A Comparison Of Nelson Mandela And Malala Yousafzai

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful”

Both Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzai are known for their devotion to human rights advocacy. During their lives, they have spoken up about social issues and taken matters into their own hands. I chose them because, in my opinion, they are both examples of great courage and commitment to important causes. Furthermore, I truly respect and admire the way they have achieved great changes in the world.

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was the revolutionary political leader and former president, who helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa. He devoted his life to democracy and social justice, and received more than 250 honours for it, perhaps the most important one is the Nobel

Before being imprisoned, Mandela tried a non-violent approach, but when they failed he answered with armed resistance, such as sabotages together with the ANC. On the other hand, after being freed, he realized that to establish peace, he had to be forgiving, and wanting democracy and freedom for all. In Comparison, Malala has stayed by her non-violence principles from the second she started her activism. She has promoted her cause, exclusively using peaceful means, like blogging, holding speeches and appearing on

They serve as great role models, because they never gave up, even though they had been tried stopped. The government tried to silence Mandela by restricting his freedom of speech and ability to move, before imprisoning him for almost three decades. To silence Malala, Taliban sent a masked gunman to assassin her, as retaliation for her activism. Most importantly, after going through these adversities, they stood by their non-violence principles, and advocated for peaceful