As a young girl Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education she was shot in the head by taliban gunmen in 2012, but SURVIVED!!!!!!!
For several months, Malala’s school and hundreds of others in the district of Swat were closed. Malala spoke publicly about her desire to go to school. “All I want is an education,” she told one television broadcaster.
When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. But she continued to speak out about girls’ right to education. On October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. But Malala survived, showing great courage and optimism during her long recovery. During this time, Malala became a symbol of the struggle for girls’ rights all over the world.
This year, Malala became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She also released her memoir, I Am Malala, which tells the story of her life before and after the gunshot that nearly killed her. Her book inspired a course at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. The curriculum focuses on political activism and the importance of education for girls. "It will encourage students to get engaged in the communities and to help the Malala Fund directly," said Mary Ellsberg, director of the university's Global Women's Institute.
Malala is now a student in Birmingham, England. She continues to give a voice to the millions of children around the world who do not have the opportunity to go to school.
When the Pakistani government regained control, Malala was able to return to class. But she continued to speak out about girls’ right to education. On October 9, 2012, the Taliban tried to silence her. A gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her forehead. But Malala survived, showing great courage and optimism during her long recovery. During this time, Malala became a symbol of the struggle for girls’ rights all over the world.
This year, Malala became the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She also released her memoir, I Am Malala, which tells the story of her life before and after the gunshot that nearly killed her. Her book inspired a course at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. The curriculum focuses on political activism and the importance of education for girls. "It will encourage students to get engaged in the communities and to help the Malala Fund directly," said Mary Ellsberg, director of the university's Global Women's Institute.
Malala is now a student in Birmingham, England. She continues to give a voice to the millions of children around the world who do not have the opportunity to go to school.
Here is a youtube clip of Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
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Quotes and statements made by Malala
We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced
Today you can see that I’m alive .
I want every girl every child to be educated.
One book one pen one child and one teacher can change the world.
When the whole world is silent even one voice can make a difference.
Let us make our future now and let us make our dreams tomorrows reality.
All I want is an education and I am afraid of no one.
Once I had asked god for o0ne or two extra inches in height but instead he made me as tall as the sky so high that I could not mesure myself…by giving me this height
- She is the youngest to receive of the noble peace prize.
- She has been advocating for girls education since she was 11.
- She has already published a memoir.
- She is a professional BBC blogger.
- She was a refugee.
- Someone tried to assassinate her.
- She continues to speak out about the importance of education, despite death threats from the Taliban
- Malala was encouraged by her father to be an activist
- She spent a lot of her childhood days educating herself on political and educational issues.
Quotes and statements made by Malala
We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced
Today you can see that I’m alive .
I want every girl every child to be educated.
One book one pen one child and one teacher can change the world.
When the whole world is silent even one voice can make a difference.
Let us make our future now and let us make our dreams tomorrows reality.
All I want is an education and I am afraid of no one.
Once I had asked god for o0ne or two extra inches in height but instead he made me as tall as the sky so high that I could not mesure myself…by giving me this height