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Oct 7, 2013 · One year ago schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen - her "crime", to have spoken up for the right of girls to be educated. The world reacted in horror, but after...
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- Mishal Husain
On 9 October 2012, while on a bus in Swat District after taking an exam, Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Taliban gunman in an assassination attempt targeting her for her activism; the gunman fled the scene.
Learn about the life and achievements of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and a global advocate for girls' education. Find out how she survived a Taliban attack and became a symbol of courage and hope.
Oct 9, 2012 · A 14-year-old activist who campaigned for girls' education in Pakistan's Swat Valley was wounded by a Taliban gunman in 2012. The attack was a reminder of the militants' opposition to female education and their threat to silence courageous voices.
Malala Yousafzai was born in Pakistan and became an education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012 for speaking out for girls' rights to go to school.
Malala Yousafzai, 16, and Her Miraculous Story of Surviving Being Shot by the Taliban. Youngest nominee of the Nobel Peace Prize was shot in the head fighting for girls' education.
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Nov 29, 2023 · In October 2012, a gunman shot Yousafzai when she was traveling home from school. The activist survived, became a Nobel laureate at age 17, and continues her work through her international...
