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Birth of Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan, to her parents Ziauddin Yousafzai and Toor Pekai Yousafzai. -
Malala gets attacked.
On October 9, 2012, Malala boarded the bus from school when a Taliban masked gunman boarded and ask for her specifically. He shot her in the head, neck, and shoulder. She was not suspected to survive from her wounds, but a week later woke up. Malala was attacked because she spoke out for woman and children and their right to an education -
Malala writes a book.
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Yousafzai writes her autobiography. Released in October 2013 and became a international best seller. -
Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize.
In October 2014, The Nobel Peace Prize was shared between Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children's right activist, for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. -
Malala Yousafzai speaks at the U.N.
On Malala's 16th birthday she gave her speech at the United Nations. Her speech revolved around education and woman's rights. Advising world leaders to change their policies. She also focused on illiteracy, poverty, and terrorism. -
School for Syrian refugee girls
JUly 2015, Malala's 18th birthday, she opened up a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. The school was able to admit 200 girls from the ages of 14 to 18. Yousafzai said in one of the classrooms, "Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the worlds children, I demand leaders we must invest in books instead of bullets."
