Malala

Malala

By Aidan

Today let's talk about Malala Yousafzai, a young girl who stood up for her rights to go to school. What do kids in America think about school? Some don't like it because of homework, some complain about going. But in some places girls are lucky to learn. In Pakistan it is sometimes illegal to go to school if you are a woman, just for being a woman than there is Malala.

Malala was born 7/12/1997 Mingora Pakistan. Malala's dad was a principal who had a school for girls [ and boys ]. Malala has 2 brothers Khushal and Atal and has always loved to learn. Malala at the age of 10 ,a group called ''the Taliban'' shut down and bombed a LOT of girls schools because they did not like the idea of girls going to school ,they also banned women from going in public places without a family member and not just any family member a male family member.

The Taliban had made a death threat against her. When Malala was 15 she was coming home on a school bus when the Taliban pulled it over and asked ''Who is Mala-la ?'' and shot her and 2 other girls Kainat and Shazia. Malala was shot in the left part of the forehead and she had to go to a hospital in Peshawar Pakistan and then to Birmingham England. The date she was shot was 10-9-2012. The reason Malala got shot was because Malala spoke publicly spoke about what was going on in Pakistan and the way women were not allowed to go to school and people being flogged and murdered for speaking out against the Taliban and girls as young as 12 being married to men much older than them.

In 2009, Malala started blogging for the BBC [ British Broadcasting Corporation ]. Gul Makai was her cover name, but in December in the same year her identity was revealed by accident. Malala has won many awards including PAKISTAN'S NATIONAl PEACE PRIZE and was nominated for the INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE back in 2011. March 2013, Malala started school in Birmingham and she had a ton of support from around the world. In 2013 for her 16th birthday she presented a speech at the UNITED NATIONS.

I think Malala is a god role model for young girls because she stood up for what she believed in and even won the ''NOBEL PEACE PRIZE '' in 2014 which is given to people who stood up for peace she also won it with Kailash Satyarthi an activist from India who supported children's rights. Malala was the youngest ever to win the ''NOBEL PEACE PRIZE''. Malala has won other awards. One of my favorite quotes from Malala is '' They thought that the bullet would silence us. But they failed... weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born.'' Still to this day Malala is a target for the Taliban.

Sources: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=when+was+malala+shot&safe=active&ssui=on https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on#q=where+was+malala+born&safe=active&ssui=on

Her book ''I AM MALALA ''

TIMES KIDS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan

http://www.biography.com/people/malala-yousafzai-2136225
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Presentation Notes:

"hello it is nice to see other people checking out this wonderful school I came here from England I was born in Pakistan and in Pakistan not many girls get to go to school. When I was 15 I was coming home on school bus and was shot on the left side of my head and went to a hospital in Pakistan and then sent to a hospital in England were I live to this day."