She continues to do exactly the thing the Taliban hate and fear the most: educate herself. She is the daughter of Ziauddin and Tor Pekai Yousafzai and has two younger brothers. After the shooting, her incredible recovery and return to school resulted in a global outpouring of support for Malala. Published on behalf of The Nobel Foundation by Science History Publications/USA, division Watson Publishing International LLC, Sagamore Beach, 2015. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights. A portion of her skull was removed to treat her swelling brain. She has said that she wants to be a voice for other young women who might feel like she did at the time of the shooting - alone without family support. Uploaded to YouTube. But what happens when you're 11? Though Yousafzai was frightened for the safety of her father an anti-Taliban activist she and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child. I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child. In 2015, she also spoke at the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference and released her documentary He Named Me Malalaall while a high school junior. She will also be visiting 20 other countries on five continents. The power of education frightens them. Speaking before Malala, Ban praised her for being courageous and resilient in the face of the Taliban. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, student, UN messenger of peace and the youngest Nobel Laureate. For the first time since being shot, she made a public appearance on July 12, 2013, her 16th birthday, and addressed an audience of 500 at the United Nations in New York City. Suicide attacks were widespread, and the group made its opposition to a proper education for girls a cornerstone of its terror campaign. In an article for TIME describing her stay in the hospital, she writes, I felt nothing, maybe just a bit satisfied. What Did Malala Do When She Was 11? - Anything For Family There, she was considered an anomaly because of her independent ways. She has since become one of Pakistan's most prominent voices against the Taliban and other militants who try to prevent women from getting an education. UN Speech on Youth Education - July 12, 2013. Yousafzai published a children's picture book about her life in October 2017. alala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, the largest city in the Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.
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