A girl with a book malala s day at the united nations the new york times sections home search skip to content. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani student who fought for education and womens rights in swat valley where the taliban had banned girls from attending school. She was invited to speak at the united nations in 20 on her 16th birthday, which they proclaimed as malala day. In 20, she gave a speech to the united nations and published her first book. That this house notes that on 12 july 20, malala yousafzai celebrates her 16th birthday, her first after being shot by taliban gunmen in. Malala yousafzai, pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out against the tehriketaliban pakistans ban on the education of girls. She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. A girl with a book malalas day at the united nations. Malala yousafzai, the 16yearold pakistani advocate for girls education who was shot in the head by the taliban, speaks at the united nations youth assembly on july 12 in new york city. Books i wasnt sure anyone would like they loved and award winning books they hated. Activist malala yousufzai shot picture malala yousafzai. Malala champions universal education pbs newshour extra. The book has been translated into more than 40 languages.
Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful. Malala said let us pick up our books and pens malala. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban. The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the taliban is an autobiography by malala yousafzai released in october 20. Book recommendations for children in years 7 to 10 story. After a long road to recovery, malala is back and determined to keep making her voice heard. Read an excerpt from young readers edition of i am malala. I thought that words and books and pens are more powerful than guns.
When she was 14, she was singled out and shot by members of the taliban, an islamic extremist group, who despised her for promoting equal educational access for women. It was almost two years to the day when malala was shot that she was awarded the. The extremists are afraid of books and pens, she declared. This is a transcription of the speech that malala yousafzai gave to the united nations on 12 july 20, the date of her 16th birthday and malala. Discount prices on books by malala yousafzai, including titles like we are displaced. Malala delivered this address on education to the united nations youth assembly on malala day, her 16th birthday fri 12 jul 20 12. On july 12, malala yousafzai celebrated her 16th birthday at the united nations, where she gave her first public speech just nine months after suffering a gunshot wound to the head by the taliban. So here is a list of the books we read together that they said they loved. United nations, new york, 12 july 20 education activist malala yousafzai marks her 16th birthday, on friday, 12 july 20 at the united nations by giving. Educated at oxford and harvard, she is the author of five books and has won a. Malala yousafzai, teen shot by taliban, addresses u. On october 9, 2012, a gunman shot yousafzai when she was traveling home from school. I have been running a teen book club at the story room for 5 years now and i am often surprised by the reaction to books i choose. Malala spoke of the right of education of every child on july 12th, 20.
Malala yousafzai, the pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the taliban for attending classes, today. Malala yousafzais speech at the youth takeover of the united. It might be difficult for young readers to understand it, so we thought that there should be a. In october 2012, malala was targeted by the taliban and shot in the head as she. Pakistani schoolgirl malala yousafzai to publish a book.
Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book. Malala yousafzai books list of books by malala yousafzai. As a young girl, malala yousafzai defied the taliban in pakistan and. There was a lesson about this speech in my daughters book. View copies of a newly published book about pakistani girl malala yousafzai are on display at a local bookshop in islamabad, pakistan, oct. A childrens edition of the memoir was published in 2014 under the title i am malala. Malala, unfazed by an assassination attempt, brings her campaign for the right to learn to the united nations. Speaking on her 16th birthday, malala said efforts.
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