Yousaf Malala- The youngest to receive the Nobel Prize #BlogchatterA2Z
Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 and is popularly known as Malala .
Yousafzai was born to a Pashtun family in Mingora, Pakistan.
Yousafzai was born to a Pashtun family in Mingora, Pakistan.
In 2009, when she was 11–12, she wrote a blog for the BBC Urdu detailing her life during the Taliban occupation of Swat.
She is fluent in Pashto, Urdu and English and was educated mostly by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is a poet, school owner.
He is an educational activist himself, running a chain of private schools known as the Khushal Public School.
She is fluent in Pashto, Urdu and English and was educated mostly by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, who is a poet, school owner.
He is an educational activist himself, running a chain of private schools known as the Khushal Public School.
Yousafzai started speaking about education rights in 2008, when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at the local press club.
"How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" Yousafzai asked her audience in a speech covered by newspapers and television channels throughout the region.
"How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?" Yousafzai asked her audience in a speech covered by newspapers and television channels throughout the region.
As Yousafzai became more recognised, the dangers facing her increased.
On Facebook, where she was an active user, she began to receive threats. In a meeting held in the summer of 2012, Taliban leaders unanimously agreed to kill her.
On Facebook, where she was an active user, she began to receive threats. In a meeting held in the summer of 2012, Taliban leaders unanimously agreed to kill her.
On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
Yousafzai was 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all." Upon being identified, Yousafzai was shot .
Two other girls were also wounded in the shooting: Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan, both of whom were stable enough following the shooting, to speak to reporters and provide details of the attack.
Yousafzai was 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all." Upon being identified, Yousafzai was shot .
Two other girls were also wounded in the shooting: Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan, both of whom were stable enough following the shooting, to speak to reporters and provide details of the attack.
After the shooting, she was airlifted to a military hospital where doctors were forced to begin operating after swelling developed in the left portion of her brain.
After a five-hour operation, doctors successfully removed the bullet, which had lodged in her shoulder near her spinal cord.
After a five-hour operation, doctors successfully removed the bullet, which had lodged in her shoulder near her spinal cord.
Due to soe other complications , doctors decided to shift her to some other hospital .
On 15 October, Yousafzai travelled to the United Kingdom for further treatment .She was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital .
On 15 October, Yousafzai travelled to the United Kingdom for further treatment .She was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital .
The murder attempt received worldwide media coverage and produced an outpouring of sympathy and anger. Protests against the shooting were held in several Pakistani cities the day after the day of the attack.
Yousafzai spoke before the United Nations in July 2013, and had an audience with Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace.
In September, she spoke at Harvard University and in October, she met with US President Barack Obama and his family . In December, she addressed the Oxford Union.
In September, she spoke at Harvard University and in October, she met with US President Barack Obama and his family . In December, she addressed the Oxford Union.
On 12 July 2013, Yousafzai's 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. The UN dubbed the event "Malala Day".
Yousafzai wore a shawl to the UN and it her first public speech after her attack.
Yousafzai wore a shawl to the UN and it her first public speech after her attack.
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| Malala's shawl at the Nobel Prize Museum |
On 10 October 2014, Yousafzai was announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel laureate as she received the prize at the the age of 17. She shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi.
She is an amazing lady and has also wriiten a book describing her life , named 'I am Malala'.
Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel laureate as she received the prize at the the age of 17. She shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi.
She is an amazing lady and has also wriiten a book describing her life , named 'I am Malala'.
And I also just finished reading her story in the kid's edition book . It was really fun and interesting to read that I finished it in 2 days and trust me I have never read a complete book this fast !
Here is an inspirational speech by Malala Yousafzai:
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