We used to work together essay on cancer a silent killer While my original documentary tells the story of Malala’ s struggle for education in the face of the Taliban, this back story also raises some sobering and difficult questions: Malala was a brave young girl, advocating for a better future for all girls in her country, but was this really her fight to take so public a stance in such a dangerous environment? Or was she thrust into the limelight by adults captivated by the power of a child staring down the Taliban?