This story, this girl, is absolutely incredible. She is yet to be an adult, and already has endeavored to change the world more so than those of a much wiser age and "well-off" situation.
I cannot believe how brave these girls are. There are girls like Malala all over the world - all of them fighting to be heard, fighting to make a difference for girls' education.
I watched a movie last year called 'Girl Rising'. I do recommend everyone seeing this movie at one stage. It is inspiring. It has girls from all kinds of situations - some poorer than others, some in abusive situations, some in relatively normal situations, some in horrific and sad situations - all of them doing everything they possibly can to make a difference for the women of their country.
Not many of us can say we do that - we can talk about it, and agree that something needs to be done. But how many of us actually do it?
Well this girl did. Malala is an incredibly brave and inspiring girl, and her story is definitely worth being told, and definitely worth being read.
'I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.'
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.
Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.'
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