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Her town was an important tourist
place and it was known for its
summer festivals.
However, the area began to
change as the Taliban tried to take
control.
Pakistan flag
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In 2009, Malala wrote a
blog under a pseudonym
for the BBC, telling about
her life under Taliban rule.
Her pseudonym was Gul
Makay and it means grief-
stricken.
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WHAT IS TALIBAN?
The Taliban is a Sunni Muslim
movement which controlled
Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001.
The Taliban banned girls from
attending school.
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Her father, Ziauddin
Yousafzai, ran a
number of schools
in the region.He is
an education
activist as well.
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RECENT INCIDENT
On October 2012 ,Malala
Yousafzai was shot in the head
and neck by Taliban gunmen
while returning home on a school
bus.
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She was taken to Queen Elizabeth
Medical Center in Birminghan,The
United Kingdom.There, she could
recover.
But, her fight against the Taliban
for women´s education didn´t end.
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AWARDS
• *She won Pakistan´s first National
Youth Peace Prize.
• *In 2011 ,at the age of 14,she was
nominated for the International
Children´s Peace Prize.
• *Malala won the Nobel Peace
Prize for 2014.
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MALALA, IN HER OWN WORDS
“One child, one teacher, one book and
one pen can change the world”
“ Education is the only solution.
Education first.”
“Let us pick up our books and
pens.They are our most powerful
weapons”.
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“ All I want is education and I´m
afraid of no one”.
I don´t mind if I have to sit on the
floor at school”.
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Malala is now a symbol for
education and love and peace in
the whole world.
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What can you remember?
Name:---------------
Surname:-----------
Birth Date-----------
Birth Place----------
Country--------------
Continent-----------
Flag Colours--------
Pseudonym---------
She fights for--------
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Father´s Name--------
Number of Brothers-------
Awards---------------
Answer these questions:
*What did the Taliban ban?
*What happened to her in
2012?
* Where was Malala?
