Malala Yousafzai's experience has led to increased women's rights activism, as well as improvements in educational opportunities for girls.
Malala Yousafzai is 19 years old (born July 12, 1997).
Malala Yousafzai was from Swat Valley in Pakistan, but was forced into exile. She now lives in Birmingham, England. She says although England has been good to her, she misses her home in the valley.
Yes, "I Am Malala" is a nonfiction book. It is an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai, detailing her experiences growing up in Pakistan and advocating for girls' education, as well as surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.
Malala Yousafzai was from Swat Valley in Pakistan, but was forced into exile. She now lives in Birmingham, England. She says although England has been good to her, she misses her home in the valley.
No. Most Pakistani women, like Malala, wear a headscarf over her hair (in an Indian-style as opposed to a tradtional hijaab), but do not wear niqabs or burqas, which are more common in Arabia and Afghanistan respectively.What makes Malala known as a liberal is her strong support for women's education and her criticism of Taliban policies that undermine women's education in rural Pakistan, not her dress style, which is relatively typical for Pakistan.
Malala Yousafzai also known mononymously as Malala, is a Pakistani activist for female ... On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. ... out of school by 2015, with the hope that girls like Malala everywhere will soon be going to school.
No, she survived. She had to flee Pakistan, and is now living in Europe. She is still advocating the female's right to education, but says she does miss her home country. The two girls that were sitting next to Malala on the bus were also shot, and they both also survived.
Malala Yousafzai school is in or near her hometown of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province .
The girl who was shot for advocating for girls' education is Malala Yousafzai. She was targeted by the Taliban in Pakistan for her outspoken support for girls' education and was shot in the head in 2012. Malala survived the attack and has since become a global advocate for education and human rights.
Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head because she simply wanted all women to have equal access to an education .
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On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. A Taliban fighter fired three shots at her. One of the bullets entered and exited her head and lodged in her shoulder. Malala was seriously wounded.