Comparing of Malala Yousafzai and Nelson Mandela The struggle for civil rights and against racism has been one of the most important movements of the 20th century. There are three figures that stands out; Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. But now also a young girl from Pakistan has made remarkable changes with her wise words, and near death experience. She has fought for girls’ right to go to school, but also the suppression of women. The young girl is named Malala Yousafzai, and she is going to make the world think twice. Malala is a young girl from Pakistan who lived a normal life until the Taliban took control over the swat valley. It became dangerous and difficult for girls to attend to school because of the Taliban. Militant extremists destroyed several schools where girls went, to make the women ignorant and obedient. …show more content…
It seemed unlikely that she would survive. However, thanks to expert medical treatment, first in Pakistan and then in the UK, Malala made an almost miraculous recovery. After Malala was shot by the Taliban, rather than being defeated, she regrouped and committed herself to the fight for women’s education. In the fall of 2013, the Malala found was officially launched by Malala Yousafzai. The aim of the organization is to help young girls attend school and to raise awareness of how badly young girls have been treated in Pakistan and in other developing