Childhood Education In Davis Guggenheim's Documentary 'He Named Me Malala'

In Davis Guggenheim’s documentary, He Named me Malala, Toor Pekai Yousafzai and her daughter, Malala, discussed their contrasting childhood schooling, which revealed how drastically a child's education can change their viewpoint of the world when they reach adulthood. Malala proudly expresses, “school was my home” (Guggenheim), to elucidate how comfortable she is at school and to show her devotion to her education. Malala’s father was a school teacher and taught his daughter to appreciate the chance to acquire knowledge, something many girls in Pakistan did not get the opportunity to do with the Taliban’s strict guidelines. The positive perception of schooling this teenager had as a child allowed her to question and challenge her society’s