Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 when she was just 17 years old. He is the youngest in history to receive this award. This young activist and civil rights defender is distinguished by her commitment and struggle for the right to education of girls around the world.
Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, in 1997, and is the eldest of three children. His father, a teacher, decided to give his daughter the same educational opportunities as any child in Pakistan.
- To do this.
- He enrolled her in college.
- Making her visible to her right to education.
- It was precisely he who encouraged Malala and entered the world of political activism.
- As the young woman initially wanted to devote herself to medicine.
In 2007, the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley and banned girls from continuing their education. It was at this time that Malala, under the pseudonym Gul Makai, began writing a blog for the BBC about his life under the control of this regime.
In this virtual space he denounced the discrimination faced by girls and women at the hands of this violent group that was in power.
The atrocities to which civilians remain subjected are numerous and show total contempt for human life, many children, young people and the elderly have been assaulted, massacred or killed, although Afghan women continue to be the main victims of such aggressions. injustice based on violence, degradation and inequality.
“They began to spread the message that women do not have the same rights and freedoms. For me it was unacceptable, and that’s why I raised my voice. No girl could go to school. I wanted to be a doctor, earn my first. ” money and make my own decisions. Do I remember that day when I woke up and started crying? “Malala said in an interview on the subject.
On 9 October 2012, Malala was attacked in Mingora, Pakistan. She was on her way home on the school bus when the Taliban came aboard and called her by name. He was shot in a rifle and hit in the skull and neck. After being informed that the girl was not dead, he said they would try to kill her again and he took responsibility for the attack in a statement.
Malala was threatened with death by terrorists for reporting on her blog about the atrocities committed in the region, the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. She spoke mainly of the pain caused by banning women’s education and destroying most schools.
After surviving the attack, the young woman was admitted to a hospital near the capital, Islamabad. There they pulled out the bullet that had lodged in the neck near the spinal cord. She was later taken to the UK, where she underwent several surgeries and months of rehabilitation.
Demonstrations of support for young women began to appear around the world, immediately leading to international condemnation of the event by political leaders.
Malala was discharged after a hearing aid was implanted in her left ear and a titanium plate in her skull, then, and in the face of a surprised world, she returned to the fight for human rights.
Her activism and fighting spirit continued to exist with all her might, turning Malala into a heroine and voice of the girls who fought to ensure her right to education.
The terrorists thought they could change my goals and curb my ambitions, but nothing has changed in my life, except that weakness, fear and despair are dead Are strength, power and courage born?. – Malala Yousafzai-
Malala is a singular young woman, a woman of extraordinary wisdom for young women her age, sensitive and focused, who in her life has experienced the worst and the best that human beings can offer.
“We must believe in the power and strength of our words. Can our words change the world? -Malala Yousafzai-
The Nobel Peace Prize has received the affection and support of politicians, human rights activists and citizens in general, and has received great recognition in several different countries.
This amazing young woman is an inspiration to all who want to fight for a fairer world. The voice of women like Malala is the hope of silencing weapons and promoting lasting change in the world.
“Education is a power for women, which is why terrorists are afraid of education. Don’t you want a woman to be educated because then this woman will be more powerful?-Malala Yousafzai-