Many a time, many individuals do not get to tell their stories of bravery and strong spirit, but the story of Malala Yousefzai is different. Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan on this day, 12th of July, 1997, she is a young girl whose fight for education and women’s rights defies any explanation. La música no es solo su historia de supervivencia sino de superación, de.BackgroundImage Esto le ha valido a esta mujer no solo ser conocida como superviviente de un genocidio sino de ser una de las mujeres más inspiradoras a nivel mundial que luchan por promover la educación. This paper aims to review the background of Malala youfsafzai and her evolution from a young girl from Swat Valley to the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
Early Life and Education
Malala was born in a family that supported educational system as well as social justice. Her father, Ziauddin also strongly supported girl’s education and was the one who encouraged Malala to learn more or even teach others. Malala has been living in the Swat Valley, an area that was closed down by the Taliban due to their oppressive rule and where their hatred towards education and women was vividly evident.
Nevertheless, her father established Khushal Public School in Mingora, in which he and Malala were teachers. Thus, in the described environment, the desire to get an education and fight for it emerged in Malala. From childhood, she was a firm believer of the fact that education should not be denile to any person based on their gender.
The Turning Point: 2009 Onwards
The tragedy in Malala’s life started in 2009, when the Taliban in the Swat Valley banned girls from attending school. This was a measure that was capable of denying the future to numerous youthful girls. She, however, didn’t allow herself tostay mute. She started writing a blog for the BBC Urdu at the age of 11 using a pseudonym and sharing the experience of the life under the Taliban rule and desire for the education.
He said that her writings came to the notice of other countries and soon Malala became the voice of girl’s education in Pakistan. She engaged in many printed and electronic media Interviews often stressing on Education for women’s emancipation and the general society. She was considered by the Taliban as a target because of her courage to speak out.
The Assassination Attempt
Malala’s fate was transformed violently and almost fatal on October 9, 2012. A man boarded the bus she was in on her way from school and shot her on the head, neck, and shoulder. The assassination attempt done by the Taliban group was an effort to make her stop empowering girls to go to school. But, to the contrary, it was achieving exactly the opposite, and brought more attention to her message and rally support internationally for her fight.
For her bravery to stand up against such injustice, Malala was severely injured but was fortunate to survive the assassination attempt. This woman was flown to the United Kingdom for a specialized treatment and surgery procedures.’ Their operations during this period can only be described as amazing and forceful by any of her admirers. However, the courage that Malala exhibits towards the end of the story of the 7/16, 2012 shooting to the challenges that she faced when she was forced to leave her beloved Pakistan for the safety of her own life reveals that she remained steadfast in her cause in spite of all the odds.
Recovery and Advocacy
The spirit of the little girl was indeed strong and she was on the process of recovery. She also went to school in the UK and after that joined the University of Oxford. After the recovery, she has been as passionate as ever in taking up the advocacy. In 2013, she published the book I am Malala, in which she tells her story and the book became an international success. The story also artificially portrayed her experience but also emphasized the issue of girl’s education around the globe.
Malala also founded the Malala Fund – an organization focused on the girls’ education around the world in the same year. This fund focuses in such a way that the girl child should also have the chance to learn and lead. The Malala Fund engages in the execution of education projects in several countries to achieve this noble course of ensuring millions of girls are provided education.
Global Recognition and Impact
Malala being a young lady and advocating for girls education and also standing up for her right to go to school did not go without attention. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 and that made her the youngest Nobel laureate to take the title at that age of 17. She mobilised her work against obstructions on the children and young people education and for the rights of all children.
Her speech when receiving the Nobel Peace Price had the feeling of one who understands the power of education and that young people can make a difference. Malala also noted that change is the youth and this can only be realized through education.
Legacy and Continuing Influence
In fact, one has to talk not only about Malala’s achievements but also about her role in this process. She is an icon of a strong woman who has ignited the spirit of fighting oppression to millions of girls all over the world. It should be noted that she has been central to creating some movements and campaigns such as education and women rights.
Malala in the year 2017 came up with the publication of her second book We are Displaced that narrates the experiences of young displaced persons globally. By so doing, Malala paints the picture of the struggles faced by displaced children and the impact education brings to their lives.
She has also through her continuous advocacy brought about several reformative policies into place. For example, she spearheaded that led to the United Nations’ endorsement of the SDG 4 on quality education that seeks to ensure quality education for everyone by 2030.
Conclusion
Malala Yousafzai is among the most inspiring and empowering true to life stories that one can ever come across for features of courage, depression and advocacy when a person determined to give her live for a noble cause. The story of a woman from Swat Valley to the international forum has become a true example of how a single person can change the world for the better. This powerful and incredible story of Malala pursuit has continued to shape and transform people’s belief on how education can make the world a better place.
When making a concluding remark regarding the girl and her accomplishments, it is possible to note that Malala will remain an inspiration. She encouraged girls’ education, and fight for women rights, which should be taken as a symbolic beacon that shines light of justice for transformation into a better society. In her fight against the Taliban and other threats to her and her friends’ education, Malala Yousafzai gave hope and proved that even in dire circumstances one’s spirit cannot be broken and voices can be heard even when they are as young as ten.
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