Malala Yousafzai : A Brave Girl from Pakistan

1. PRESENTATION ON MALALA
A BRAVE GIRL FROM PAKISTAN
SUBMITTED BY
NIYATI PANDEY
10TH B

2. A Brave Girl from
PAKISTAN

3. Who is Malala?
She was born on July 12, 1997 , in Mingora, Pakistan. As
a child she became an advocate for girl’s education
which resulted in the TALIBAN issuing death threat
against her . On October 9 ,2012, a gunman shot
Malala when she was travelling home from school.

4. WHY DOES MALALA INSPIRES PEOPLE
She inspire people to not be afraid of
saying what you think , even if saying it
risks your life ,she teaches people that
you have to do what is right and that you
don’t have to be afraid of raising your
voice .
“ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are
silenced .”

5. MALALA YOUSAFZAI: THE ACTIVIST
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 Yousafzai became involved in
activism for women’s rights
education in Pakistan at the age
of eleven when she began began
writing a diary for the BBC about
the life under TALIBAN.
 At the insistence of the BBC’s
editors , Yousafzai under a
pseudonym.
 Athough her blog ended in
March 2009, Yousafzai began
appearing on television to
publicly for female education.

6. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE MALALA’S COURAGE
 On October 19 ,2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head
while riding her school bus home.
 On the ride back , the ride was interrupted when a
Taliban gunman boarded the bus and shot Malala in
the head.

7.  Several days later after being treated in Peshawar, she
was flown to Queen Elizabeth Medical Center in
Birmingham, the United Kingdom.
 She survived the attack, and has continued to raise
awareness about women’s issues and education on the
international stage.
 Yousafzai and her family continue to reside in
Birmingham.

8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF MALALA
 She was bestowed with sitara-e-sujata, Pakistan’s third
-highest civilian bravery award in October 2012. In
November the same year she was presented with
Mother Teresa Award for social justice.
 The Clinton foundation presented her with the
Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2013.

9.  The European Parliament honored her with the
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2013.
 She was awarded the 2014 Noble Peace Prize for
her struggle against the suppression of children
and for the right of all children to education.

10. SAYINGS OF MALALA