*I’m deeply ashamed to say that I read this something like a month ago and have been sitting on this review for awhile. The end of semester has hit me hard, and reading has been way easier than reviewing. So, you’ll be seeing a lot from me tonight…* I remember hearing about a young teenager who was shot in the face by the Taliban, survived, and went on to become a global advocate for women’s education in countries oppressed by extremist religious regimes. It felt […]
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”
Malala Yousafzai is an extraordinary young lady — brave, intelligent, well-spoken and determined to provide the basic human right of education to as many people as possible. She also likes to read the Twilight books and do her hair. I am Malala does an incredible job of introducing not just the activist Malala, but the real person as well. “Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow.” Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.” Yes, Malala is the […]
Talk About Inspiring
This one has been on my to-read list basically since it came out. I knew I admired her for her stance on education (and her willingness to be so vocal at such a young age), but I didn’t know much about her beyond that, or much about her home. This is a really interesting book for someone like me, who is not familiar with Pakistan, or at least not familiar with it beyond what gets reported in the U.S. media. If you look up images […]