I Am Malala. This is my story.
Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her
region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to
the market. They said girls couldn't go to school.
Raised in a once-peaceful area of Pakistan transformed by terrorism, Malala was
taught to stand up for what she believes. So she fought for her right to be
educated. And on October 9, 2012, she nearly lost her life for the cause: She
was shot point-blank while riding the bus on her way home from school.
No one expected her to