Pakistani
schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai to publish a book
Malala, 15, who campaigns for girls' education, says the memoir
is her own story and that of millions of others denied the chance to go to
school.
She was shot by a Taliban gunman in her home region of Swat.
She and her family now live in the British city of Birmingham
The book, titled I am Malala, is scheduled for publication in
the autumn.
'Basic right'
"I hope the book will reach people around the world, so
they realise how difficult it is for some children to get access to
education," she said.
"I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of
61 million children who can't get education.
"I want it to be part of the campaign to give every boy and
girl the right to go to school. It is their basic right."
Publishers Weidenfeld and Nicolson say that her memoir will tell
what happened on the day she was shot "and the inspiring story of her
determination not be intimidated by extremists".
It will also be
about the schoolgirl's family, who "gave her remarkable courage".
Malala writes in the memoir that Tuesday 9 October 2012 was
"not the best of days as it was the middle of school exams - though as a
bookish girl I don't mind them as much as my friends do".
At the time of the attack she was "squashed between friends
and teachers on the benches of the open-back truck used as a school bus".
The gunman walked onto the vehicle and shot her in the face at
point-blank range.
Since the shooting and her recovery after treatment in Pakistan and the UK
Her father has been appointed a UN educational advisor, and 12
July has been designated by the United Nations as Malala Day.
The
Malala Fund, set up on behalf of her and her family, is dedicated to the
education and empowerment of girls in Pakistan
Structure of the Lead:
WHO-Malala
WHEN-28
March 2013
WHAT- give every boy and girl the right to go to school
WHY- not given
WHERE- Pakistani
HOW- not given
Keywords:
1. memoir 回憶錄
2. squash 把...壓扁
3. extremist 極端主義
4. empowerment 授權
5. advisor 顧問
