Malala Yousafzai , the Pakistani school girl who was shot by the Taliban, will publish her life story later this year.

The novel, "I am Malala," will detail the 15 year old's life as an advocate for women's education.

"I want to tell my story, but it will also be the story of 61m children who can't get an education," Yousafzai said. " I want it to be part of the campaign to give every boy and girl the right to go to school. It is their basic right."

The book will be published by Commonwealth, Little,Brown, and Weidenfield & Nicholson.

Ann Tahsin, the deputy publishing director for Weidenfield & Nicholson, said :

"This book will be a document to bravery, courage, and vision. Malala is so young to have experienced so much and I have no doubt that her story will be an inspiration to readers from all generations who believe in the right to education and the freedom to pursue it."

Source: Guardian

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai attended school just weeks after being released from the hospital.

The 15 year old survived an assassination attempt made by the Taliban after declaring her support for women's rights.

Despite horrific injuries, Yousafzai has recovered and attended her first day of school in Birmingham.

"I am excited today that I have achieved my dream of going back to school," she said. "I want all the girls in the world to have this basic opportunity."

Yousafzai was given a 3 year education attache to study in Birmingham by the Pakistani consulate.

Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday.

Alfridi ran a vaccination program to collect DNA and verify Bin Laden's presence in Abottabad.

He was detained after the raid and was later tried in Khyber, where he was raised.

U.S. officials have expressed concern over Afridi's sentence and are working on ways to get him released.

Talat Masood, a defense analyst, said, " If things go well with the U.S., it's very likely he will be pardoned."

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Al Qaeda released a video on Sunday featuring a  70 year old American hostage.

The hostage, Warren Weinstein, was kidnapped by the terrorist group in August a few days before he was scheduled to return to the United States.

The video shows Weinstein pleading with President Obama to follow through with Al Qaeda's demands.

"If you accept the demand, I live. If you don't accept the demands, then I die," he said.