Debby Detering Wordcraft

Debby's writing, book reviews, words to amuse or inspire.

  • Home
  • My Books
    • Panama and Beyond
    • Aunt Tabby’s Ways
    • Crossroads
    • Three Tales
  • Reading
    • Walk Two Moons
    • Doc Susie–Biography of a Doctor
  • About Debby
  • Blog
  • Contact

What Terrorism Feels Like

11.16.2017 by Debby Detering // Leave a Comment

“I am Malala, and this is my story…

Terrorism is fear all around you.  It is going to sleep at night and not knowing what horrors the next day will bring.  It is huddling with your family in the center-most room in your home because you have all decided it is the safest place to be.  It is walking down your own street and not knowing whom you can trust.  Terrorism is the fear that when your father walks out the door in the morning he won’t come back at night. ..

And since I had been in the kitchen both times there were [bomb] blasts near our house, I stayed as far from that room as possible.  But how can a person live when she is afraid of a room in her own home?  How can a mother buy food for her family if the market is a war zone?  How can children gather for a game of cricket if a bomb could go off under their feet?”

Malala was 15, in ninth grade, in 2012 when Taliban soldiers shot her in the head because she spoke out for the right of girls to go to school.

In December, 2014, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize for her stand against extremism and her coinntued fight for the right to education.

“On my eighteenth birthday, I returned to the Syrian border to open a school in Lebanon for refugee children and to demand that world leaders invest in books, not bullets.”

In her autobiography, Malala tells about her childhood, the international team that saved her life when she was shot, her long recovery, and her fight for education.

“It is people’s love and encouragement that gives me the energy to continue my fight.  I will never give up on advocating for peace and education for all.  I want to build schools and make sure there are qualified teachers in as many places as I can.  That is something else that hasn’t changed:  I am the same stubborn girl who will never give up.”

Share this:

  • Tweet

Related

Categories // Reading Tags // biography, courage, persistence

Been there? Done that? Read the book? What do you think? Cancel reply

Debby’s fiction explores family relationships with mingled conflict and caring and reflects her experience in emergency foster care, often for teenagers abandoned in one way or another.

Read more about Debby

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Twitter

RSS Debby’s Other Blog: RAMBLING TOGETHER

  • Wilderness Inquiry on the Missouri River
    How can we go into wilderness when we’ve never before sat in a canoe? Canoeing on the Missouri River?  With him over 70 years and me unable to get up from ground level without help? Yes—with Wilderness Inquiry. I once rowed a small skiff in a calm, protected bay off the Massachusetts coast. Skus and […]

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Onward…
  • Downsizing Books
  • Life Piles Up
  • Scribblomania–A Word for Writers
  • Marian Anderson: What I Had Was Singing
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

Categories

  • About Debby
  • Crossroads
  • Panama and Beyond
  • Reading
  • Wisdom
  • Words
  • Writing

Tags

allegory biography bullying California child abuse Christmas coming of age compassion conservation courage curiosity death discrimination empathy fiction Fourth of July friendship grief history honesty humor immigration Inspiration kindness middle grade Pacific Coast persistence poetry Primary grades promotion reference refugees renewal Research respect science setting sports Steamship Travel suicide technology volcano Washington Wildlife young adult

© 2021 · Debby Detering Wordcraft · Site by Skorich Designs.