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London: Teen activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has sealed a deal reported to be worth around GBP 2 million to write a book on her life.
'I am Malala' will be published in the autumn.
The Guardian quoted Yousafzai as saying: "I hope this book will reach people around the world, so they realise how difficult it is for some children to get access to education."
"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."
The book will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson in the UK and Commonwealth and by Little, Brown in the rest of the world.
The 15-year-old was shot by a Taliban assassin as she took a bus home from school in Pakistan's northwest region in October 2012. She was flown to Britain shortly after the attack and was treated at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Malala's family is currently living in the West Midlands. Her father has been appointed education attaché at the Consulate of Pakistan for the next three years. Malala has now begun to attend a school in Britain.
She began writing a blog on the BBC Urdu service under a pseudonym about life in the Swat Valley in 2009. She was shot after her real identity became known. Since the shooting, Malala has been awarded several peace prizes and is the youngest person to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
(With PTI inputs)
Malala Yousafzai seals book deal for a reported £2 mn
This is the way how you cash in now I seriously starting to believe conspiracy theories
London: Teen activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has sealed a deal reported to be worth around GBP 2 million to write a book on her life.
'I am Malala' will be published in the autumn.
The Guardian quoted Yousafzai as saying: "I hope this book will reach people around the world, so they realise how difficult it is for some children to get access to education."
"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."
The book will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson in the UK and Commonwealth and by Little, Brown in the rest of the world.
The 15-year-old was shot by a Taliban assassin as she took a bus home from school in Pakistan's northwest region in October 2012. She was flown to Britain shortly after the attack and was treated at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Malala's family is currently living in the West Midlands. Her father has been appointed education attaché at the Consulate of Pakistan for the next three years. Malala has now begun to attend a school in Britain.
She began writing a blog on the BBC Urdu service under a pseudonym about life in the Swat Valley in 2009. She was shot after her real identity became known. Since the shooting, Malala has been awarded several peace prizes and is the youngest person to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
(With PTI inputs)
Malala Yousafzai seals book deal for a reported £2 mn
This is the way how you cash in now I seriously starting to believe conspiracy theories
) can then claim a book deal (provided they can write)
