Malala Yousafzai (born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12 1997) is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the Swat region of Pakistan. Malala has spent her life fighting for education and women's rights in the poor parts of Pakistan, where the Taliban makes it very difficult for girls to attend school.
Malala was the subject of a New York Times documentary in 2010, that documented her life as the Pakistani military intervened in the region. She has been nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by Desmond Tutu, and furthermore, she has won Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize. She is now on her way to winning a the Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen on Oct. 9 2012, when she was on her way home from school. Their assassination attempt failed. Malala was critically injured and she had to have emergency surgery, and she was later sent to the UK for a more intensive rehabilitation. In February 2012, she made her first public speech since her injury, and is expected to make a full recovery following some constructive skull surgery.
Malala is best known for being a pro-education activist, and surviving being shot in the head by the Taliban.
Malala was born into a Muslim family in Pakistan, and she has two younger brothers and two pet chickens. Following her shooting, she moved to the United Kingdom, where she will remain.
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Taliban Shooting Victim Malala Yousafzai Released By UK Hospital
The 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was violently shot in the head by the Taliban in October for her women's rights activism, was finally released from Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Jan. 3.
Malala Yousafzai, 15, has been recovering in a UK hospital since October for wounds she suffered at the hands of the Taliban on Oct. 9. As an activist for girls education and equality in Pakistan, Malala was seen as a "threat" by the Taliban — and shot at point-blank range while leaving her all-girls school.
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Activist Malala Yousafzai, 15, Reunited With Parents At U.K. Hospital
Doctors don't believe Malala has suffered any serious brain damage after being shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9. Malala's family, who spoke at a news conference from her hospital on Oct. 26, described her survival as a "miracle for us."
Malala Yousafzai, 15, was reuinted with her family on Oct. 25 in the U.K. hospital where she is currently receiving treatment. The Taliban shooting victim was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Oct. 15 from her native Swat valley, Pakistan to receive further treatment for the gunshot wounds she suffered on Oct. 9.
Shooting Victim Malala Yousafzai, 15, 'Responding Well' To Treatment
Doctors say Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 for her outspoken views on education, is in stable condition at a U.K. hospital — but will need to rest for a long period of time before undergoing any further surgeries.
Malala Yousafzai, 15, was flown from Pakistan to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the U.K. on Oct. 15, and doctors say she is already in "stable and comfortable" condition following medical treatment for the gunshot wounds she suffered at the hands of the Taliban.
Malala Yousafzai Wakes From Coma After Being Shot By Taliban
The 14-year-old Pakistani activist, who was gunned down by the Taliban for her efforts to promote education, is now awake from her induced coma and able to stand! Malala is still being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the U.K.
There is finally some good news in the tragic story of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old activist from Swat valley, Pakistan, who was brutally shot in the head and neck by the Taliban for her outspoken views on the violence and suppression of women. After being flown to a U.K. hospital for further treatment, Malala is now awake and able to stand.
Selena Gomez Tweets Support For Pakistani Activitst Malala Yousafzai
After 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai was gunned down by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, Selena took her position as UNICEF Ambassador to spread awareness of Malala's story and children's right to education.
Malala Yousafzai captivated the world after she was brutally gunned down by the Taliban on the grounds of her Pakistani girls school for speaking out against the militia group, and her activism for girls' education. As a UNICEF Ambassador, Selena Gomez is lending her star power to show support of the brave 14-year-old girl.
Pakastani Girl Shot By Taliban Flown To U.K. For Medical Treatment
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old from Pakistan who was shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 for promoting girls' education, has been transported to the U.K. for further treatment. A rally for the wounded teenager on Oct. 14 brought thousands of supporters to Karachi, Pakistan to protest the violent attack. Malala Yousafzai is still recovering from…
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Pakistani Activist Malala Yousafzai,14, Still In Critical Condition
Doctors have successfully removed the bullets lodged in Malala Yousafzai's head and neck, but she remains in critical condition. The 14-year-old education activist was shot at point-blank range on Oct. 9 by the Taliban who found her 'Western views' a threat to society.
It was Malala Yousafzai's efforts to promote education and equality for girls in the Swat valley in Pakistan that made her such a threat in the eyes of the Taliban, and their reasoning for shooting her in the head on her way home from school on Oct. 9. Although doctors have successfully removed the bullets from Malala, she remains in the hospital in critical condition.
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