He Named Me Malala (He Named Me Malala)
Directed by: Davis GuggenheimCast list:
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Year: 2015
Genres: Documentary /
Runtime: 88 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
The film is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls' education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls'education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund.
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Subjects: English language / Religion / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /
Related News
Links
He named me Malala. ReviewThe Malala Fund. Official Website
5 Inspiring Quotes From Nobel-Winner Malala Yousafzai
Diary of a Pakistani schoolgirl. Written by Malala Yousafzai for the BBC
Speech by Malala Yousafzai at the United Nations (2013)
Malala Yousafzai Blog
Official website of the film
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