I am Malala by Yousafzai Malala u Lamb Christina
Author:Yousafzai, Malala u Lamb, Christina [Yousafzai, Malala u Lamb, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-12T00:00:00+00:00
Adam took us to Islamabad. It was the first time I had ever visited. Islamabad was a beautiful place with nice white bungalows and broad roads, though it has none of the natural beauty of Swat. We saw the Red Mosque where the siege had taken place, the wide, wide Constitution Avenue leading to the white-colonnaded buildings of the Parliament House and the Presidency, where Zardari now lived. General Musharraf was in exile in London.
We went to shops where I bought school books and Adam bought me DVDs of American TV programmes like Ugly Betty, which was about a girl with big braces and a big heart. I loved it and dreamed of one day going to New York and working on a magazine like her. We visited the Lok Virsa museum, and it was a joy to celebrate our national heritage once again. Our own museum in Swat had closed. On the steps outside an old man was selling popcorn. He was a Pashtun like us, and when my father asked if he was from Islamabad he replied, âDo you think Islamabad can ever belong to us Pashtuns?â He said he came from Mohmand, one of the tribal areas, but had to flee because of a military operation. I saw tears in my parentsâ eyes.
Lots of buildings were surrounded by concrete blocks, and there were checkpoints for incoming vehicles to guard against suicide bombs. When our bus hit a pothole on the way back my brother Khushal, who had been asleep, jerked awake. âWas that a bomb blast?â he asked. This was the fear that filled our daily lives. Any small disturbance or noise could be a bomb or gunfire.
On our short trips we forgot our troubles in Swat. But we returned to the threats and danger as we entered our valley once again. Even so, Swat was our home and we were not ready to leave it.
Back in Mingora the first thing I saw when I opened my wardrobe was my uniform, school bag and geometry set. I felt so sad. The visit to Islamabad had been a lovely break, but this was my reality now.
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