Malala Yousfaza is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at 17 years old.

She was born on 12

July 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan into a lower middle class family. Her father founded the local

girls’ school she attended growing up. When the Taliban took control of Pakistan, the extremists

banned many things, including girls were not allowed to go to school. Harsh punishments were

enforced for those who go against their orders. However, Malala risked her life to stand up for

the right to go to school. In October 2012, Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman

and she remained unconscious for 10 days in the hospital.

Since knowing about Malala’s story, I have been amazed by her courage and determination. As

a teenager, she was a very brave to face the challenges she went through. The power that I can

see from Malala is gender equality for education. The Taliban banned girls from going to school

but Malala went against the rules, even though she knew she risked her life for doing so. In

2012, the 15-year old girl was on her way to school as normal. However, a Taliban army

boarded her school bus and looked for Malala. “Bang!” Malala was shot in the head but luckily,

she survived after warded by 6 months in the hospital.

After I read the novel excerpts, I believe that this book is one that everyone should read. Malala

is the voice that everyone should listen to. As brave as a lion, she was determined and

continued to stand up for the girls’ rights even though she was shot by the Taliban before. She

dared to voice her opinion in the public and this attracted the world’s attention. Her passion and

bravery was shared worldwide. According to her, “ I tell my story not because it is unique, but

because it is the story of many girls”. The moment she started to go against the Taliban rule,

she knows she could die anytime but her passion did not stop her. She did not care for anything

else except the rights’ for girls to free, safe and quality education. She is a young hero and a
role model to everyone. She continue her fight and set up Malala Fund, a charity to provide

opportunity for every girl to have education and equality.

The book is easy to read and the composer did a great job in showing the daily life that Malala

went through in Pakistan under Taliban rule. I was shocked when I read what Malala lived

through as a young girl. However, she did not give in and she fight for women’s rights in

education. “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” She believes

that powerful voice can change the world and she will continue to fight for what she believes in.

All in all, Malala is truly a heroic icon to everyone of us. She fight against the authorities and

keep up the struggle for girls’ rights and education. As a teenager myself, I feel luckier than

Malala that I can access to good education and opportunities. I know if I work hard, I can

achieve whatever I dream of. I can go to college or university and become whatever I wish.

Unlike Malala, I do not need to face any big life challenges which cannot be overcome. I am

able to go and meet up with friends and enjoy a lot of hobbies or activities. I do not need to

worry about approval from authorities. Her life is so much tougher than ours. I know that millions

of girls across the world are like Malala. They are not allowed to have free education and suffer

from discrimination. We have much more freedom. No matter if you are a boy or a girl, we still

get the same rights. We all get to go to school, work and play. Therefore, I hope Malala’s story

will comtinue to inspire everyone of us in our life.