Monday, November 25, 2013

Malala, a Brave Teen, Given Award for Bravery Against the Tailaban

    Malala Yousafzai with European Parliament president Martin Schulz, on November 20, 2013 in Strasbourg, France.   
Malala is a girl, who courageously stood up for what she believed in. She almost died from a murder attempt by the Taliban. Malala won't give up even though her life was threatened. She believes that girls deserve a good education. The Taliban is against that. They took over her country,Pakistan, and stopped girls from attending school. She would not stand it so she protested and gathered international attention. She was name one of the most influential people in the time magazine. Malala proves that it does not matter what your age you can change the world around you. We must fight and be courageous like Malala.

For more info read these articles:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/20/world/europe/eu-malala-prize/index.html?hpt=wo_mid
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/09/world/asia/malala-shooting-anniversary/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/01/28/anderson-malala-profile.cnn.html

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