Malala Yousafzai

Born: 1997 in Pakistan

Advocate for female education, human rights activist & youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Known for women’s rights – she fought back when the Taliban banned girls from attending school.

Her bold courage & efforts grew into an international movement.

On October 9, 2012, she survived a Taliban gunman’s attempt to kill her on a bus after taking a school test.

Published a memoir in 2014, “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World”.

One of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” (2013).

Said: “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”