The Magnificence of Malala Yousfzai
By: Alivia-Rae Green (she/her)
Malala Yousafzai in her teenage years disrupted gender norms and challenged the deprivation of her rights to education. Malala began her story on July 12, 1997, born in Pakistan to an educator father, Ziauddin Yousafzai and her mother, Toor Yousafzai. Malala developed a passion for learning as she was presented the opportunity to learn at her father’s school.
Malala Yousafzai’s generally peaceful home country of Pakistan soon faced terrorism by the Taliban. Encouraged by her father, Malala decided to speak openly in September of 2008 over the Taliban’s efforts to suppress the access to education for women and girls. Malala’s popularity grew as she began blogging under an alias. Malala Yousafzai and her family were aware of the Taliban’s displeasement of Malala’s outspokenness, yet she continued.
On October 9, 2012, then-fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai boarded a bus with friends departing from school where a masked gunman fired a bullet at Malala Yousafzai, grazing her skull and traveling down her neck. Malala was sent to a hospital in Birmingham, England where she was set to receive immediate surgery for the removal of the bullet and nerve repair. Malala’s courage was praised by many and supported by those who learned of her story. She gave a speech at the United Nations conference in 2013 to advocate for wider efforts to support women’s rights.
Malala Yousafzai went on to become the youngest person to receive a Nobel’s Peace Prize at 17. She has received other honors such as the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the U.N. 's 2017 Messenger of Peace and an honorary Canadian citizenship. Malala Yousfzai continues to advocate for women’s rights with her autobiography I Am Malala, the Malala Fund which works to guarantee the access to education for girls, and the release of her ‘He Named Me Malala’ documentary.
Malala Yousafzai’s story is the truest example of an inspiring “her-story” invigorated by relentless courage and seizless enthusiasm. Malala used her passion for education to go against all odds and fight for it as it was seemingly being stripped away. She exceeded the average expectations for an individual her age and went above and beyond to create a platform when there was none and a voice when it seemed the world had become silent. Malala’s magnificence is a lesson to all people, specifically girls, to stand for the things you care deeply for and fight for the passions you possess, not solely for yourself, but for those just like you.
If you would like to learn more information about Malala Yousafzai, I encourage you to read I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai.
Malala Yousafzai’s generally peaceful home country of Pakistan soon faced terrorism by the Taliban. Encouraged by her father, Malala decided to speak openly in September of 2008 over the Taliban’s efforts to suppress the access to education for women and girls. Malala’s popularity grew as she began blogging under an alias. Malala Yousafzai and her family were aware of the Taliban’s displeasement of Malala’s outspokenness, yet she continued.
On October 9, 2012, then-fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai boarded a bus with friends departing from school where a masked gunman fired a bullet at Malala Yousafzai, grazing her skull and traveling down her neck. Malala was sent to a hospital in Birmingham, England where she was set to receive immediate surgery for the removal of the bullet and nerve repair. Malala’s courage was praised by many and supported by those who learned of her story. She gave a speech at the United Nations conference in 2013 to advocate for wider efforts to support women’s rights.
Malala Yousafzai went on to become the youngest person to receive a Nobel’s Peace Prize at 17. She has received other honors such as the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the U.N. 's 2017 Messenger of Peace and an honorary Canadian citizenship. Malala Yousfzai continues to advocate for women’s rights with her autobiography I Am Malala, the Malala Fund which works to guarantee the access to education for girls, and the release of her ‘He Named Me Malala’ documentary.
Malala Yousafzai’s story is the truest example of an inspiring “her-story” invigorated by relentless courage and seizless enthusiasm. Malala used her passion for education to go against all odds and fight for it as it was seemingly being stripped away. She exceeded the average expectations for an individual her age and went above and beyond to create a platform when there was none and a voice when it seemed the world had become silent. Malala’s magnificence is a lesson to all people, specifically girls, to stand for the things you care deeply for and fight for the passions you possess, not solely for yourself, but for those just like you.
If you would like to learn more information about Malala Yousafzai, I encourage you to read I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai.
Hello! My name is Alivia-Rae Green. I am currently in tenth grade and I have been passionately writing stories since first grade. I love trying new foods (if it's vegan), meeting new people, and learning new things!