Research Paper On Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai is truly changing the world in the best way possible and paving a way for women all over the world
As we talk of the most influential teens of 2015, Time.com made a list of 30 of them. Here is a list of a few: Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Ahmed Mohamed, Jazz Jennings, Shawn Mendes, Jaden Smith, Silento and Malala Yousafzai. It saddens me to see that Malala Yousafzai can be used in the same sentence as those that I named because they haven’t done anything to make this world a better the world while she… is changing and making it possible for a lot of women to chase their dreams, which are in most cases, a dream of an education. Let me tell you her story.
In early 2009, when she was 11–12, wrote a blog anonymously for BBC detailing her life under Taliban occupation, their attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls.
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She wrote an autobiography called Malala Yousafzai: The girl who stood up for education and was shot By the Taliban, She caused the UN to recommit to Millennium Development Goal 2, which is a goal that by 2015, children all over the globe will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. She illustrated the importance of peaceful conflict resolution, as she also has challenged everyone to wage a war against illiteracy and terrorism by "picking up our books and pens." She taught us all about forgiveness. Malala once said «I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me I would not shoot him." She created a fund and also created a petition. This inspiring young girl wants the best for the world and for the approximately 57 million children who have no access to education. Malala donated $50,000 to help rebuild 65 schools in Gaza and opened a school in Lebanon for Syrian refugees. The courageous young woman also asked Obama at the White House to stop his drone attacks in

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