Her diary is being translated into languages that she probably didn't even know to exist. And her spirit is being celebrated in countries that she probably never heard about. It is very rarely that someone becomes an "immortal heir of universal praise."
Nations unborn [her] mighty name shall sound,
And worlds applaud that must not yet be found!
O may some spark of [her] celestial fire
The last, the meanest of [her] sons inspire!
Malala Yousafzai's diary, now in Malayalam | NDTV.com
Thiruvananthapuram: Seeking to express solidarity with Malala Yousafzai, the teenage rights activist who was shot in her head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, a Kerala-based publishing house has brought out a Malayalam version of her much popular diary.
Kozhikode-based book-house 'Insight Publica' has published the translated version of the diary entries, which appeared in the BBC news website, to express solidarity with Malala, who is currently under treatment at a hospital in Birmingham after being shot on October 9.
Popularly known as the Anne Frank of Pakistan, Malala reported the problems under Taliban rule for BBC from 2009 under the pseudo name "Gul Makai'. Her reports, in the form of the diary, invited the wrath of the orthodox community especially Taliban. She was shot in the head and neck while returning home from school last month.
Titled "Malala Yousafzai: Oru Pakistani School Vidyarthiniyude Jeevitha Kurippukal (Malala Yousafzai: The Diary of a Pakistani School Girl), the book contents collection of her diary entries, interviews and the script of a documentary.
According to V P Sumesh, editor of Insight Publica, the book has evoked good response from readers especially from teenage girls.
"Actually we did not plan the book in such a big manner. We considered it just an attempt to express solidarity with a teenage girl who fought against the autocratic Talibans. But, the response is overwhelming especially those from girls," Sumesh told PTI.
He said the book would help local people who have no access to internet to have a better understanding of the fight and
contributions of Malala, an ordinary school-goer hailing from Swat Valley in Pakistan.
"With a view to taking the book to more readers, we are planning to distribute the book through schools," he said.
UN Malala Day events held in 100 countries on November 10 - Tehran Times
About 100 countries have commemorated United Nations Malala Day to honor 14-year-old Pakistani peace activist Malala Yousafzai.
On Saturday, events were held in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Sierra Leone, and many other countries.
Earlier this week, the United Nations declared November 10 Malala Day in honor of the Pakistani human rights campaigner and peace activist, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last month in northern Pakistan.
On October 9, Malala Yousafzai was shot by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the town of Mingora for speaking out against the fanatics and promoting education for girls and women in her home region, the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“This Saturday (November 10th) will see Malala Day, a global event to show the world that people of all creeds, all sexes, all backgrounds, and all countries stand behind Malala,” former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Envoy for Global Education, said on Friday.
“We are Malala -- this is Malala day; the world to walk in the footsteps of this girl of courage. Malala Yousafzai has become a global icon of hope, an international symbol of courage, a schoolgirl who has won the hearts of millions through her bravery,” Brown stated.
“Malala’s dream is a Pakistan where she, her friends and future generations of girls could attend school, walk freely into a classroom, learn and reach their full potential,” he added.
Over one million people around the world have signed petitions calling on Islamabad to pay stipends to families who put their girls in school in honor of Malala.
"Malala's dreams represent what is best about Pakistan," Brown said as he presented the petitions to Pakistani President Ali Asif Zardari on Friday in Islamabad.
Malala is recovering in Britain. She was flown to Britain on October 15 for specialist care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after Pakistani doctors said she needed treatment for a damaged skull and “intensive neuro-rehabilitation.”
Over the past month, tens of thousands of people in Pakistan, the United States, and Britain have held demonstrations and prayer vigils to express their support for Malala and the efforts to provide universal education for women and girls.
In 2008 and 2009, the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan banned female education in the Swat Valley, depriving more than 40,000 girls of education. TTP militants destroyed hundreds of schools in the valley during a campaign of violence over the course of the two years, which led to a dramatic decline in the number of girls enrolled in schools in the region.
In 2009, Malala Yousafzai rose to fame for writing about life in the Swat Valley under the TTP. She later received Pakistan’s National Peace Award for bravery and was also nominated for an international children's peace award.