Malala Yousafzai A brave girl from Pakistan Malala

Malala Yousafzai A brave girl from Pakistan

*Malala was born July 12 th 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She lived with her parents who later had two sons. *For the first few years of her life, her hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals. *However, the area began to change as the Taliban tried to take control.

* In the area Malala lived, known as the Swat Valley, the Taliban, at times, banned girls from attending school. * Malala spoke out for the right of children, of girls in a place where some people believe that girls should not go to school. * She attended a school that her father had founded. After the Taliban began attacking girls' schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her talk was, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education? "

*In 2009, Malala begin to write a blog under a different name. She wrote about life under the Taliban rule and shared her views on promoting education for girls. *As a result of the World Wide Web, she gained interest from all around the world. *Malala began to rise in prominence and gave interviews. She took on the role of chairperson of the District Child Assembly in Swat.

*Her father ran a number of schools in the region, and was also a keen education activist. *Malala continued to share her views regarding education rights for girls. *She won Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize. *Later in 2011, at the age of 14, she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize.

*On October 9 th, 2012, at the age of 15, Malala was shot by the Taliban on her school bus. Malala was immediately airlifted to a hospital where they removed the bullet. *She was later taken to a hospital in England for further treatment. *In the days after the attack, she was in a critical condition but later her she began to make a good recovery.

*Even as Malala was recovering from her ordeal, she continued to speak fearlessly for girls’ education and speaking against an extremely cruel and wicked Taliban. *Politicians around the world demanded that all children worldwide be in school by the end of 2015.

*The shooting resulted in a massive outpouring of support for Malala, which continued during her recovery. She gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16 th birthday in 2013. She has also written an autobiography, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, which was released in October 2013.

*“Malala Yousafzai is a very global symbol of every girl’s right to an education” -Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary General)

*Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014. *Malala said, having been awarded the prize, “My message to children all around the world is that they should stand up for their rights. ”