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Research Paper On Malala Yousafzai

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Our definition of a hero is someone who inspires other people and is a role model to other people. Based off of this, we chose Malala Yousafzai as our hero. She is our hero because she stood up for the girls and women in Pakistan and around the world who weren’t able to go to school, even though she knew she could be killed for speaking out about it. Malala was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She became an activist for children’s rights and women’s education at a young age. On October 9, 2012, Malala and her friends were walking home from school, and got shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. Malala survived the incident and continued to speak out for women’s education. In 2013, she won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
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