Women's Activism NYC

Malala Youfazi

1995 - Today

By: Danica Gittens | Date Added:
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Danica Gittens Malala Youfazai Malala Youfazai is known for her leader activism on women and girls who need and want an education. Malala Youfazai changed the world with her power leadership for her rights and speaking up on having an education and to be independent for herself as she growed. The impact on Yousafzai's problem with education is still intact for you. She has motivated the whole world to take part. Malala was born on July 12 1995 in Pakistan. She attended an All Girls High School in Mingora Pakistan until a group of TTP took it down. She continued school in another part of Pakistan, After graduating High School she went to Oxford University for college. Obstacles Malala faced was when she was shot in the head by a Taliban. She was traveling to go home and the shooter asked Malala after he found Malala on the school bus he shot her in the head. Malala was rushed to the hospital. Malala was shot for saying what rights she wants for her education. But Malala has survived. Malala has had some achievements as well. In 2014 she won a nobel peace prize. Also a fact is that Malala was the youngest of all to get a nobel peace prize. One of her quotes from her speech of the nobel peace prize is “This NPP isn't just for me.. It's for the students who want to be independent and have an education.” Malala is still impacting the world by her success in passing college and graduating. Malala has impacted the world a lot. This shows that doing the right thing and speaking up is the right thing and can lead to a lot of things and never stay in the shadows.

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