I am Malala
Malala Yousafazi
Kiara Andjelkov
I am currently reading a very well known story in the world: “ I am Malala”, "the story of the girl who defended the right to education and was shot by the Taliban." The book is divided into five parts, each one in a number of chapters, totalling 24. Malala's life contains an incredible amount of problems we are currently facing today: women seen as inferior, bringing up discussions of feminism, the importance of school and formal education itself and religious intolerance. In the beginning, she tells a little about her family and life in the valley of Swat, north of Pakistan. Malala’s village is extremely rural, bucolic and resembles a romanticized scenario (after all, she writes about her homeland, while she is exiled in England. You know, "My land has palm trees where it sings the thrush" ). It is a beautiful and quiet place, but at the same time not quite developed: many sites (including schools) have no bathrooms, running water, electricity, hospitals, schools, roads. For us, who live in big cities, this might almost sound like a medieval landscape. On the other hand, the life of Malala brings very important reflections on our secular society itself: A discussion of the importance of the need for education, freedom of expression, the fight against corruption in politics and poverty. And it's clear admiration that the girl feels for her father, who is also passionate about education and freedom.
Malala Yousafazi
Kiara Andjelkov
I am currently reading a very well known story in the world: “ I am Malala”, "the story of the girl who defended the right to education and was shot by the Taliban." The book is divided into five parts, each one in a number of chapters, totalling 24. Malala's life contains an incredible amount of problems we are currently facing today: women seen as inferior, bringing up discussions of feminism, the importance of school and formal education itself and religious intolerance. In the beginning, she tells a little about her family and life in the valley of Swat, north of Pakistan. Malala’s village is extremely rural, bucolic and resembles a romanticized scenario (after all, she writes about her homeland, while she is exiled in England. You know, "My land has palm trees where it sings the thrush" ). It is a beautiful and quiet place, but at the same time not quite developed: many sites (including schools) have no bathrooms, running water, electricity, hospitals, schools, roads. For us, who live in big cities, this might almost sound like a medieval landscape. On the other hand, the life of Malala brings very important reflections on our secular society itself: A discussion of the importance of the need for education, freedom of expression, the fight against corruption in politics and poverty. And it's clear admiration that the girl feels for her father, who is also passionate about education and freedom.
New vocabulary:
1. Word: Reed
Sentence: To me he seemed very thin and small, like a reed that could snap int he wind, but he was he apple of her eye, her ladla.
Definition: a tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground.
2. Word: Havoc
Sentence: Fazlullah's group was not the only one causing havoc.
Definition: widespread destruction.
Hey Kiara,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your introduction. I learned two new words today. How many pages have you read? Do you know that Ladla, is a word from my language, Hindi? It means someone who is very dear to you. :)
Kiara,
ReplyDeleteYour blog post was very detailed, and included the required information. You showed a deeper understanding by analyzing and making connections to our society and the problems we are facing today. Well done.