Malala Yousafzai is a courageous girl and the symbol of courage in Pakistan and the rest of the world. Who would have thought that a small 14-year-old girl would create a stir in the world when she’d be attacked by the Taliban
Malala Yousafzai is a young girl living in swat, Pakistan. Malala has always had high dreams about herself and Pakistan. Living in an area which was haunted by Taliban rule, Malala always spoke up against the brutal lawlessness promoted by Taliban. It was 2005 when on FM radio, a message was sent across the Swat Valley that no girl shall be allowed to study further or would go to school, and those who’ll do it will themselves be responsible for the consequences. Malala Yousafzai always wanted to study further to become a doctor. This ambition helped her to stand up and raise her voice.
The New York Times picked her story, and “Class Dismissed in Swat valley” and “A School Girls Odyssey” were two documentaries published by the New York Times on the story of the brave girl Malala.
Right from the age of 13, Malala Yousafzai maintained a blog on BBC website and created awareness about the atrocities of the Tehrik-e-Taliban and extremist. Malala Yousafzai already had many feathers in her hat, she was the first Pakistani girl to be nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize. South African Nobel laureate Desmund Tutu announced the nominations during a 2011 ceremony in Amsterdam, Holland, Malala Yousafzai got her nomination again, although she didn’t win it but surely made her presence felt across the world in terms of raising her agenda which was the protection of her own people from the atrocities of Tehrik-e-Taliban and extremists. She also received the first ever honorable award of National Peace by the government and was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize by the advocacy group, KidsRights Foundation, in 2011.
Nothing harmed Malala Yousafzai, who after losing the prize, was still in high spirits and said that she was equally happy for Micheala, as Micheala is a disabled child and her efforts for the disabled have been great.
Malala became the only voice of the girls in swat, she was the activist for the education of girls and She said, “I had realized the importance of education during the period when the militants had taken hold of the less developed area Swat and destroyed most of the girls’ schools and colleges,” she added that it was the right time to make a commitment to raising the voice for girls education. “My aim is actually not only to promote girls education but also to establish a forum where kids who work as domestic servants could get education as I have come across many children who do want to go to schools but their families financial constraints have deprived them,” (the News,12)
Today, Malala Yousafzai is fighting the toughest battle of her life after being attacked by the Taliban; this courageous soul is immensely needed by Pakistan and will definitely bring change into the society.
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