Malala's Brothers (Khushal and Atal) Malala has two younger brothers, their names are Khushal, (14 years of age) and Atal (9 years of age). I'm here to speak up for the right of education for every child. Shelling continued, and relief goods meant for displaced people were looted. People are being displaced, they're facing violence. [15][16][17] In 2015, Yousafzai was a subject of the Oscar-shortlisted documentary He Named Me Malala. [120] In September, she spoke at Harvard University,[120] and in October, she met with US President Barack Obama and his family; during that meeting, she confronted him on his use of drone strikes in Pakistan. In 2017, she was awarded honorary Canadian citizenship and became the youngest person to address the House of Commons of Canada. Acting upon the information received during his interrogation, all other members of the militant group were arrested.
Edgbaston High School for Girls (2013–2017). [13][14] In 2014, she was the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Kailash Satyarthi of India. "[49] The award was won by Michaela Mycroft of South Africa. As Malala’s popularity rose, the threats to her life started to increase exponentially. I loved school. However, by 2018, she had dropped that idea, deciding to stay focused on activism. Their home had been robbed and their television was stolen. FULL NAME: Malala Yousafzai, PROFESSION: Activist for female education, AGE: 22 years old, DATE OF BIRTH: 12 July 1997, BIRTHPLACE: (Mingora) Swat, NET WORTH: $ 1.87 million. It is not known if the actual would-be murderers were among the ten sentenced. Date of Birth: July 12, 1997: Zodiac Sign: Cancer: Eye Color: Hazel: Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani social activist and the world’s youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize. The information about the release of suspects came to light after the London Daily Mirror attempted to locate the men in prison. His opinion was not given importance by the mainstream media of Pakistan but his views in this regard were published by Daily Outlook Afghanistan. [61] She underwent a five-hour long operation on 2 February to reconstruct her skull and restore her hearing with a cochlear implant, after which she was reported to be in stable condition. [3], That month, after criticising militants at a press conference, Yousafzai's father received a death threat over the radio by a Pakistani Taliban commander. Yousafzai was hit in the head with a bullet and remained unconscious and in critical condition at the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, but her condition later improved enough for her to be transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK.
The assassination attempt was, supposedly, retaliation against her activism. Indian revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, We Are Displaced: True Stories of Refugee Lives, Ellis Island International Medal of Honor, United States women's national soccer team, "Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest-Ever Nobel Prize Winner", "Nobel winner Malala in tears on emotional return to Pakistan", "Following in Benazir's footsteps, Malala aspires to become PM of Pakistan", "The 72 Hours That Saved Malala: Doctors Reveal for the First Time How Close She Came to Death", "Will Malala's Influence Stretch to Europe? [59], As Yousafzai became more recognised, the dangers facing her increased. Her advocacy has found several backers around the world and her slogan ‘books, not bullets’ has turned the idea of ‘education for all’ into a global movement. [99] The Pakistani Taliban and some other pro-Pakistani Taliban elements branded Yousafzai an "American spy". [97], Although the attack was roundly condemned in Pakistan,[98] "some fringe Pakistani political parties and extremist outfits" have aired conspiracy theories, such as the shooting being staged by the American Central Intelligence Agency to provide an excuse for continuing drone attacks. We call on Pakistan to agree to a plan to deliver education for every child. [92] Former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in which she compared Yousafzai to Holocaust diarist Anne Frank. [21] She is the daughter of Ziauddin Yousafzai and Tor Pekai Yousafzai. Her family is Sunni Muslim of Pashtun ethnicity. In 2014, she was the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Kailash Satyarthi of India. [30], Inspired by the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the two-time elected Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Yousafzai started speaking about education rights as early as September 2008, when her father took her to Peshawar to speak at the local press club. Most people in Swat had 7 or 8 children in their family, but having 3 children was just fine for the Yousafzai's. Yousafzai was hit in the head with a bullet and remained unconscious and in critical condition at the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, but her condition later improved enough for her to be transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK. [40] Yousafzai spoke out against the Pakistani Taliban on the national current affairs show Capital Talk on 18 February. In 2013, she co-authored an autobiographical book titled, On July 12, 2013, her 16th birthday, Malala addressed the United Nations and called for worldwide access to education. [89] American actress Angelina Jolie wrote an article about explaining the event to her children and answering questions like "Why did those men think they needed to kill Malala? "[72], Yousafzai had come out of her coma by 17 October 2012, was responding well to treatment, and was said to have a good chance of fully recovering without any brain damage. She based herself in the city of Birmingham and founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization that aims to help every girl under the age of 12, receive a formal education. [40] Only two days later, Yousafzai wrote that there was a skirmish between the military and Taliban, and the sounds of mortar shells could be heard: "People are again scared that the peace may not last for long. [40] Attendance at Yousafzai's class was up to 19 of 27 pupils by 1 March, but the Pakistani Taliban were still active in the area. [28][29] In an interview, Yousafzai once stated that she aspired to become a doctor, though later her father encouraged her to become a politician instead. [25], In Mingora, the Pakistani Taliban had set an edict that no girls could attend school after 15 January 2009. Her father had read in the newspaper that the government and the militants were going to sign a peace deal the next day. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.' Mingora, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Nickname: Malala, Gender: Female, Spouse: Unmarried, Birthplace: Mingora, Current residence : Canada(honorary), Home town: Swat Pakistan. "[63] The Pakistani Taliban also justified its attack as part of religious scripture, stating that the Quran says that "people propagating against Islam and Islamic forces would be killed", going on to say that "Sharia says that even a child can be killed if he is propagating against Islam". Yousafzai later sympathised, and acknowledged that problems are faced by young people all over the world, saying "there are problems in Mexico, there are problems even in America, even here in Norway, and it is really important that children raise their voices". In 2012, she was the recipient of Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize and the 2013 Sakharov Prize. Malala means ‘grief-stricken’. [42], After the BBC diary ended, Yousafzai and her father were approached by New York Times reporter Adam B. Ellick about filming a documentary. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani who at the age of 17, became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Color: purple. The Pakistani military had pushed the Pakistani Taliban out of the cities and into the countryside. The UN marked the event as “Malala Day.”, Excerpts from her “Malala Day” speech were used as lyrics for the song. Suu Kyi has avoided taking sides in the conflict, or condemning violence against the Rohingya people, leading to widespread criticism. [52] By 2012, Yousafzai was planning to organise the Malala Education Foundation, which would help poor girls go to school. Ironically, perceptions about Malala are mostly negative in her native Pakistan. Many other shops were also closed", she wrote in her blog. Actor: Shah Rukh Khan. On 3 January 2009, Malala’s first entry was posted to the BBC Urdu blog. She is represented by United Talent Agency (UTA), Beverly Hills, California, United States. Death threats against her were published in newspapers and slipped under her door. Their statements resulted in further international condemnation. The assassination attempt on Malala sparked protests in several Pakistani cities. In early 2009, Malala started writing a blog for. [51] The prime minister directed the authorities to set up an IT campus in the Swat Degree College for Women at Yousafzai's request, and a secondary school was renamed in her honour. The school, funded by the not-for-profit Malala Fund, offers education and training to girls aged 14 to 18 years. Malala was hit in the head and remained in critical condition for a while. [192], Yousafzai was the subject of the 2015 documentary He Named Me Malala, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [195] By March 2018, The Bookseller reported that the book had over 5,000 sales in the UK. The only alternative was Yousafzai, four years younger than the original volunteer, and in seventh grade at the time. A team of doctors would travel with her, and the government would bear the cost of her treatment. The group had already blown up more than a hundred girls' schools. RELIGION: Islam ... Khushal Yousafzai, Atal Yousafzai (brothers) Malala Yousafzai Favorite things: Subject: History .
[34] Eventually, a Taliban spokesman said they were "forced" to act. Only 11 out of 27 pupils attended the class because the number decreased because of the Pakistani Taliban's edict. Her father went to Peshawar to protest and lobby for support, while she was sent into the countryside to live with relatives. [121] In July 2014, Yousafzai spoke at the Girl Summit in London. In 2015, Yousafzai was a subject of the Oscar-shortlisted documentary He Named Me Malala. She cites Pakistani politicians like Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Benazir Bhutto as her inspirations. Yousafzai has received the following national and international honours, listed by the date they were awarded: Pakistani children's education activist and Nobel laureate. We were told to prepare certain chapters for the exam but I do not feel like studying. Source – The Indian Express, The Telegraph, News24, The Washington Post, BooksOnTape.com, The Times of India, Featured Image by DFID – UK Department for International Development / Flickr / CC BY-2.0, Tyler Cameron Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Luke Eisner Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics. Traditions are not sent from heaven, they are not sent from God.
I missed my exams on August 12 and I feel my future is insecure now. Malala's Brothers (Khushal and Atal) Malala has two younger brothers, their names are Khushal, (14 years of age) and Atal (9 years of age). [187] Fatima Bhutto, reviewing the book for The Guardian called the book "fearless" and stated that "the haters and conspiracy theorists would do well to read this book", though she criticised "the stiff, know-it-all voice of a foreign correspondent" that is interwoven with Yousafzai's.