What is your impression of Malala’s father? He is determined, optimistic, and hardworking.

Chapter 5. Malala tells us how she learned to live a principled life. When she was seven, Malala suspected that a younger playmate, Safina, had stolen her pink toy mobile phone. Malala reports that she stopped stealing after that, and to this day, she wears no jewelry.

Chapter 1 of the book flashes back and tells the story of Malala’s birth to a Pashtun family in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan. Malala talks about growing up in Swat, which she considers the most beautiful place in the world. She and her family lived in Mingora, the largest city in Swat.

On 9 October 2012, while on a bus in the Swat District, after taking an exam, Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Pakistani Taliban gunman in an assassination attempt in retaliation for her activism; the gunman fled the scene.

Chapter 3. Malala discusses the trials Ziauddin endured in launching his own school. To begin with, Ziauddin’s father had expected him to become a doctor, and he was displeased by Ziauddin’s interest in education.

Malala Yousafzai’s story made international headlines in 2012 when, at just 15 years old, she was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education. Surviving the attack, she continues her efforts to ensure girls around the world have access to quality education. When that day came, Malala decided to act.

Malala Yousafzai, (born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan), Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP; sometimes called Pakistani Taliban).

In a world where wars rage and oppression flourishes, one young woman stands out as a symbol of peace: Malala Yousafzai. At just 17-years-old, Malala has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade to be shared with Indian human rights activist Kailash Satyarthi.