Malala Yousafzai

Christina Lamb

*Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize* In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school. When her identity was discovered, Malala began to appear in both Pakistani and international media, advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. In October 2012, gunmen boarded Malala's school bus and shot her in the face, a bullet passing through her head and into her shoulder. Remarkably, Malala survived the shooting. At a very young age, Malala Yousafzai has become a worldwide symbol of courage and hope. Her shooting has sparked a wave of solidarity across Pakistan, not to mention globally, for the right to education, freedom from terror and female emancipation.

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I Am Malala

Jemima Scott

Sachi

In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means we don't want to obey our fathers, brothers or husbands. But it does not mean that. It means we want to make decisions for ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or to go to work. 

The power of journalism to bring people together is incredible 

One day a lady called Shehla Anjum turned up at our hostel. She Was a Pakistani journalist living in Alaska and wanted to meet me atter she had seen the documentary about us on the New York Times website.

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