On October 9, 2012, 15-year old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in response to her campaign against the destruction of girls schools in Pakistan. In the face of terror, Malala risked her life to speak out for the rights of girls everywhere. Malala's bravery has sparked a global movement and we believe the Nobel Foundation should give her the Nobel Peace Prize. 
 
 The first step in the process is to get Malala nominated for the prize and only certain people, like a national politician, can do this. That’s why I am asking UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander and the three main party leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband to nominate Malala. 
 
 Malala doesn’t just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender. I am one of those women. I was born in the UK but when I was 16 I was taken out of school, sent to Pakistan and forced into a marriage. 
 
 While my friends completed their GCSE’s and A-levels I was trapped, afraid of what would happen to me if I resisted. Eventually, I managed to escape back to the UK and when I was 28 I was finally able return to education, but I still think about the years I missed. I also think about all the other girls in our communities today who are in the same situation. I know there are girls like Malala here in the UK. 
 
 A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for gender equality and universal human rights, including the right to education for girls. 
 
 Worldwide support: 
 
 This is a global campaign, calling on multiple countries to nominate Malala. While Tarek Fatah, the person who started the first 'Nobel Prize for Malala' petition, lives in Canada, almost half the people who have signed the petition come from countries around the world. 
 
 Now people are setting up this same petition in their own country asking for their political leaders to come together to nominate Malala for the Nobel Prize. 
 
 The counter on this petition reflects the cumulative efforts of these petitions from around the world. 
 
 If you don’t have a petition in your country yet and you would like to start one, send Tarek a note at Nobel4Malala@gmail.com with your country in the subject line. 
 
 Twitter Hashtag: #Nobel4Malala 
 
 Canada Petition: https://www.change.org/Malala 
 
 German Petition: https://www.change.org/malalaspreis 
 
 French petition: http://www.change.org/nobelpourmalala ||||| Malala Yousafzai has been attacked on social media after an unverified picture was posted supposedly of her wearing jeans and heeled boots. 
 
 The 20-year-old, who started studying at Oxford University last week, faced criticism from people in her home country of Pakistan for adopting western dress and not being accompanied by her father. 
 
 The vitriol also provoked a wave of support for the Nobel Laureate, with some saying she is the"real future of Pakistan". 
 
 Malala came to global attention five years ago when she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan for arguing publicly that girls should be allowed to attend school. 
 
 She was flown to UK for treatment and later finished her studies in Birmingham before applying to Oxford. Since then Malala has become a leading advocate for women’s rights and addressed the UN on the issue of children’s right to education. 
 
 Her extraordinary story was recognised in 2014 when she became the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 
 
 Last week she started attending Oxford University to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) and tweeted a picture of her books saying: "5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education. Today, I attend my first lectures at Oxford".
– As Malala Yousufzai continues her recovery in a UK hospital, more than 90,000 supporters hope the Pakistani teenager has a big honor in store next year: the Nobel Peace Prize. A petition at Change.org to get the 15-year-old nominated for the honor is drawing support from around the world, reports the BBC. Malala was shot in the head last month by Taliban gunmen after becoming an outspoken advocate of girls' education. "In the face of terror, Malala risked her life to speak out for the rights of girls everywhere," reads the petition.