1. Malala Yousafzai born on 12 July 1997, is
a Pakistani female education activist, who became the only child and youngest ever
Nobel Prize recipient.
2. She defied the Taliban
in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive education. She was
shot in the head by Taliban gunmen on October 9, 2012, but survived.
3. She began campaigning for girls’ education at the age of 11.
She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and for women in
her native Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan.
4. 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?"
5. Her autobiography, “I
Am Malala”, a best seller, was released in October 2013.
6. She addressed the UN on
her 16th birthday in 2013.
7. Most famous quote by
her, “One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the World.”
8. She won the Noble Prize
exactly after two years of attack on her.
9. She has bagged more
International Awards than her age.
10. Her achievement is unparalleled and unequaled. Girls and
boys of the world should take lead from her struggle and commitment.
I was inspired and saluted this brave heart girl through a
video
which I uploaded on YouTube on 16th October, 2012
