Malala Yousafzai Influence

Malala Yousefzai has done a number of incredible things in order to change the world for her better, and follow her dreams. With everything that is happening in her hometown of Swat in north-west Pakistan, this is a very big deal. Her hometown was taken over by the Taliban, which is an infamous terrorist group. They constantly make rules that completely deprive the women of their rights, and as a young girl who craves for an education, Malala would not stand for it. She fought for not only her rights, but also for those of women and children all around the world. Malala Yousafzai lives a Life of Consequence everyday because of her beliefs and courage to stand up for them, how she inspires others, and all of her awards and worldwide recognition

for her efforts.
Malala is an extremely determined girl who will stop at nothing to fight for what she believes in, even with all the risks that follow. In 2009, Malala began to write a blog under the pseudonym Gul Makai. The blog revolved around her struggles with the Taliban and their threats ("Malala Yousafzai-C" para 5). It, "described her fears, including her concerns her school would be forced to close or she might be killed on the way home from school" ("Malala Yousafzai- A” para 4). At the time, she feared what the Taliban would do to her if they found out that she was the one writing the blog. The Taliban was extremely against girl’s rights to an education, and would not stand for any type of rebellion. They began to take over a large portion of the Swat valley in 2009 while applying the laws they believed in, sharia law ("Malala Yousafzai: Portrait” para 7). They also made many laws and objected everyday actions such as women going shopping or to the market, and girls wearing colorful clothing to school. ("Malala Yousafzai: Portrait" para 8 & 15). However, the fuel of Malala’s rage was having her right to an education ripped out from her. As a result of being an active advocate for girl’s educational rights, the Taliban actually sentenced a death threat against her. However, as a result of her incredible determination and bravery, she continued to face her fears and fight for what she believed in. Then, in October of 2012, Malala was shot in the head and neck while riding a school bus ("Malala Yousafzai-B para 1). She was then hospitalized, and ended up surviving with only minor injuries such as some hearing impairments, which were fixed with cochlear implant (Husain para 67) and also had to get a titanium plate inserted to repair her skull. Even though the whole idea of getting shot is traumatizing and extremely frightening to all people, Malala had some contradicting views. She continued to fight for what she believed in despite the horrific event. "The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life, except this: weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, power, and courage was born", she explained ("Malala Yousafzai- B” para 13). This obstinacy of hers guided her in doing even more for the world, and continuing to stand up her beliefs.
In addition to her determination, Malala’s fight for everything she believes in also adds to her Life of Consequence, and constantly inspires others through everything that she does.

She gave a variety of speeches that inspired people from all around the world to stand up for their beliefs as well, and support women and children’s rights. One of her speeches, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education" expresses her anger and frustration towards sharia law ("Malala Yousafzai- C para 4). She gave the speech in Pakistan after the Taliban began to attack the schools in Swat. Also, with the help of her parents, she created the Malala Fund. The fund helps support girls education by raising money in order to help give girls the education they deserve. ("Malala Yousafzai- B para 1). Through the donations of the fund, she was able to do things such as pay off expenses to open up a school for the Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon.("Malala Yousafzai- C para 14). Her actions through the fund enable her to help people who don’t get the right to an education like people in the United States, United Kingdom, and other places do. All of these are incredible thing to accomplish when one is only 14-years-old. She continued to inspire others by writing an entire book called “I Am Malala”. Her book was translated into forty languages and sold over a million copies. She inspired people through learning about her life and struggles ("Malala Yousafzai-B." para 1). It illustrates the importance of staying determined no matter what, and overcoming

adversities.
As a result of her many struggles and inspiration for others, Malala received a monumental number of awards for her achievements, as well as worldwide recognition. At just age 17, she won the Noble Peace Prize award in 2014 ("Malala Yousafzai-A." para 1). In her inspirational speech, she spoke the words that represented the millions of girls that are alike to her in the sense that they are craving for education. Malala expresses, “I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. And today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls.” Also, she donated all of the money she won through the Noble Peace Prize to the Malala Fund ("Malala Yousafzai – Nobel” para 28). She also won the National Youth Peace Prize by the Pakistani government in 2011 ("Malala Yousafzai-B." para 1). Malala even won awards all the way in France. The Simone de Beauvoir Prize was a French award that she was honorably given. The prize is given to the strong advocates of women’s rights all over the world. Another one of her prizes includes the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which was awarded to her by the European Parliament in 2013 ("Malala Yousafzai-C." para 12). This shows how incredible it is of a girl her age to be able to win awards for such inspiring actions all over the globe. On top of all these awards, she was also name done of TIMES magazines top 100 influential people in 2013. ("Malala Yousafzai-B." para 1). As a result of all her struggles and achievements, she even had a day named after her; her birthday, July 12, 2015, became known Malala Day ("Malala Yousafzai-C." para 14). People from all over the world learned about the young advocates endeavor for something that we all take granted for in the U.S., education. Malala became an, "internationally known symbol of the struggle for women's and children's rights after her efforts in support of educational rights for young women and girls" ("Malala Yousafzai- B para 1). All of her awards from all over the world show just how great of an impact she has on the people around her.
Overall, Malala lived an incredible Life of Consequence as a result of her determination to stand up for her beliefs, her ability to inspire others, and all of her awards and worldwide recognition. She is the world known symbol of women and children’s right’s, and is constantly fighting for her belief in the ability for girls to have an education. Her speeches, fund, and book all inspire others from all around the world to stand up for what they believe in, and be virtuous people. All of these factors contribute to her possessing a fulfilled, consequential life. Malala has truly left a mark on the world, and is constantly living an impactful Life of Consequence.