be killed。 My parents had to escape from the city in the dark night with a baby （my brother） and they could never return back to that city。 The day after they left Vehari， a very dear student of my father was shot dead after he was returning from the mosque （after the morning prayer）。 I write this with great pain that though there have been a lot of changes from the past， we still do not feel protected in our beautiful Motherland。 I pray for peace in Pakistan- I pray for the protection for the children， women and citizens of Pakistan， that they deserve and were promised。 We are an independent country today but I pray for the complete and rightful independence for the women living in Pakistan。 I pray for the education of every child walking down the streets- begging or selling stuffs。 I pray for good and peaceful days。 Taliban have no nation， no religion and deserve no place in our home。 But with big heart， I want them to now that it will be us willingly teaching them， treating them when they fall sick or treating their wounds after the wars and we won't regret。 I end this with， 'Humein dushman ke bachon ko parhana hai。' 。。。more
Alice
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This book makes me calm， sad yet positive at the same time。
Matea Curman
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