![]() ![]() "Malala will be free as a bird," he vowed. In a land that esteems boys and commiserates with the family when a girl is born, Ziauddin was the exception. However, the book also reveals that she is the daughter of a man of exceptional courage with a profound belief in the right of every child to fulfil his or her potential. The youngest-ever nominee for the Nobel peace prize is, of course, extraordinary. I Am Malala is skilfully ghosted by Christina Lamb, the highly respected foreign correspondent. ![]() "I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala," she said wittily of the Taliban in a recent interview, relishing that a joy in learning can prove such powerful propaganda. In Malala, who began by keeping a diary of life under the Taliban for BBC Urdu and who went on to speak out fearlessly, in spite of threats and intimidation, they have a crusader who has the composure, fluency and wisdom of far more mature years, yet she also remains a fun-loving teenager of modesty, spirit, humour and charm. The UN reports that 57 million children were denied an education in 2011. ![]()
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