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ing bombs and missiles, I was always praying for
some seeds in another DARE TO LEARN: THE peace, dreaming about
corner of the globe were POWER OF AN EDUCATED peace. I could see that it
trying their best to flower. GIRL was so needed.”
There are 25 stories in this Malala Fund Offering new insights,
volume written by girls HARPER COLLINS these narratives should
who first had to face hu- Rs.299 Pages 204 reach far and wide — in
miliating taunts for being villages, towns and cities.
‘girls’, and then prevented Especially to girls who
from studying. Some were are experiencing similar
married off at very young spiritedness and perse- In this book published situations. And boys too
age. Girls who struggled verance of these girls to by the Malala Fund who have not had to face
and somehow overcame study and make something established by Nobel the challenges of “being a
this misery, faced terrorist of their lives, as Malala laureate Malala girl”. The book is a must-
attacks and civil and inter- has done. In addition to Yousafzai, girl read for young adults
national wars that created India, the book includes children who have and teachers. It needs to
more shackles. These are stories from Iraq, Nigeria, struggled to acquire be translated into many
stories of girls who fought Uganda, Turkey, Pakistan, education write first- languages and taken to a
the kings of patriarchy. Venezuela, Morocco, the hand accounts wider readership.
Who took on the responsi- UK, Brazil, Canada and These stories are also
bility of fighting the world. Ethiopia. of parents who gave their
And they fought, not with The stories unfold of child marriage and girls’ daughters wings to fly.
arms, but with books! dreams. Nirbas Basitkey education in my own com- And of teachers who stood
You may feel at the from Iraq says: “My favou- munity?” by and supported these
beginning that stories rite subject in school was There are prayers in girls in adverse conditions,
of all struggles are the maths. To most students, some stories. Writes Rav- of this NGO that has risen
same. The girls seem to be maths is a subject that danur, living on the border like a sun in these girls’
confronted with similar they want to steer clear of. of Syria and Turkey: “You lives.
challenges, but as you But to me, each math- grow up fast when every Malala Fund and
read on, you will find each ematical problem served day is a fight to stay alive. Harper Collins deserve a
story unfolds a new chal- as an embodiment of a My last eight months in heartfelt ‘thank you’ for
lenge. Every girl has her problem in my own life. If Syria were spent almost telling these stories in
unique problems to face. I could successfully solve entirely indoors. Our town detail with much care.
What binds all the stories ‘x’, why would I not be was bombed every day and MUDIT SHRIVASTAV (The
together is the courage, able to solve the problems we had to hide for safety. Book Review)

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