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The family did not have enough money for a hospital birth and Yousafzai was born at home with the help of neighbours. [31] She was given her first name Malala (meaning "grief-stricken") [32] after Malalai of Maiwand, a famous Pashtun poet and warrior woman from southern Afghanistan. [33]
Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey and the Fight for Equality is a 2018 autobiography by Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of the Pakistani activist for female education Malala Yousafzai. It details the oppression he saw women face in Pakistan, his family life both before and after his daughter Malala was shot by the Taliban and his attitudes toward ...
Malalai of Maiwand (Pashto: د ميوند ملالۍ [malɑˈləi]), also known as Malala (Pashto: ملاله), or Malalai Anna (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "Grandmother") is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied Afghan fighters during the Battle of Maiwand which was part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. [1]
Malala is such an important figure in our world and is, as you said, a source of inspiration for so many people. Did you feel any pressure in the telling of her story? I felt an internal, personal ...
Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan, 13 years after she was shot in the head by the Taliban.. The 27-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner shared a picture of herself in the ...
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between Kailash Satyarthi (b. 1954) and Malala Yousafzai [1] (b. 1997) "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education". [2]
Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai may seem an unlikely filmmaking duo, but the Academy Award winner and Pakistani education activist came together to produce an important new documentary. It ...
Malala Fund is an international, non-profit organization that advocates for girls' education.It was co-founded by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, and her father, Ziauddin.