Join the Office of Access and Compliance’s Book Club at The Center Discussion of I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb (Primary Contributor)
Registration Opens: Monday, September 30, 2024
Registration Closes: Friday, October 11, 2024
Discussion: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday. When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala’s miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
Prior to each discussion, our office holds a random drawing to give away 4 free copies of the upcoming selection. You are encouraged to attend even if you do not have the opportunity to finish the book prior to the discussion. Please register by Friday, October 11. Free book winners will be notified via email Monday, October 14.