I’ve been affected.
This book is haunting me, in a wonderful way.
I am Malala has rattled my beliefs and my comforts and has broadened my understanding of how many luxuries I have taken for granted. I didn’t know I would be so obsessed.
You must, MUST read this book. It is shocking what this sixteen year old young woman has experienced in her life thus far. Unimaginable even. You may have heard of her - she was the girl who stood up for education and was shot POINT BLANK IN THE FACE by the Taliban and then lived to tell the story. Just so cruel and unbelievable. I’m embarrassed to admit how totally different my life has been in comparison. Embarrassed, because what I have had to do to receive the normalcies of everyday life: wearing what I want, the right to free education, choosing who I want to marry, not living with the fear of having acid thrown in my face on a daily basis, pales in comparison to what Malala Yousafzai and many other women have to do to even be able to learn how to read. Going to school was a must, and then became an occasional hiccup in my social life during high school. How could I be so selfish and blind? I didn’t know what a gift, a luxury this was. Can you imagine having to fight for the right to learn how to read and write? To wear the clothing you want? To walk the streets alone without a male family member escorting you around?
If there is one book to take in this summer it would be this one. Heck, I will drive to your house and lend it to you if you like or let you borrow my library card to take one out for a few weeks. It will change your world when you take a look at how good we have it. What some people are still dealing with in this ‘modern’ world that we live in is ridiculous. Malala thought so too, and she spoke out in a very big way.
I LOVE this kid! Check out her interview with Jon Stewart on the daily show.
Just click on the dark purple/red link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjGL6YY6oMs&feature=kp
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