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 Malala
Yousafzai is a 16-year-old girl, but this fragile little girl has
inspired the whole world. Malala was born in a small town of the Swat
District, Pakistan. In 2009, Malala reported to BBC the tragic life
of people in Swat Valley, where at the time the Taliban dominated.
She strongly criticized the Taliban’s attempt to ban women from attending
school. After the report, she continued her activities to fight for
women’s education. Consequently, the world paid great attention to
her actions.
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October 9 in 2012, while on her way home from her school, Taliban
gunmen shot Malala in the neck and the head. She was in critical condition
right after the shooting, but fortunately, she later became better.
The Taliban admitted their intent to assassinate her, but they only
strengthened their stance to kill Malala and her father.
After the incident, the world was furious and started to take actions
to support her. Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster,
wrote that “Yousafzai may have become the most famous teenager in
the world.”
 Gordon
Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, also launched
a petition demanding that all children in the world be in school by
2015. In addition, the “Malala Fund” was launched to ensure women’s
right for education. Malala also won the International Children’s
Peace Prize for 20132013국제어린이평화상.
“One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world,”
Malala said last July at the United Nations. The world is now grateful
to her for reminding people of the importance of education. |
Staff
reporter Kayla Park
(suhihi00@timescore.co.kr)
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