Malala Yousafzai - Biography

At the age of just 11, Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog for the BBC under a
pseudonym that changed not only her own life but the lives of millions of girls worldwide. In it,
she described what life was like under the Taliban's control while advocating for girls'
education, making her one of the most memorable activists of our time.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and advocate for women's education. She was
born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. Malala's father, Ziauddin
Yousafzai, is an educational activist and encouraged her to further her education and speak
out against the Taliban's oppressive rule in her region.

After receiving international recognition for her work, she was awarded Pakistan's
National Youth Peace Prize in 2011, but in 2012, at just 15 years old, Malala was shot in the
head by a Taliban gunman as she rode a bus home from school. Fortunately, she survived the
attack and continued her activism, advocating for girls' education worldwide.

Malala, along with her father, founded the Malala Fund to promote education for girls
and advocate for their rights. The fund aims to ensure that every girl has access to 12 years of
free, safe, quality education. Malala has spoken at the United Nations and wrote a book called
"I am Malala," advocating for education and women's rights around the world. In 2014, she
became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malala has not only used her platform to call for more resources and opportunities for
girls' education around the world, but she has also advocated for refugee rights and raised
awareness about the challenges refugees face worldwide.

Ana Pereira | 12AVCT | N.º5