Reading blog #3

Title; I am Malala
Author: Malala Yousafzai
Date published: 8 October 2013

I am Malala is a book about a young girl who stood up for what she believed in, girls education. This book really follows Malala's life after being shot in the face by the Taliban, all because she believed that boys and girls should both get an education. This book truly is inspiring it shows that you could go through hell and back but as long as you stick up for what you believe is right and have hope then miracles really can happen.

This autobiography really intrigued me purely just because of Malala's story. Malala was 15 when she was shot in the face by the Taliban. Malala is a advocate for girls education. I really relate to this autobiography because I believe in equality, just like Malala. Malala is a young woman who believes in equality. " I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is a education and I afraid of no one." This really makes you realise that she is passionate and isn't going to let anything and anyone stop her from standing up for what she believes is right. Even though there was a death threat issued from the Taliban all over the news and internet, she still held her head high and with confidence and pride. Although she was shot in the face, she made sure that if she was going to die she was going to knowing she tried to make a change. With all the love and hope she received she survived, and she went straight back to trying to make this change. I will forever salute Malala for her courage.

This autobiography really gave me insight to how bad other actually have it compared to New Zealanders. Here in New Zealand the equality around education are very equal. Both males and females are allowed access to education, weather it is in a class room or through the screen of a laptop or phone. We are allowed this access without others trying to interfere with it. Malala and other females in Pakistan were denied a lot of access to different areas of education. The Taliban shot Malala because of her speech, "How dare the Taliban take away our education." For me this shows a sign of weakness of the Taliban side of things because, they were afraid of the good Malala was doing by expressing her feelings to the world about how she felt about equality of education. I believe that Malala is a very brave girl and she is a true living miracle. She is a living miracle in my eyes because after having a death threat issued for her, being shot in the face, part of her skull taken out it hasn't stopped her from expressing her feelings and her passion for education. I think that a lot more people should really look up to Malala because by the time she was 18 she had received a Novel Peace Prize being the youngest person to ever receive one. Malala Yousafzai is someone who really did make a change in the world when everyone's voices were silenced.