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With humor and sincerity, Yousafzai describes his life before the Talibanization of Mingora, scenes of his sons Khusal and Atal fighting kites on the roof, his progressive partnership with his wife Toor Pekai, and the challenge of raising children in an unfamiliar country.
After Malala was shot by the Taliban, the Yousafzai family was completely uprooted from their home in the Swat Valley and forced to start over in the United Kingdom. Now, Ziauddin expresses the complex pain and joy of his return, six years later, to the site of Malala's attack. Let Her Fly is an intimate family portrait by the father of one of the most remarkable leaders in the world today.
Ziauddin and Toor Pakai have set a singular example for parents who hope to empower their children to make a difference. Let Her Fly will resonate with anyone who has ever cared for a child, as Ziauddin Yousafzai shares what he's learned from his children, and what he hopes to teach the world.
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November 13, 2018 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781549143274
- File size: 159051 KB
- Duration: 05:31:21
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Narrator Adnan Kapadia gives voice to the story behind the story of the Pakistani girl whom the world came to know as Malala Yousafzai. Reading the thoughts and ruminations of her father, Ziauddin, Kapadia takes us into the intimacies of family life and parenting. He is measured, warm, and steady as he explains how he saw his daughter as equal to his sons and raised her to be comfortable asking him anything--even to get sanitary supplies from the store. We are treated to a warm fatherly persona and the inner workings of a family. Listeners will enjoy Kapadia's capable style. His consistency throughout the brief chapters gives us a sense of the steely determination that helped this family weather their considerable challenges. M.R. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine -
February 1, 2019
Taking credit for little beyond never "cutting her wings," Yousafzai--father of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was attacked by the Taliban in 2012 and later went on to receive the Nobel Prize--provides a time line of the events leading to the place Malala now occupies in world history. Long an advocate of fairer treatment of girls and women despite the patriarchal culture of his homeland, teacher Yousafzai encouraged Malala in her own educational and political aspirations. Here, with writer Carpenter, he provides a frank account of the toll this activism took on Malala and the family, particularly after the attack forced their relocation to the UK. Yousafzai reinforces his beliefs that change begins from within and may need to be incremental in nature but credits Malala herself for the extraordinary drive she exhibited even from an early age. Readers seeking further insight into what motivates Malala will find answers in this humble account. VERDICT Yousafzai's gracious acknowledgement of the role of others in helping his daughter launch her astonishing campaign to secure rights for women and girls in Pakistan is both refreshing and inspirational.--Th�r�se Purcell Nielsen, Huntington P.L., NY
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