Today Malala Yousafzai, an international
youth supporter for the education and advancement of women, turns another
year older and completes another year of school – that’s what the
terrorists never wanted to happen.
She was
born on 14 July 1997 in Swat, Pakistan. As the daughter of a schoolteacher, she treasured
and continued her education regardless of threats from the Taliban. In 2012, a
masked gunman entered her school bus and shot to murder her. The gunman
failed to kill Malala as well as her cause.
Evidently, Malala Day is a significant day to raise
awareness and to help girls around the world realize their right to an
education.
“My birthday wish this year is that we all raise our
voices for those under oppression, to show our own power and courage is
stronger than their campaign of fear,” says Malala.
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