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Malala Yousafzai (Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی, Pashto: ملاله یوسفزۍ, pronunciation: [məˈlaːlə jusəf ˈzəj]; [4] born 12 July 1997) [1] [4] [5] is a Pakistani female education activist, film and television producer, and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate [6] at the age of 17.
Oct 22, 2024 · Malala Yousafzai (born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat valley, Pakistan) is a Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP; sometimes called Pakistani Taliban).
Learn how Malala began her fight for girls — from an education activist in Pakistan to the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate — and how she continues her campaign through Malala Fund.
On the morning of October 9, 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban. Seated on a bus heading home from school, Malala was talking with her friends about schoolwork. Two members of the Taliban stopped the bus.
Malala Yousafzai. 1997- By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020. At age eleven, Malala Yousafzai was already advocating for the rights of women and girls. As an outspoken proponent for girls’ right to education, Yousafzai was often in danger because of her beliefs.
Nov 29, 2023 · Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is a girls’ education activist who survived a near-fatal shooting at age 15. Read about her books, husband, and more.
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. She was born in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. When the Islamic Taliban movement took control of the valley in 2008, girls’ schools were burned down.
Malala Yousafzai (born 12 July 1997 [1]) is a Pakistani student and an impactful education activist. She is known for her activism for girls ' and women's rights, especially for her campaign to allow girls to go to school. She was a victim of a gunshot attack in October 2012. [2] Yousafzai is the youngest person to have won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Aug 17, 2017 · Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai wrote an anonymous diary about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan. She was shot in the head by militants for daring to go to school. In 2014...
Dec 10, 2014 · Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, student, UN messenger of peace and the youngest Nobel Laureate. As co-founder of Malala Fund, she is building a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear.
