Malal The Story Of Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and has faced adversity like no other. Yet, as a young Pakistani girl, she still found the strength and drive to move forward and better the world. She went to the United Nations (UN) after being shot due to her campaign for girls’ rights to education and said “Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world” because she knew that unless someone spoke, no one would hear her story; the story of hundreds and thousands of girls worldwide (Yousafzai & Lamb, 2013, p. 310). Malala is from the Swat Valley of Pakistan, where she grew up and found her passion for education with the help of her father and the inequality
216). Her story calls for accountability from the governments standing idly by as millions of girls’ human rights are violated. These blatant crimes can no longer be ignored in the international community when entire nations and global stability are at stake. Malala created hope and change with the sharing of her experiences; her presence in today’s atmosphere has created discussion. While seemingly not much, all treaties and constitutions started with a few people discussing an idea. The idea Malala has spread is this: if a nation is to not only survive but thrive, then all people need to be educated (p. 309). Education leads to lower birth rates, fewer child brides, higher literacy rates, a more skillful job force, a stronger economy, and overall better quality of life (Right to Education Project, 2013; Malala Fund 2016). Essentially, educational equality would lead to all SDGs being achieved and eventually surpassed (UN
This is a resounding position and one that is imperative to listen to when she has seen firsthand what war and hate can do to a country and its people. In her book, I Am Malala, Malala (2013) explains the beginnings of her life and how it all led to her becoming an advocate and leader in the movement (p. 27-39). Malala (2013) goes on to talk about the violence she sees early on in her life from corrupt government officials and how her fellow countrymen would vote for stronger administrators if they had received a stronger education and could really understand what was occurring behind closed doors (p. 115; 149-151). Pakistan, just as other nations dealing with similar crises, succumbed to a power vacuum that allowed a terrorist regime, in this case, the Taliban, to take over (p.