The autobiography I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young Pakistani education and women's rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, shot her in the head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala?” My name is Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then returns to the story of her birth and the fact that in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an Islamic-majority country. However, her father saw his daughter's potential as a great praiser and named her after one of the great women leaders of Pakistan - Malalai of Maiwand who inspired the Afghan people, who were losing hope, to push for army to victory against the British. /Indian forces. Malala describes life in Mingora, in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. It describes the Indo-Pakistani revolution and the movement of the Pashtun people to the Swat Valley. Malala's father grew up in Shahpur but struggled to get an education in the city where he met Malala's mother. They got married and his dream of building a school, Khushal Public School, came true when they moved to Mingora. Soon after, Malala was born and was one of her father's favorites. He taught him the value of education and how he had to struggle and fight his way to get a decent education. He preached that every person should have the right to go to school and be educated. Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, is a very influential person in the village and a great role model as Malala grew up. He participated in anti-Taliban organizations and constantly preached for peace, education rights and for middle of paper ...... he talks about fighting for human rights but talks about a culture very different from ours. One of the aspects I like about the book is how Malala explains everything in a simple way, much easier to understand than academics who write about Pakistan. They try to remain "neutral", which destroys empathy towards the international community and seems too intelligent for the majority to understand. Additionally, I Am Malala is a lovely book that convincingly tells the story of “the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban.” Coherent, convincing and important; the book has touched the hearts of millions of readers to depict an accurate understanding of the unstable situations in the world. Bibliography Yousafzai, Malala and Christina Lamb. I am Malala: the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. Np: np, nd Print.