Her birth:

She was born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12, 1997.She was the daughter of an outspoken social activist and educator.Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, determined to give her every opportunity a boy would have.

First tragedy of her life:

In 2007 the Swat valley, once a vacation destination, was invaded by the TTP. Led by Maulana Fazlullah, the TTP began imposing strict Islamic law, destroying or shutting down girls’ schools, banning women from any active role in society, and carrying out suicide bombings. The extremists banned many things like owning a television and playing music and enforced harsh punishments for those who defied their orders. And they said girls could no longer go to school.

Yousafzai and her family fled the region for their safety, but they returned when tensions and violence erased.

Her first sacrifice:

In January 2008 when she was just 11 years old, she said goodbye to her classmates, not knowing when — if ever she would see them again.

She raised her voice first time:

On September 1 , 2008 when Yousafzai was 11 years old, her father took her to a local press club in Peshawar to protest the school closings and she gave her first speech - “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education". Towards the end of 2008, the TTP announced that all girls’ schools in Swat would be shut down on January 15, 2009.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) approached Yousafzai’s father in search of someone who might blog for them about what it was like to live under TTP rule. Under the name Gul Makai, Yousafzai began writing regular entries for BBC Urdu about her daily life. She wrote from January through the beginning of March of that year, 35 entries, that were also translated into English. Meanwhile, the TTP shut down all girls’ schools in Swat and blew up more than 100 of them.

Her approach towards the battle:

In February 2009 Yousafzai made her first television appearance, when she was interviewed by Pakistani journalist and talk show host Hamid Mir, on the Pakistan current events show "Capital Talk".

Second Tragedy in her life:

On October 9, 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head by a TTP gunman while she was en route home from school. Fazlullah and the TTP took responsibility for the attempt on her life. She survived the attack and was flown from Peshawar to Birmingham, England, for surgery. That petition led to the ratification of Pakistan’s first Right to Education bill.

In 2014 she recovered and stood back.

The Result of her struggle:

In December 2012 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced the launch of a $10 million education fund in Yousafzai’s honour. About the same time, the Malala Fund was established by the Vital Voices Global Partnership to support education for all girls around the world.

When the world came to know about her:

Her life, before and after the attack she endured, was examined in the documentary "He Named Me Malala".The title referenced the fact that Yousafzai had been named for the Afghan heroine "Malala", who purportedly led her people to victory against the British in the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.

Her current life:

Now she is studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford.

And every day she fight to ensure all girls receive 12 years of free, safe, quality education.

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