Imagine waking up every day and having to cover your entire face and body to avoid punishment, then serving the men in the community rather than working or go to school. Next, imagine women as submissive and inadequate compared to men in society at all levels. This is the impertinence that Middle Eastern women face every day of their lives; this is how they were born and raised and this is all they know. In Malala Yousafzai's fact-based autobiography, I Am Malala, the Taliban target Malala because she gives girls the means to go to school and shoot her in the head; However, somehow, Malala lives to continue the battle for women's right to education. The book was published in October 2013 by Little, Brown and Company and provides a first-hand look at the lives of women in Malala's hometown in the Swat Valley of Pakistan (Lamb and Yousafzai 3). The problem is that women do not have the opportunity to educate themselves or exercise what many consider to be natural freedoms. This is what predominates in many countries in the Middle East. Women in the Middle East should have the same rights as men and they need help to achieve their freedoms. Pakistan has not always oppressed women. The former Pakistani official said: “No struggle can ever succeed without the participation of women alongside men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than the two, that of women (Lamb and Yousafzai 31). It was not until a general named Zia ul-Haq launched a coup and took control of the government that the rights of women and men became incomparable under Islamic law. Zia's regime didn't allow women to play most sports, have access to health care or open a bank account, and, in the middle of a paper, he cleaned up afterwards? It is unfair and revolting to know that many countries still maintain these kinds of customs. Malala did an amazing job telling her story and shining a light on an issue that needs attention. Everyone must come together to realize Malala's dream: equal rights for all. Works Cited Palmer, Caitriona. “The Taliban’s War on Women.” Lancet 352.9129 (1998): 734. Complete commercial source. Internet. May 4, 2014. .Petzen, Barbara. Primary source. March 30, 2014. the web. May 4, 2014. .Yousafzai, Malala and Christina Lamb. I am Malala. Park Avenue: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Book.