Malala Yousoufzai
Malala Yousoufzai
Environment Swat Valley, PakistanFrom 2006 onwards the Taliban
control the region, imposing their version of Sharia LawWomen were
not allowed to be educatedWomen were not allowed to workWomen were
forced to wear the burqa at all times in publicThe Taliban allowed
and in some cases encouraged marriage for girls under the age of
16Public flogging and execution for violations of the Taliban's
lawsMalalas Activism
When she was 11, Malala wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the
BBC detailing her life under Taliban occupationMalala dared to
stand up for herself and other girls and used national and
international media to let the world know girls should also have
the right to go to schoolI think of it often and imagine the scene
clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they
are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic
right.Malalas Activism
As Malala became more recognized, the dangers facing her became
more acuteDeath threats against her were published in newspapers
and slipped under her doorOn 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot
Malala as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's
Swat ValleyMalalas quotesEducation went from being a right to being
a crimeI had two options, one was to remain silent and wait to be
killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose
the second one. I decided to speak upIt is for those forgotten
children who want education. It is for those frightened children
who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want
changeLet us wage a global struggle against illiteracy, poverty and
terrorismLessons from MalalaAn Inspiration
She fought with words when they fought with guns.She spoke for
education when they spread ignorance.She stared death in the face
and walked away.She changed the world...
