Malala Yousafzai
Title
Malala Yousafzai
Subject
Education
Description
Young woman who works to educate girls in Pakistan
Creator
Amy French
Source
Image: White House, public domain
Birth Date
1997
Birthplace
Mingora, Pakistan
Occupation
Children's activist, women's right activist
Biographical Text
Yousafzai is a Pakistani girl who became famous for her activism in the fight to allow girls in the Swat region to attend school. In October of 2012, she survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban who attempted to stop her advocacy. She was shot in the head, just above her left eye, while she walked to school. She recovered from the incident and continues to take an active role in the effort for education. She recently formed the Malala Fund to support her efforts to make sure that girls receive education. In 2014, she won the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the youngest person to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
"I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot.. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up." Malala
"I speak not for myself but for those without voice...those who have fought for their rights...their right to live with peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated." Malala
"I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot.. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up." Malala
"I speak not for myself but for those without voice...those who have fought for their rights...their right to live with peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated." Malala
Bibliography
United Nations speech, 2013: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2013/07/20137126351897418.html
- Date Added
- June 12, 2014
- Collection
- Reform (Social or Labor)
- Item Type
- Person
- Tags
- education, Pakistan
- Citation
- Amy French, “Malala Yousafzai,” Women Who Dared, accessed March 28, 2024, https://womenwhodared.omeka.net/items/show/37.