Malala Timeline

  • Taliban power

    The Taliban take power in Kabul.
  • Birth

    Malala was born on July 12, 1997
  • Nuclear tests

    Nuclear tests
    India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests.
  • Al Queda attacks

    Al Queda attacks
    The Al Queda crashed planes into the World Trade Center. Malala can make a connection with this to the bombing of girls' schools.
  • Pakistani Army operation

    Pakistani Army starts operation against militants in FATA.
  • radio stations

    radio stations
    Maulana Fazlullah stars radio stations in Swat.
  • Pakistan earthquake

    Pakistan earthquake
    Pakistan goes through an earthquake of 7.6 on the Ritcher scale.
    It made many people including Malala scared, and she thought that it was a warning from god.
  • Peace treaty with the radio

    Fazlullah finally agreed to a peace treaty with all the scary things on the radio like how if people did not do these things than God would punish like sending them a earthquake.
  • Pakistani army siege

    The Pakistani Army led a siege of women's college for Islamic instruction in the capital of Pakistan.
  • Candy from the sky

    Giant black helicopters dropped toffees from the sky. This made Malala think that peace would occur.
  • Terrorism

    Terrorism
    Terrorism haunts Malala. She fely scared because of this.
  • Diary entry

    Malala's first diary entry appeared in the newspaper. This shows that she is being recognized.
  • Girls' Schools

    All girls' schools in Swat closed on this date.
  • Peace

    The Pakistani government agrees to peace accord with the Taliban.
  • Agreement destoyed

    The agreement broke down as the Taliban took over Swat.
  • Taliban cleared

    The Pakstani government declares the Taliban cleared from Swat.
  • Extra troops

    President Obama announces 33,000 extra troops for Afghanistan.
  • Pakistan's flood

    Pakistan's flood
    Pakistan goes through a flood that kills 2,000 people.
  • Gunfire

    Malala and her family woke up to gunfire and it was different than other times. People were firing guns into the air because they were celebrating a peace treaty. This was a important part of her life, because she was happy at the moment because it wasnt like a normal gunfire in the war but like happy cheerful way.
  • International prize

    Malala received the International peace prize for Kids Rights. She is being honored for her hard work.
  • Pakistani Journalist

    A Pakistani journalist who lived in Alaska came to see Malala.
  • Shot in the head

    Malala was shot in the head by a gunman after coming home from school when the gunman said to come with him. This was a big obstacle in her life that she needed to overcome.
  • Nobel peace prize

    Nobel peace prize
    Malala was nominated for the Nobel peace prize and won it. This was a veryu important part of Malala's life, becuase she was noticed for her gerat fights and speeches for girls' education.
  • Malala Fund

    Malala Fund
    Malala fund was cretaed today and it was made to bring awarness to the social and economic impact of girls' education and to empower girls to raise their voices, to unlock their potential and to demand change. Malala's dream was a big step to completely becomming a reality.
  • Returning to School

    Returning to School
    After getting shot in the head and a little in the shoulder. She returned back to school in Birmingham.
  • Big Speech

    On Malala's 16th birthday she gave speech at the United Nation. This was a very important part of her life because she got to speak to many people and also lots of important people and tell them what was going on in Pakistan and other places around the world.
  • Malala Day

    Malala Day was established on Malala's 16th birthday.
  • book created

    book created
    Malala wrote a book called I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. This shows that Malala is sharing her experiences with the world.
  • Sakharov Prize

    In acknowledgment of her work, the European Parliament awarded Malala Yousafzai the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
  • Nobel peace prize again

    Malala was nominated and won the Nobel peace prize again the next year.