The girl who stands up for girl's right to education

Malala Yousafzai

Who was she ?

Malala Yousafzai is a popular teenage activist, also known as “The Youngest nobel Laureate “ and “ Gul Makai”. She was born on July 12th, 1997 in Mingora, the Swat district of northwest Pakistan. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, encouraged her to express her frustration over the Taliban. In a blog, she wrote about how the Taliban were seeking to rule over their hometown and stop girls from getting to school. She won many prizes and awards, she was nominated and won “ Nobel Peace Prize (2014), “ Sakharov For Freedom of thought (2013) and “ Simone de Beavoir Prize (2013).

She wrote her blog using the  pseudonym “ Gul Makai” to hide her identity. Gul Makai means wicked and strictness. A little later her identity was revealed and the taliban shot her in her head. She survived the critical injury and was flown to England to have surgery. She has became a popular teenage activist because of her brave fight for girls education.

By Micahzl