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Life of Malala Yousafzai

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Malala was born in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan.
  • Posts first blog post on BBC Urdu blog

    Posts first blog post on BBC Urdu blog

    Malala, who was asked by BBC to diary her life under the Taliban in her hometown Mingora, publishes her first post.
  • Taliban bans girls from attending school

    Taliban bans girls from attending school

    In Mingora, the Taliban´s edict that girls may no longer attend school is put into effect. By this time, the group had blown up more than a hundred girls´ schools.
  • Receives Pakistan´s National Peace Prize

    Receives Pakistan´s National Peace Prize

    The prize is awarded to Pakistani youth under 18.
  • Assassination Attempt by the Taliban

    Assassination Attempt by the Taliban

    The gunman was arrested few days later.
  • Malala released from hospital

    Malala released from hospital

    Malala is released from Birmingham´s Queen Elizabeth Hospital less than three months after she was shot.
  • Her autobiography, ´I am Malala´ is published

    Her autobiography, ´I am Malala´ is published

    First chapter of the book
  • Receives Nobel Peace Prize

    Receives Nobel Peace Prize

    Malala accepts the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and the right of all children to an education. At 17 years-old, she is the youngest Nobel laureate and the 2nd Pakistani.
  • Opens a school for female, Syrian refugees

    Opens a school for female, Syrian refugees

    The school opened in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon near the Syrian border. The school offers training and education to girls between 14-18 years-old.
  • Accepted at Oxford University

    Accepted at Oxford University

    She anounced it on her Twitter