Malala Research Paper

Malala was born on July 12th, 1997, to Tor Pekai and Ziauddin Yousafzai, in Swat Pakistan. She was given the name Malala, which was derived from Malalai. Malalai from Maiwand is a well known warrior of Afghanistan, who was responsible for the Afghan victory against British-Indian forces. She freed the land and helped tend to the wounded. A fitting name for the young activist. Growing up, she lived with her two pet chickens, her parents, and her two brothers. Malala was educated mostly by her father, who is also an educational activists. He owns one of the few schools where girls can attend. Her father acknowledged Malala for how incredible she really was, He encouraged her to speak at a local press club in Peshwar when she was 11. She gave

The internal conflicts within and between Pakistan and Israel since its formation have come to define international concerns and relations, and its beginning through external influence by “Western” powers brought rise to the movement of fundamentalist muslim extremism. This lay the foundation for Malala’s story; she was but a girl trying to educate herself and make something of her aspirations but these fundamentalist ideals and her dreams go against these un-traditional ambitions and unfortunately she met the bullet of an advocate to extremism. Malala wrote for the BBC blog 2 months under the psudonym Gul Makai after her true identity was revaled to the world. After it ended, malala and her father were approached about making a documentary for the New York times, around the same time that they were displaced after mingora was evacuated. Her family was separated, and while her father was protesting in peshwar malala was with relatives in the country. After the new york times piece on her aired, Malala became more well known and recognized for her activism. She was the youngest ever to be nominated for the international childrens peace prize, and also the first pakistani girl to be nominated. She was awarded pakistans first national youth peace prize, and the prime minister awarded her the national peace award for youth. After this, malala began to organize the Malala education foundation, to help less fortunate girls attend school. Despite her message of equality and love, Malala was hated by many. Death threats against her were everywhere, from underneath her door, on her facebook profile, to published in the news papers. Malala continued her activism though, depsite being a target for the taliban. As she continued spreading her message of equality, the taliban unanimously agreed to kill her. On october 9th, 2012, her school bus was held up, and a gunman asked