Author of I am Malala

Malala Yousafzai is more wildly known for her own biography titled I am Malala. Yes that's right, she wrote her own biography at the age of 16. I can barely get through writing a 3 paragraph blog post while she writes a 263 paged book. She completely raises the bar on everything. She is also known for being the girl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban. Like I said before ,she is truly unstoppable.

Malala was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She was aware of woman's rights at a young age, and standing up for them too. Her father owned a school that enrolled both boys and girls. It was a vey successful school too, as many kids were enrolled. This school got many threats form outsiders who did not support education for girls, and for the most part wanted to see an end to it. Her father, Ziauddin was an advocate for everyone getting an education so he became a well known speaker in his country for rights which were being taken away. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree I guess you could say, because as Malala grew up she began to join with this opinion of unfairness with rights. She started to speak for Women's rights and education for girls. She would give speeches such as one called ,"How Dare the Taliban take away my rights to an education?". Along with this she began to secretly blog about living in Pakistan and her conditions that she had to go through. This is one of the reasons the Taliban went after her. She was on her way to school on her school bus when to men stopped the vehicle and stepped inside. They asked who Malala was, and in cold blood they shot her in the head. She had to be flown England for better medical treatment from a more prestigious hospital.

As she was straddling the moments between life and deaths, her story became known worldwide. Everywhere, people became outraged at the thought of  a 15 year old girl getting shot in the head by the Taliban. As Malala began to heal, important figures worldwide began to show up to meet her. Her family began to realize just how influential Malala was. On her 16th birthday, Malala gave a speech in front of the United Nations about the rights that were being taken away from the girls, and about her own story. After her speech, she got a standing ovation. Today, Malala has her own biography titled I am Malala. She also was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was the youngest person to ever win this award. Her story and her stamina for equality is what gives many young girls inspiration today. Malala Yousafzai is the definition of a role model.