Malala yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai : A Brave Girl from Pakistan

1. PRESENTATION ON MALALA A BRAVE GIRL FROM PAKISTAN SUBMITTED BY NIYATI PANDEY 10 TH B

2. MALALA YOUSAFZAI A Brave Girl from PAKISTAN

3. Who is Malala? She was born on July 12, 1997 , in Mingora, Pakistan. As a child she became an advocate for girl’s education which resulted in the TALIBAN issuing death threat against her . On October 9 ,2012, a gunman shot Malala when she was travelling home from school.

4. WHY DOES MALALA INSPIRES PEOPLE She inspire people to not be afraid of saying what you think , even if saying it risks your life ,she teaches people that you have to do what is right and that you don’t have to be afraid of raising your voice . “ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced .”

5. MALALA YOUSAFZAI: THE ACTIVIST Yousafzai became involved in activism for women’s rights education in Pakistan at the age of eleven when she began began writing a diary for the BBC about the life under TALIBAN . At the insistence of the BBC’s editors , Yousafzai under a pseudonym. Athough her blog ended in March 2009, Yousafzai began appearing on television to publicly for female education.

6. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE MALALA’S COURAGE On October 19 ,2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head while riding her school bus home. On the ride back , the ride was interrupted when a Taliban gunman boarded the bus and shot Malala in the head.

7. Several days later after being treated in Peshawar, she was flown to Queen Elizabeth Medical Center in Birmingham, the United Kingdom. She survived the attack, and has continued to raise awareness about women’s issues and education on the international stage. Yousafzai and her family continue to reside in Birmingham.

8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF MALALA She was bestowed with sitara-e-sujata , Pakistan’s third -highest civilian bravery award in October 2012. In November the same year she was presented with Mother Teresa Award for social justice. The Clinton foundation presented her with the Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2013.

9. The European Parliament honored her with the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2013. She was awarded the 2014 Noble Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and for the right of all children to education.

10. SAYINGS OF MALALA