We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai

We Are Displaced Reviews

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  Maria Espadinha

  An S.O.S to World
  
  
  “It never fails to shock me how people take peace for granted. I am grateful for it every day. Not everyone has it. Millions of men, women and children witness wars every day. Their reality is violence, homes destroyed, innocent lives lost. And the only choice they have for safety is to leave. To ‘choose’ to be displaced. That is not much of a choice.”
  
  In the year 2017 United Nations counted 68.5 million people who were forcibly displaced worldwide. And what do we know about those 68.5 millions of anonymous human beings? Well... we know they are far from having the best time of their lives, that’s for sure! And... because they are an anonymous group of people, we don’t give them much thought, do we?! So maybe that’s why Malala wants us to meet some of them — humans like us with their own suffering stories. Maybe then we’ll start caring?!...
  
  And you know what?!
  We will!
  It’s the power of words!👍
  
  At the core, I felt this book as an S.O.S to world!!!
  It’s a huge 5 from me: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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  Maria Espadinha

  Desenraizados
  
  
  Existem 68.5 milhões de pessoas deslocadas à força, e entre eles Malala. Neste livro, Malala faz questão em recordar-nos que não está só, pois muitos outros, tal como ela, deixaram para trás o seu canto do mundo, as suas raízes, para um mergulho forçado no desconhecido.
  
  Professores, médicos, padres, jornalistas,... seres como nós com esperanças num futuro melhor, que entre a morte e a vida escolheram a vida, e que só esperam ser reconhecidos como humanos que são. Seres que já suportaram muito e que carecem do maior apoio e solidariedade na árdua conquista do que será, inevitavelmente, um futuro desenraizado!...
  
  Neste seu mais recente livro, Malala irá contar-nos algumas histórias doutras jovens refugiadas: histórias chocantes, comoventes, que farão de nós humanos mais humanos — não é esse o desejado poder dos nossos (alguns) livros?!...
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  Jiny S

  Malala Yousafzai is the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, known for fighting for girls' rights to education in impoverished countries that have experience ghastly war atrocities and human right violations. She came into the public spotlight around 2013, when she survive a bullet to the head when the Taliban decided to retaliate her activism.
  
  There’s no one more qualified than Malala to give a voice to the girls displaced in countries of war, violence, and incessant danger. These girls have their lives changed for the worse, their future rendered uncertain, and their voices drowned out in the chaos. It is through their stories we are exposed to places not so far away yet so different from where we are- stories that describe a place almost unrecognizable and utterly unbelievable.
  
  The violence and atrocities are shocking, but the people fighting to survive are strong. Not only do they fight for their own survival, but they also appreciate the concept of education as their hope and salvation. They help themselves, and then others in the same dire situation through displays unwavering strength and diligence.
  
  Some people are privileged to born into a place and time where a relative equality to opportunity and a right to education can be taken for granted. This book reminds us that they are rights that need to be fought for to be preserved.
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  Vee

  Wow, this book made me tear up.
  I guess we don’t acknowledge our privilege enough until we read about these kind of stories.
  So many incredible people changing this world that should be recognized more often. Thank you, Malala, for giving voice to these women.
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  Kiera

  
  Summary from Goodreads
  Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai will start with her own story of displacement as an Internally Displaced Person to show what it means to lose your home, your community, and the only world you've ever known. She will also share the personal stories of some of the girls she has met on her various journeys to refugee camps and the cities where refugee girls and their families have settled.
  
  In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is a reminder from one of the world's most famous people who experienced displacement that everyone deserves universal human rights and a home.
  
  My Thoughts
  
  I think Malala Yousafzai is such an incredible, inspirational role model. She is just amazing. I was jumping with joy after finally getting my copy of this from my local library and I devoured this in two days. This story includes Malala's story along with the stories of other girls' journeys and experiences as refugees.
  
  This was such an inspirational book. At the end it included part from Malala about her going back to Seat Valley and visiting her house again and seeing her home after so many years of being away. The book talks about how she was taken away with her eyes closed and how all of the other girls were taken with their eyes open.
  
  The book also talks about the Malala fund and how Malala is helping the refugee crisis and how you can help too.
  
  Overall
  I loved this book. I think everyone should read this. I learned so much and it was really I interesting and incredible.
  
  
  
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  Cait

  Trigger Warning: Animal death (chickens), war, injury and death, racism, islamophobia, death of a loved one (grandmother and mother), murder, genocide, terrorism, displacement
  
  I have a lot of feelings about this book
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  Tamila

  داستان‌های کوتاه مهاجران(دختران دانش آموز) ملالا با یک نویسنده آمریکایی نوشته. این دختران در سفرهایی که ملالا داشته با ملالا صحبت کردند و ملالا تصمیم گرفته نوشته آنها را چاپ کنه. راستش دلیل اینکه اسم ملالا را به عنوان نویسنده آوردند متوجه نشدم. اسم ملالا در کنار یک نویسنده خوب آمریکایی اومده و آخر کتاب هم توضیح داده که او هم در جلسات حضور داشته و با صاحبان داستان در ارتباط. من کتابی که از داستان‌های کوتاه افراد نوشته شده باشه زیاد خوندم. مثلا کتاب “مردان بدون زنان” موراکامی. نویسنده داستان افراد و مصاحبه با آنها را با دید خودش توضیح داده. ولی این کتاب دختران داستان خودشان را میگفتند ( که البته میشد عمیق تر از این نوشته شده باشه) فکر میکنم بهتر بود نویسنده آمریکایی را به عنوان نویسنده مینوشتند و ملالا فقط در آغاز یک مقدمه مینوشت و روی کتاب جمله ای مثل “این کتاب به همت ملالا یوسف زای نوشته شده”
  
  ملالا را بسیار بسیار دوست دارم و احترام زیادی براش قائلم ولی احساس کردم این کتاب هم مثل کتابهای بعضی از نویسندگانی بود که یک کتاب پرفروش دارند و کتاب دوم را مینویسند که شهرت کتاب قبلی بفروشدش. (که البته این چرخه به کتاب سوم نمیرسه)
  پشیمان نیستم از خواندنش ولی میشد که عمیق تر و غم مهاجر را واقعی تر و سنگین تر توصیف کرد
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  Katie ♡

  I would not dare to think anyone would want to become an internally displaced person (IDP), and yet, displacement can happen to anyone, under any circumstance.
  
  To experience such a situation at a young age, as girls who tend to be vulnerable in the eyes of society, the stories of Malala, Zaynab, Sabreen, Muzoon, Najla, Marie Claire and many others continue to inspire the following generations to fight for their own rights to education, to safety. But more importantly, they are condemning the act of (civil) war, and the consequences which come with it.
  
  A concise yet compulsory read, indeed.
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  Skip

  Malala is now a highly visible advocate for women's education, and the youngest ever winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. In this short book, she retells her own terrible story starting in the Swat Valley of Pakistan as it fell prey to the religious fanaticism of the Taliban, resulting in her being shot in the head and medivacked to London, where she became a refugee. Then, she tells the real stories of another 9-10 young women (whom she met in her own world travels) who have been forced to flee their own war torn homes, travelling in peril to reach greater safety, and in some cases, freedom. Real people, real stories among the millions of refugees worldwide. All profits go to her Foundation, and she provides guidance for those wishing to help mitigate the misery of refugees.
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  ashbaby ~ sarah's playboy ☾

  Honestly so beautiful. I read this as an audiobook and It was better because it was read by these actual women. It felt more realistic and intimate. Amazing.
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  Laura

  From BBC Radio 4 - Book of the week:
  Malala Yousafzai collected the stories in We Are Displaced to show that refugees are ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. As the poet Warsan Shire says in her poem Home, "No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. You only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well."
  
  All that differentiates the young women whose stories we'll hear this week is that they found themselves in the middle of a conflict which forced them to leave their homes, their loved ones, and the only lives they had known.
  
  This first extract tells of the events that drove Malala from her home in the Swat Valley, Pakistan, and how she came to be in a hospital bed in Birmingham.
  
  With a prologue recorded by Malala.
  
  Read by Lisa Zahra.
  Abridged and directed by Kate McAll.
  
  A Pier production for BBC Radio 4
  
  
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000...
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  sónia

  Uma leitura muito importante e que deveria ser obrigatória. É impossível não ficar sensibilizado com as histórias que são aqui partilhadas. Fazem-nos pensar nos nossos privilégios, quando do outro lado do oceano, há milhares de pessoas em situações tremendamente piores que as nossas... Recomendo muito.
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  Sushiel Sharma

  Such a powerful collection of stories. Emotional, heart wrenching & uplifting at the same time. After I finished reading, it created a void inside and left me thinking what if I was in place of Maria or Ajida?
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  Abby

  This is a beautiful book sharing the stories of young women who were forced to leave their homes, but survived against all odds and fought for those, like them, needed advocates. I am so grateful that this book exists, that its proceeds go to the Malala fund, and that all the stories are diverse and real and complicated. There's also a section on how you can help at the end. REQUIRED READING, FOR PEOPLE IN POLITICS ESPECIALLY.
  
  Like the book I finished right before diving into this one – "THEY CAN'T KILL US ALL" – I wrote down a lot of names and phrases, but I especially wanted to write down a couple of quotes:
  – Malala: "I wrote this book because it seems that too many people don't understand that refugees are ordinary people. All that differentiates them is that they got caught in the middle of a conflict that forced them to leave their homes, their loved ones, and the only lives they had known. They risked so much along the way, and why? Because it is too often a choice between life and death. / And, as my family did a decade ago, they chose life."
  – Malala: "These were the choices that people made that day."
  – Sabreen: [repeated by others] "We may be refugees, I thought, but he's treating us like wild animals."
  – Zaynab: "But who was I to judge her? My path was different."
  – Malala: "People had started calling Muzoon 'the Malala of Syria,' but I knew she was the Muzoon of Syria."
  – Muzoon: "But even at [13] years old, I knew that if I did not leave then, it could be the end of my story."
  – Muzoon: "I knew this wasn't right. I knew that early marriage would trap girls in a cycle of poverty and deprivation. / I knew I had to do something about it."
  – Marie Claire: "We wanted to live. o we had to leave."
  – Marie Claire: "We did not belong, but we had nowhere else to go."
  – Marie Claire: "They took my mother, but not her love. I still have that and it keeps me strong."
  – Jennifer: "As I read about the thousands of refugees fleeing Syria, I realized this was the biggest humanitarian crisis in my lifetime. And that I needed to do something."
  – Malala: "The refugee stories we often see are those of people who are still in danger, who are still struggling. We assume that once they've found a new home, that's the end of the story. Often, it's the beginning of a new story. / Learning about Farah's background made me wonder how many refugees who have started over hesitate to tell their stories. It made me really think about how you can look at a person but not even begin to know the first thing about them."
  – Farah: "My sister and I were once called pigs, which is ironic because we are Muslims, so we don't eat pork. My father told us that pig stood for 'pretty intelligent girls.'"
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  Lauren

  WE ARE DISPLACED: My Journey and Stories of Refugee Girls from Around the World by Malala Yousafzai, 2018.
  
  #ReadtheWorld21 📍Pakistan
  #NobelLaureate
  
  This collection of oral histories shares Malala's own story of displacement and violence at the hands of the Taliban (further detailed in her 2013 autobiography, I Am Malala) and 10 other women and girls forced to leave their homes. We meet Yemeni sisters, Yazidi and Rohingya girls, and other women from the DRC, Guatemala, Syria, Colombia, and Uganda and hear their stories of fleeing from terrorism, civil war, gang violence, and persecution and now living in the US, Canada, and Europe.
  
  Malala introduces each story, sharing more details about each person and time period, and how she met the women in this book. In the epilogue, she describes her 2018 trip to Pakistan - the first time she and her family had been back to the Swat Valley since 2012, after the Taliban's assassination attempt on her life.
  
  🎧 I listened to this as an audiobook, much of it read by Malala herself. Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Prize recipient for her advocacy of education and human rights, winning the 2014 Peace Prize at age 17. She recently completed her university degree at Oxford in June 2020, her graduation ceremony online due to the pandemic.
  
  Reading Malala's story, and the stories of the other women from all over the world was particularly impactful - truly reading the world and reading for social justice, for compassion, and for change.
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  Michelle Weston

  Every person concerned about humanity needs to read this. True. Honest. Real. Resilient. The refugee crisis is humanity’s crisis. Every person deserves safety. Every person deserves a home. It’s a HUMAN RIGHT. This book will help you see that through the eyes and lens of strong women/girls who desperately wanted to stay in their country but couldn’t for fear of their very LIFE...their stories will tear you apart inside and put you in their shoes with each page turned. They have experienced so much pain, so much loss, so much grief and YET, their will and strength to survive is inspirational and motivating. You will begin to see that their stories MATTER...and you’ll begin to contemplate the millions of stories never told. May this book help us all choose to BE THE CHANGE rather than contributing to the problem with our silence.
  
  “[Refugees] are not only fleeing violence...but they are escaping their beloved homes. That seems to get lost in the conversation...so much is focused on where they are now—not on what they have lost as a result.”
  
  “Their reality is violence, homes destroyed, innocent lives lost. And the only choice they have for safety is to leave. To ‘choose’ to be displaced. That is not much of a choice.”
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  Alfredo

  Neste livro, Malala compartilha a sua história e a de outras garotas que foram forçadas a fugir de casa por diversos motivos. São diversas vozes e vivências que chamam atenção para uma das maiores crises humanitárias que já vivemos, a dos refugiados.
  
  Eu venho interessado em aprender mais sobre o tema já faz um tempo, mas só agora em julho que comecei a pesquisar mais sobre. É triste que saibamos tão pouco sobre esse momento que deveríamos estar enfrentando juntos. Esse livro veio em hora certa.
  
  Sobre minha experiência de leitura, ela foi boa, em geral. Ouvi o audiolivro narrado por Klara Castanho pelo aplicativo do Autibooks. O aplicativo ainda é bem precário e falha até quando se tenta pausar o áudio. São erros básicos que deveriam ter sido corrigidos antes do lançamento da plataforma. A narração da Klara é boa, mas às vezes enfadonha. Ela mantém o mesmo tom de voz durante o livro inteiro, o que não é o mais indicado para um livro escrito por tantas pessoas.
  
  Indico muito essa leitura.
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  biblio_mom (Aiza)

  “When you go through that kind of experience, there are often two extremes: Either you lose hope completely and you shatter and break into pieces, or you become so resilient that no one can break you anymore.”
  
  It baffles me that I have no knowledge about some of the places and races/ethnicity of these resilient women. It shows that their voices aren’t being heard enough across the globe. I’m glad that I picked this up because it reminds me to be more empathetic, not to take anything for granted, to be strong in facing whatever life is throwing at me and how privileged I am as a Malaysian. And for that, I am very grateful. I hope in future, nobody would be denied education especially girls/women.
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  akacya ❦

  This work tells the stories of different refugee girls/women who have been, as the title states, displaced. They each share their experiences growing up in their home country, why they had to leave, and how this move affected their lives. Their stories really put things into perspective, especially for those of us who do not share similar experiences.
  
  I would recommend this to everyone, even if you don’t normally read nonfiction, because it’s a short but very important read.
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  Augusto Guibone

  Viver no mesmo século que Malala é um privilégio por poder ouvir e conhecer jovens que estão mudando e influenciando o mundo para melhor de alguma forma (e eu espero que tais mudanças se concretizem). Viver no mesmo século que Malala também é um pouco triste e desesperador. Não pela ativista em si, mas por tudo que ela fala e que circunda sua luta (para além dos nossos outros 5000 problemas sociais que parecem sem solução). E esse livro é uma síntese agridoce de tudo isso.
  
  Ele é dividido em duas partes. Na primeira temos Malala contando de uma maneira mais resumida a sua história e com foco num ponto: o modo como ela ficou longe de casa tanto tempo de sua juventude. Ela não chega a se considerar uma refugiada no sentido próprio do termo mas, conforme expõe em sua história, teve que se mudar dentro do próprio país por conta dos conflitos com o Talibã no começo dos anos 2000 e, depois do atentado que sofreu, mudo-se para Inglaterra. Ela traz o foco para como foi a sensação de deixar seu lar e como isso implicou na sua juventude, destacando sempre como os problemas da sociedade motivam tais mudanças.
  
  Já numa segunda parte do livro, Malala conta a história de diversas meninas/mulheres, de diversas partes do mundo, que estão envolvidas com a questão dos refugiados de alguma forma, principalmente de meninas que deixaram seus países por algum motivo. E são histórias tristes, algumas inclusive se você ouvir soam como ficção de tão absurdas. Mas não são ficções. Estão acontecendo com pessoas reais nesse momento. Caminhadas noturnas por florestas densas, barcos arriscados cruzando o mar, acampamentos gigantescos com pouca estrutura, guerra. São histórias que estão acontecendo com muitas pessoas.
  
  Malala busca, na minha visão, trazer duas coisas ao chamar essas meninas para contarem suas histórias: primeiro que é fazer você entender a problemática que afeta o mundo no momento e ouvir isso da boca de uma pessoa refugiada, para entender o que ela passou e criar um pouco mais de empatia e conhecer a questão. E segundo que é dar esperança também. É complicado falar de esperança no meio de um assunto ao qual tantas pessoas perdem a vida, perdem seus lares, até mesmo perdem a chance de viver em um novo país ou, quando conseguem, ainda devem lidar com o preconceito. Malala sabe disso, a própria viveu isso. Mas mesmo assim ela fez questão de dar esse ponto de esperança, em sua história e na história das meninas, como uma forma de inspirar e acalentar outras pessoas que estejam na mesma situação e também fazer com que nós acreditemos que, quem sabe daqui a alguns anos, toda essa situação possa ser resolvida da melhor forma possível e com a vida das pessoas que passaram por isso sendo renovadas de alguma forma. É um livro sobre esperança.
  
  Eu fico muito feliz com esse livro sendo lançado, principalmente por ele ter um foco no público jovem. Aqui no Brasil parece que a discussão sobre a questão das pessoas refugiadas não ganha tanto foco. Ainda parece uma coisa distante, pertencente somente aos países europeus por conta da proximidade com os conflitos dos países africanos e asiáticos. Porém não é verdade. O conflito está aqui. Tá do nosso lado. Mesmo que a mídia brasileira não trate da questão com o afinco que necessário, às vezes ignorando que o país vive esse problema, em especial na região norte (talvez o presidente deliberadamente ignore também), é de uma importância muito grande a existência desse livro, principalmente para o público jovem. Os sentimentos de empatia e esperança que Malala escreve e descreve devem funcionar como mecanismo para mudança.
  
  Ps: quem quiser ter a experiência com o audiolivro, ele está disponível para compra no site da Autibooks e eu particularmente achei uma experiência muito agradável. A narração da Klara Castanho é muito bem feita e ele é um livro bem rapidinho.
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  The Artisan Geek

  12/1/19
  A few minutes ago, I saw Malala's interview with Trevor Noah and I felt immediately compelled to go out and buy this book. I have heard of her story before, but never actually watched one of her talks (I was supposed to see her speak at my university 3 years ago, but she cancelled due to an exam LMAO, love it!) and I wish I had payed more attention to her cause earlier. Either way, I just ordered it and I look forward to reading!
  
  19/3/19
  I read this in one sitting, what a book! My review will be up soon on my Youtube channel.
  
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  Maria João (A Biblioteca da João)

  8,5 de 10*
  
  Cada vez tenho mais interesse em conhecer o percurso de determinadas pessoas. Pessoas que fazem a diferença no mundo. E a cada nova vida que conheço mais me convenço que existem seres humanos que nascem com uma missão e todas as provações que passam têm como finalidade cumprir essa missão. Malala é uma delas, sem dúvida. Pensar que uma criança paquistanesa que teve que levar um tiro na cabeça e sobreviver para ter uma voz no mundo, chegando a ganhar o Nobel da Paz, dá que pensar! E pensar é o que a humanidade precisa cada vez mais.
  
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  https://abibliotecadajoao.blogspot.co...
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  Tamara Fuentes

  Heartbreaking and ultimately life changing, Malala gives a platform to a group of girls who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to get their story told. It's a fast and easy read, perfect for anyone to pick up and learn more about these young women who have had to flee their home for safety. Each story is powerful and equally moving, leaving you thinking and wanting to do everything for them. While the stories can be hard to read at times, they leave with you hope that these women succeed in everything that they do.
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  Taylor O

  I could not put this book down! As tearful moments of the stories can be, We Are Displaced is an important read for all of us!
  
  All the girls who shared their stories in this book are inspirational. They have gone through so much and their resilience and determination to not just help their families, but pursue studies to help others is inspiring.
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  Tammy

  Inspiring, quick read about the stories of different refugee girls throughout the world.
  
  Side note: My library has this in the adult section, but I didn't think there was anything in it that would be unsuitable for teens.
  
  Popsugar Challenge 2019: A book that's published in 2019
  
  
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  Jenny

  Popsugar Challenge 2019-A book by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America
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  Tracy Greer- Hansen

  What did I learn?
  
  I never knew that Swat Valley in Pakistan was the Switzerland of the East. I went to Instagram to look at pictures and was blown away by the green valleys and waterfalls. I always thought Pakistan was a desert and so this was a wonderful surprise.
  
  I learnt that as Canadians we fail to understand what we have been blessed with; to live in the country that we do. The freedom, the diversity, and the ability to worship whomever we choose.
  
  These women tell awe-inspiring tales to which I could not truly comprehend.
  
  As an immigrant myself, I do understand the longing for a place you may not have a lot of memories of but something still calls you to your homeland. I could identify with the women longing for the smells and sights of the place you were born, and how that can not be replaced no matter how long you live somewhere else. Thankfully, I never left a war-ridden country where your life was at stake.
  
  I highly recommend this book. It is nice and short and Malala introduces each lady before her chapter begins. Thanks to my good friend, Shaylenne for borrowing this book to me and leaving your sticky note bookmark with it. I used it throughout this read. ❤️
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  Ava :)

  very educational and insightful
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  Kimberley (yepanotherbookstagram)

  In We Are Displaced, we read a short version of Malala’s story (for further details, read I Am Malala which is so insightful and an amazing read) and then read the stories of other women who Malala has met, who have been displaced themselves.
  
  This book is a must read for everyone. It provides honest and harrowing accounts of what women around the world are experiencing and why so many become displaced. Reading some of the stories, I became so emotional thinking about what people have gone through, and continue to go through. It is a call to action - there is so much we can be doing to advocate for those who have lost their homes and have few rights.
  
  Thanks to @hachetteaus for the review copy.