Malala Yousufzai, the girl who shot to international fame following a Taliban attack on her on Thursday said she would publish her life story in the memoir titled I Am Malala.
Her book deal was reportedly signed for around three million dollars, even publisher Weidenfeld and Nicolson did not confirm the rumors.
“I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61 million children who can’t get education,” Yousafzai said in a statement.
“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.”
Malala Yousufzai returned to school just six months after the attack by Taliban. At age 11, Malala began to write a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC about life under the Taliban in the Swat Valley.
After Pakistan’s military ousted the militants in 2009, she began publicly speaking out about the need for girls’ education. She appeared frequently in the media and was given one of the country’s highest civilian honors for her bravery.
Her story has captured global attention for the struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan and she made the shortlist for Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2012.
“This book will be a document to bravery, courage and vision,” said Arzu Tahsin, deputy publishing director at Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
“Malala is so young to have experienced so much and I have no doubt that her story will be an inspiration to readers from all generations who believe in the right to education and the freedom to pursue it.”
