Malala Yousafzai: A Person I Admire
Someone I admire… Malala Yousafzai
Who’s Malala ?
A brave 16 year old girl from PAKISTAN.
Become an activist for children (especially girls) rights and education.
About Malala:
In 2009, Malala wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule and her views on promoting education for girls. She began to rise in prominence, giving interviews in prints and on television and taking a position as chairperson of the District Child Assembly Swat.
Her father is a poet, school owner (chains of school) and an educational activist himself. He encouraged her to become a politician.
The Taliban attack
On 9 October 2012, Malala was shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus in an assassination attempt.
In the days immediately following the attack, she remained unconscious and in critical condition, but later her condition improved enough for her to be sent to a hospital in the United Kingdom for intensive rehabilitation.
Reactions: the World unites for Malala
She took position as chairperson of the District Child Assembly Swat and has won Pakistan 's first National Youth Peace Prize.
Ban Ki-Moon has announced that November 10 will be celebrated as Malala Day
Raja Pervez Ashraf (Pakistan Prime Minister): “The extremists attacked Malala because they were scared of the power of her vision,” "Malala is a voice of those who stand for women’s education, a right guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan and ordained by Islamic teachings.”
Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary-General): “Malala Yousafzai is a global symbol of every girl’s right to an education”
Stephen Harper (Prime Minister, Canada): "Laureen and I are pleased to support Malala Yousafzai, a determined young woman who has done so much to promote education and women 's rights in her native Pakistan. All Canadians salute her courage and tenacity and wish her well in her recovery”
Malala’s United Nations Speech
Who’s Malala ?
A brave 16 year old girl from PAKISTAN.
Become an activist for children (especially girls) rights and education.
About Malala:
In 2009, Malala wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban rule and her views on promoting education for girls. She began to rise in prominence, giving interviews in prints and on television and taking a position as chairperson of the District Child Assembly Swat.
Her father is a poet, school owner (chains of school) and an educational activist himself. He encouraged her to become a politician.
The Taliban attack
On 9 October 2012, Malala was shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus in an assassination attempt.
In the days immediately following the attack, she remained unconscious and in critical condition, but later her condition improved enough for her to be sent to a hospital in the United Kingdom for intensive rehabilitation.
Reactions: the World unites for Malala
She took position as chairperson of the District Child Assembly Swat and has won Pakistan 's first National Youth Peace Prize.
Ban Ki-Moon has announced that November 10 will be celebrated as Malala Day
Raja Pervez Ashraf (Pakistan Prime Minister): “The extremists attacked Malala because they were scared of the power of her vision,” "Malala is a voice of those who stand for women’s education, a right guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan and ordained by Islamic teachings.”
Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary-General): “Malala Yousafzai is a global symbol of every girl’s right to an education”
Stephen Harper (Prime Minister, Canada): "Laureen and I are pleased to support Malala Yousafzai, a determined young woman who has done so much to promote education and women 's rights in her native Pakistan. All Canadians salute her courage and tenacity and wish her well in her recovery”
Malala’s United Nations Speech
Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai http://www.malala-yousafzai.com/p/about-malala.html http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/malaladay.html