Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 in Pakistan and is an education activist who was shot by the Taliban at age 15 for advocating for women's education. She survived the assassination attempt and continues to campaign for education globally. Malala has written a book about her experiences and received numerous honors, including nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, for her work promoting education and women's rights.
2. Yesterday…
Yesterday on the CNN student news they talked
about Malala Yousafzai and it caught my interest. My
firestarter report today is about Malala.
3. Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12th, 1997 in
Mingora, Pakistan.
She is a student and education activist.
Malala was shot on October 9th, 2012 by the Taliban
on her way home from school because she wanted to
have an education and for fighting for women's
rights. She was critically injured but survived and is
making a full recovery.
Malala is an inspiration to many people for her act of
bravery.
5. Malala has written her own book, "I Am Malala”.
6. Awards and Nominations
Harvard’s Humanitarian of the year.
The European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of thought.
The Teenager of Courage Award.
She has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
She has been nominated for the International
Children's Peace Prize.
7. Digital Citizenship
Digital citizenship is using technology appropriately
and responsibly. It’s important because you need to
be safe online and what you put on the Internet stays
there.
I used this digital tool because I had never used it
before and wanted to try something new.
