“I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban” is written by Malala Yousafzai herself, and is a story about her campaign for women’s rights for education. The central idea/ theme in “I Am Malala” is the theme of Women’s Rights, and that women should have the same rights as men. Malala, a young Pakistani girl who narrates the book, is very passionate about the equality of both genders and often quotes the founder of Pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, who regards this issue: “No struggle can succeed without women participating side by side with men.” To support my theme, these are the following pieces of evidence. “We have a custom called ‘Swara’ by which a girl can be given to another tribe to resolve a feud.” (Yousafzai 54-55). Malala had questioned why should a girl’s life be ruined to settle a dispute that she had nothing to do with? Malala had stated that she cannot force herself to respect a culture that treats women as currency. Another piece of evidence is “It was school that kept me going in those dark days(…) When I was in the streets it felt as though many men was a Talib.” (Yousafzai 112) This was a dark time during Malala’s life, her country was in chaos and she felt unsafe in her own town. On page 32 it was noted that Malala’s mom began and finished school at the age of six. At first, her mom was proud of being the only girl in school, but ultimately, she couldn’t force herself to continue. To explain this, when education is discouraged for women, it is easy for young girls to give in to what’s easier and more fun- not going to school- as they do not yet have the mature perspective on the power and importance of education! This book is by far the most inspirational book that I have ever read. Malala has been such an inspiration to many girls and women and myself included. I am not a big fan of Non-fiction books but after reading only the introduction, this book got me really hooked in. It was also really interesting to read about what happened to Malala and her village. After reading this book, it made me really think about the things around me and how lucky I am that I am able to go to ISB that has such a great facility and great teachers. This book made me feel grateful for what I had. I feel like Malala didn’t deserve to get shot in the head. But still, even after getting shot, she did not give up and kept fighting for what she had believed. She didn’t back down, she kept fighting for girls to get an education, to be as equal as boys. If I had to rate this book, it would definitely by 5 stars out of 5! I really recommend this book as it is really inspirational and knowledgeable.