Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner ever of the Noble
Peace Prize
Malala is a young woman who decided to speak out in her
native country of Pakistan. She wanted
the world to know education is important .
She wanted to the world to know women in her country are being denied
their basic right to education by fanatical groups. Her outspokenness and commitment to pursuing
her education inspired many and resulted in assassination attempt by the
Taliban.
In 2012, at age 14, the Taliban issued a bounty on her
life. Aboard a bus with her friends, a
man entered the bus with a Colt 45 and shot Malala in the head. Miraculously she survived. She has been through multiple surgeries to
repair the damage, but suffered no major brain damage. She was healthy enough to return to school in
2013.
This is a short interview between Diane Sawyer and Malala:
She has not allowed the acts of violence against her and her
message deter her. She continues to
speak out about the power of education and the rights of women to secure those
rights. In 2013 her autobiography, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for
Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, was published. She has been asked to speak in front of the
United Nations and, most recently, was awarded the Noble Peace Prize.
Malala is a strong, committed young women. What are your thoughts on her story? Why is education so important? Why do you think there are groups of people
in the world trying to deny children and education? What are your thoughts about your education?