1.0The District Nerdhttps://www.thedistrictnerd.comAdriennehttps://www.thedistrictnerd.com/index.php/author/aehellar2/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iIT955Pn8x"><a href="https://www.thedistrictnerd.com/index.php/2016/02/29/movie-review-he-named-me-malala/">Movie Review: He Named Me Malala</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.thedistrictnerd.com/index.php/2016/02/29/movie-review-he-named-me-malala/embed/#?secret=iIT955Pn8x" width="600" height="338" title="“Movie Review: He Named Me Malala” — The District Nerd" data-secret="iIT955Pn8x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.thedistrictnerd.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.thedistrictnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Movie-Review_-He-named-me-Malala.png800800As someone who has lived in a Muslim community with a Muslim family I have a unique perspective on the Muslim faith and community. But what story could I say that would move you to a new perspective? None! My stories are about friendship and family. I have no stories that would change the conversation or add anything substantive on refugees or asylum seekers, but there is one story I know of that could. A story that opened my mind and heart to the refugee and asylum seeker story. “He Named Me Malala,” the documentary about Malala Yousafzai the young girl shot by the Taliban for speaking up for girl’s education. There are three parts to this movie that make it stand out it doesn’t shy away from the hard truths, its use of mediums, and its depiction of Malala. “He Named Me Malala” doesn’t shy away from the hard truths of Malala’s story. Instead the film, takes a candid but gentle look at the shooting, the bombings, and her sneaking around Swat to attend school. The most disturbing part for me was watching the slow progress by which the Taliban took control of Swat. I was expecting brute strength […]