Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Introduction:
Malala Yousufzai a Pakistani education activist who has improved
the education system and has taken a stand against gender
inequality. Malala from a very young age was always taught to voice
her opinion and never stay quiet if anything wrong was being done.
Today she is one of the youngest noble prize laureate who has
inspired several people, especially young girls, to continue their
struggle for education. She has written several books and even
started the Malala fund through which she is helping several girls
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worldwide receive education. She has always believed that :
child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the
world.
Malala Yousufzai's early life and background:
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora in the Swat
Valley. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has
two younger brothers.
At a very young age, Malala developed a thirst for knowledge. For years
her father, a passionate education advocate himself, ran a learning
institution in the city, and school was a big part of Malala’s family.
In 2007, The Taliban began to control the Swat Valley and banned girls
from attending school, and cultural activities like dancing and watching
television were prohibited. Suicide attacks were widespread, and the
taliban did not allow proper education for girls which became o
cornerstone of its terror campaign determined to go to school and with
a firm belief in her right to an education, Malala stood up to the
Taliban. Alongside her father, Malala quickly became a critic of their
tactics. In early 2009, Malala started to blog anonymously on the Urdu
language site of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). She wrote
about life in the Swat Valley under Taliban rule, and about her desire to
go to school. Using the name “Gul Makai,” she described being forced
to stay at home, and she questioned the motives of the Taliban.
What motivated her to continue her struggle for girls' education?
On her return, after weeks of being away from Swat, Malala once again
used the media and continued her public campaign for her right to go
to school. Her voice grew louder, and over the course of the next three
years, she and her father became known throughout Pakistan for their
determination to give Pakistani girls access to a free quality education.
But not everyone supported and welcomed her campaign to bring
about change in Swat. On the morning of October 9, 2012, 15-year-old
Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban. One of the bullets entered
and exited her head and lodged in her shoulder. Malala was seriously
wounded.
After the shooting, her incredible recovery and return to school
resulted in a global outpouring of support for Malala.
Her main works:
Malala is a great role model and author. She really provides a strong figure for any girl
growing up in this hectic world. Any girl (or boy) can relate to Malala because she
described herself as being an ordinary girl that wanted to see change in the world. She
shows that anyone can adjust their view on the world if they just use their voice to speak
out. Some of her main works are-
Books:
I am Malala-
Malala published her first book on October 2013, an autobiography entitled “I
Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.”
This book is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the
fight for girls’ education, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their
daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the
power of one person’s voice to inspire change in the world.
We are displaced-
In this uplifting work Malala Yousafzai shares the survival stories of female
refugees from around the world. She vividly describes the horror of seeing schools
reduced to rubble as a result of bombings, an experience that both politicized her
and forced her family into exile in England. She devotes only about a quarter of the
book to her own story; the remainder is a collection of oral histories from
displaced women and girls from countries ranging from Yemen to Colombia to the
Democratic Republic of Congo. Each refugee’s tale of survival is equal parts
devastating and inspiring, and the narrators do not shy away from the complex,
contradictory experiences of fleeing a homeland. Through this book her purpose is
to transform refugees from nameless, faceless statistics into who they really are
humans whose identities are more than just their displaced status.
THE MALA FUND
The Malala Fund is an organization that Malala co-founded with

her father. It empowers girls to achieve their potential and become
confident and strong leaders in their own country by educating
them. Funding education projects in six countries and working with
international leaders, the Malala Fund joins with local partners to
invest in innovative solutions on the ground and advocates globally
for quality secondary education for all girls.
Its main objectives are to:
• Expand access to education for girls and women, especially those hardest to reach and
affected by conflict and disaster
• Improve the quality and relevance of education, ensuring that content, teaching practices,
learning processes and environments are gender-sensitive
In 2014, through the Malala Fund, Malala traveled to Jordan to meet

Syrian refugees, to Kenya to meet young female students, and finally
to northern Nigeria. In Nigeria, she spoke out in support of the
abducted girls who were kidnapped by a group which, like the
Taliban, tries to stop girls from going to school.
Motivational speeches:
In 2013, Yousafzai made a speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly in New
York, during which she talked about the controversial situation surrounding
women’s rights in her country. The event generated a wave of international
attention thanks to the internet and interest from global media. Addressing the
assembly, Yousafzai explained that education is the only solution to combat
inequality.
Main achievements:
Her activism resulted in a nomination for the International Children’s
Peace Prize in 2011. That same year, she was awarded Pakistan’s
National Youth Peace Prize.
On October 10, 2013, in acknowledgement of her work, the
European Parliament awarded Malala the prestigious Sakharov
Prize for Freedom of Thought.
In October 2014, Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. At age
17, she became the youngest person to receive this prize. Secretary-General
António Guterres designated Malala as a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2017 to help raise
awareness of the importance of girl’s education.
Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for several years for the right
of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too,
can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most
dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading
spokesperson for girls' rights to education.
Conclusion:
Currently residing in Birmingham, Malala is an active proponent of

education as a fundamental social and economic right. Through the
Malala Fund and with her own voice, Malala Yousafzai remains a
staunch advocate for the power of education and for girls to
become agents of change in their communities. She is a big source
of inspiration for young girls teaching them they should never
remain quiet about their opinion and should always speak out. One
of her famous quotes is: “do not wait for someone else to come
and speak for you. It's you who can change the world”
Bibliography:
https://malala.org
https://www.nobelprize.org
https://www.britannica.com
https://www.womenshistory.org
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In 2014, through the Malala Fund, Malala traveled to Jordan to meet

Currently residing in Birmingham, Malala is an active proponent of

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed

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