Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala is from the Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban has banned girls from attending school. Malala, whose family ran a chain of local schools, publicly stood against the Taliban's actions and launched an international movement, surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban on October 9th, 2012. The article discusses this incredible young woman and her continuing advocation for universal women's education.
Pair “Malala Yousafzai: A Normal Yet Powerful Girl” with “Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture” to provide students with additional information about Yousafzai. What has contributed to Yousafzai’s beliefs and passion for education? How do the two texts explore the various forms of gender inequality that exist in the world?