Part One covers Malala Yousafzai 's life " Before the Taliban " . She describes her childhood home Swat Valley . Named for Malalai of Maiwand , Yousafzai lived with her father Ziauddin , her mother Toor Pekai and two younger brothers Khushal and Atal . Ziauddin 's father Rohul Amin was an imam and a teacher . Ziauddin studied a Master 's in English at Jehanzeb College . He opened the Khushal School with a partner Naeem , who later left due to financial difficulties . Ziauddin found a new partner Hidayatullah , with whom the school slowly began to make a profit . As Ziauddin began to open more schools , Toor Pekai would bring children in need to live with them and Ziauddin would give free places in his schools to poor children . Yousafzai describes the changing political regimes in Pakistan , the first drone strikes in Pakistan in 2004 following the September 11 attacks , and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
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