million children currently denied primary education‚ * Women form the vast majority of the 776 million illiterate persons worldwide. MALALA YOUSAFZAI * WHO IS MALALA ? * WHAT DOES SHE WANT ? * WHAT IS HER AMBITION ? * WHO WERE HER ENEMIES ? * WHY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON HER ? * WHERE & HOW IS SHE NOW ? * Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in a small town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan . * This school student is known for her education
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Malala Yousafzai Marc Champion‚ Salman Masood‚ and Beclan Walsh further analyze the outcome of the Nobel Peace Prize to reflect upon Malala Yousafzai’s attributes to society. The writers professionally address the perspectives of the Pakistani people while applying their opinions as to why Yousafzai deserved to be recognized. Marc Champion adequately expresses the idea that Yousafzai’s achievements are the embodiment of the Nobel Peace Prize representation‚ therefore being the rightful contender
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destroyed by the Taliban in Pakistan‚ depriving thousands of school children of an education. Malala Yousafzai lives in the Swat Valley of Pakistan‚ which in 2008 was controlled by the Taliban. She became a victim of the Taliban’s antagonism towards education for girls. But she defied the Taliban and with great courage and determination took a stand for the rights of girls to an education. Malala Yousafzai campaigns for equal access to education for boys and girls in Pakistan because she believes in
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Malala Yousafzai‚ the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for demanding education for girls‚ gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday‚ where she spoke about the importance of education. I fully support Mr Ban Ki-moon the Secretary-General in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of the UN Special Envoy Mr Gordon Brown. And I thank them both for the leadership they continue to give. They continue to inspire all of us to action. Dear
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Malala was named after Malalai of Maiwand‚ a poet and a woman warrior. The name could not be more fitting. Being only fourteen years old did not matter squat to Malala Yousafazi. In a short fourteen years‚ she has won fame for fighting for peace‚ womens rights‚ and humanity. Last year‚ she won the National Peace award in Pakistan for all her efforts. In 2009—at only the age of 11—she fought Taliban insurgency that tried to take over her village of Swat. She wanted to set up her own political
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devastated friend. Malala Yousafzai‚ 14‚ was critically injured after being shot while travelling home from school earlier this week. The brave teenager was targeted by the Taliban after speaking out against atrocities committed under the regime. According to Malala’s friend Shazia‚ speaking to the Christian Science Monitor‚ a group of militants riding on a bike stopped the bus carrying the schoolgirls. Masked men then boarded the vehicle and pointed guns at the girls‚ asking for Malala. A hooded Taliban
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Who is the internationally known Malala Yousafzai? Malala is described as an inspiration‚ an educator‚ a leader‚ and a life changer. Malala Yousafzai is an international icon of women’s rights. Malala’s parents Tor Pekai Yousafzai and Ziauddin Yousafzai gave birth to Malala in 1997 in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Mingora‚ which was once a popular tourist destination‚ had changed when the Taliban tried to take over this area. Malala‚ now a 17 year old girl became an advocate towards towards girl’s education
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How does Malala Yousafzai adapt the features and functions of spoken language to achieve specific outcomes in different outcomes? On 12th July 2013 Malala Yousafzai gave her United Nations speech on her sixteenth birthday. Throughout the speech Yousafzai displays many paralinguistic and prosodic features associated with formal situations‚ for example she is standing on a rostrum in the center of the room facing the audience with a row behind and on the side of her‚ she is standing up straight which
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Malala Yousafzai got shot for fighting for what she believed in. Equality. When making any disruption within society‚ comes consequences. Around the world‚ many take equal rights‚ education‚ and having the right to freely speak out for granted. In the Valley‚ however‚ it is the opposite. Malala tries to gain publicity for making her world more equal by making speeches about what she believes in and fights for: equal education‚ equality for women‚ and speaking out for others. Moreover‚ education
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Malala Yousafzai- Undying voice "The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow." (Unknown). Malala Yousafzai is a seventeen year old girl who was not scared to get her story out there about her education in Mingora‚ Pakistan is where she’s from. Malala had a problem with the Taliban in her county about girls going to school‚ because they did not want their women smarter than them. She is a smart young lady who stood up for what she wanted. Malala is courage’s‚
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