Thursday, 11 December 2014

Malala Yousafzai - The Nobel Laureate's Life in Pictures

Malala Yousafzai speaks at the WE Day UK event at Wembley Arena in London March 7, 2014. The inaugural WE Day UK event is run by the charity Free the Children to inspire young people to take action on global issues in a voluntary capacity.
 At 17, Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest person of all time to receive the Nobel Prize. Let's take a look at her journey from a student to a Nobel Peace Prize winner. 
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 PESHAWAR, NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE, PAKISTAN - MARCH 26, 2009: Malala Yousafzai, 12, lives in the Swat Valley with her family, pictured on March 26, 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan. She wants to become a politician and is relieved that the schools have re-opened, but is scared that Taliban militants will forbid school for all girls after the 4th grade. In October 2012, aged 14, she was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, but survived. The militants behind the attack, which was internationally condemned, claimed it was because she promoted secularism.
 Small Girl With Big Dreams
Malala showed exceptional moral strength at an early age. On her father's suggestion, she started sharing her experiences under the Taliban rule on a BBC blog at the tender age of 12.

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, then 15-year old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai lies on a bad as she recovers in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England. European lawmakers have awarded their top human rights prize to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year. The European Parliament announced Thursday, Oct, 10, 2013, that 16-year-old Malala won the 50,000 euro ($65,000) Sakharov Award.
Assassination Attempt - A Life Changing Incident
On October 9th, 2012, Malala was shot by a Taliban gunman while on her way back home from school in Swat Valley, Pakistan. 
Pakistani people pray for the early recovery of child activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head in a Taliban assassination attempt, as they pay tribute in Lahore on October 12, 2012. Pakistanis at mosques across the country prayed Friday for the recovery of a schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban as doctors said the next two days were critical. 
Pakistan Prays for Malala's Safety
As Malala lay in Peshawar's military hospital, fighting for her life, widespread marches were carried out throughout Pakistan
Pakistani leaders of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) sit beside a photograph of child activist Malala Yousafzai during a protest procession against the assassination attempt by Taliban, in Karachi on October 14, 2012. A Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai shot in the head by the Taliban because she campaigned for the right to education is making 'slow and steady progress' in her recovery, the military said.
 Political Class backs Malala
The assassination attempt led to Pakistan's political class take a stand for Malala.
epa03871726 Pakistani citizen Malala Yousafzai speaks after receiving her Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award during a ceremony in Dubllin, Ireland, 17 September 2013. Malala was attacked by Taliban on 09 October 2012 for advocating girls rights to education and wounded along with two schoolmates. EPA/ - photographed: September 17, 2013
Journey as an International Figure
FILE- In this undated photo released on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, by the Daily Mirror newspaper, David Beckham presents a Mirror Pride of Britain Teenager of Courage Award to Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for going to school. Teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for her "heroic struggle" for girls' rights to education, it is announced Friday Oct. 10, 2014.

















Accolades Galore
She received the Mirror Pride of Britain Teenager of Courage Award from football superstar David Beckham in 2013. 
 
Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai (L), who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, talks to Syrian refugee Mazoon Rakan, 16, about Mazoon's experience in the camp during her visit to the Zaatri refugee camp, in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria February 18, 2014. Malala, the young Pakistani education advocate, visited the Zaatari refugee camp north of Jordan on Tuesday.While at the camp, Malala visited various premises including the schools and playgrounds, and interacted with refugees and learned about their plights. Mazoon has urged other Syrian refugee girls her age to focus on their education and not to marry at an early age, according to her father Rakan Mansour.
An Attempt to Make A Difference
Malala realised her dream of helping grief-stricken children stuck in refugee camps around the world. (In Pic) Malala talks to a girl in a Syrian refugee camp.
Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai poses for pictures with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a photo opportunity at the United Nations in the Manhattan borough of New York August 18, 2014. World Leaders Meet Malala
Malala's efforts got her plenty of attention from world leaders including UN chief Ban Ki-moon (pictured) 
Danielle Mastrion's portrait of education activist and heroine Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who stood up to the Taliban and defended her right to an education, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Brooklyn's cutting-edge Bushwick neighborhood in New York. The neighborhood's street art, low-key cafes, up-and-coming restaurants and the space of industrial warehouses have drawn those who can't afford nearby Williamsburg to the neighborhood, home to many artists. (/)
More Than Just A Regular Teenager
Much before she won the Nobel Prize for Peace, Malala Yousafzai had become a household name for her fight for children's rights in Pakistan.  
 
Source- MSN

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